Arizona & the Southwest

Based on remarkably similar ages, the meteor impact that created one of Arizona's most recognizable landmarks and wood and sediments found in caves high up in the walls of the Grand Canyon, a new study suggests the two events could be related.

The information is valuable to agriculture, public safety and urban planners and even contributes to the weather app on your phone.

A $1.5 million gift to the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering will increase opportunities for students and spur faculty research.

Michael Kotutwa Johnson leads a project at the University of Arizona Campus Agricultural Center that involves low-cost irrigation trials, nutritional analysis of traditional crops and the development of databases to capture the science of Indigenous agricultural systems.

According to researchers at the University of Arizona and The University of British Columbia, small-scale observations of how plants respond to heat don't always translate into an accurate prediction at a larger scale.

The Water Resources Research Center's annual conference focused on ways nations, states, tribes and others work together when water crosses borders.

The summit, held at the University of Arizona on April 3 and 4, rallied academic and business leaders around surging minerals demand amid unprecedented domestic challenges.

The U of A Center for Innovation is Arizona's leading business incubator network, helping science and technology startups in Southern Arizona and beyond to bring their ideas to market.

Grijalva, who earned a sociology degree from the U of A in 1987, was a steadfast champion of the university’s land-grant mission and a testament to what it means to be a Wildcat for Life.

U of A ecologists, landscape architects and other experts are working with community partners to help designate part of the Santa Cruz River an urban national wildlife refuge.