May 8, 2023 UArizona engineers lead $70M project to turn desert shrub into rubber The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Bridgestone, focuses on growing and processing guayule (pronounced why-OO-lee), a hardy, perennial shrub that could be an alternative source of natural rubber.
April 19, 2023 UArizona kicks off plan to go carbon-neutral by 2040 Efforts are underway to wean the university off fossil fuels by 2040 or sooner. As a first step toward that goal, the Office of Sustainability is leading the development of the university's first Sustainability and Climate Action Plan.
Feb. 23, 2023 New UArizona report offers hope to farmers during historic water crisis More environmentally friendly agriculture practices are needed to keep the farming industry strong in Arizona, a report from the university's Southwest Center finds.
Feb. 15, 2023 UArizona researchers awarded $1.2M to explore farming at existing solar power sites A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy supports a UArizona agrivoltaics project that will examine how crop production and livestock grazing can flourish at existing commercial solar farms.
Dec. 8, 2022 UArizona president launches commission to fortify the future of agriculture and food production University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins has formed a commission tasked with identifying solutions to food and economic insecurity in the state and around the world.
Nov. 10, 2022 Researchers explore how to protect the environment while helping those living in poverty Ensuring all people have access to minimum resources and services, while also safeguarding the stability of the Earth's environment, will require significant societal transformations, a new study finds.
Sept. 9, 2022 UArizona unveils interactive display to highlight clean energy partnership The interactive display, designed and built by Creative Machines, demonstrates how clean energy is generated by Tucson Electric Power's wind and solar farms and how it flows to the UArizona campus.
April 20, 2022 Small but mighty: How UArizona researchers are harnessing the power of algae to capture carbon A team of University of Arizona researchers is working to scale up production of carbon-absorbing marine algae in an effort to curb the worst impacts of climate change.
April 14, 2022 Researchers at Biosphere 2 will plant coffee trees to celebrate Earth Day Coffee is the world's most traded product, and it is highly vulnerable to climate change. Researchers at Biosphere 2 are studying coffee plant sensitivity and how growing and bean processing conditions affect flavor.
March 31, 2022 Women in climate change: Ellen McMahon Ellen McMahon focuses on the potential for art to make people more receptive and responsive to the facts of climate change.
