Oct. 28, 2019 Bringing Policy and Law Into Fight Against Buffelgrass Using buffelgrass as the subject of a new study, researchers hope to develop the tools and knowledge to enable proactive management of emerging threats from invasive species.
Oct. 14, 2019 Examining Public Information Campaigns as a Strategy of Border Enforcement An NSF grant will help a University of Arizona researcher analyze public information campaigns as a strategy of border enforcement, comparing case studies from the United States and Australia.
Jan. 1, 2020 UA to Lead Multi-University Study on Sexual Assault Prevention A sexual assault training program that started in Canada teaches female freshmen how to better recognize risky situations, defend themselves, and communicate what they do and don't want.
Sept. 30, 2019 Which Comes First: Smartphone Dependency or Depression? New research suggests a person's reliance on his or her smartphone predicts greater loneliness and depressive symptoms, as opposed to the other way around.
Sept. 23, 2019 Proposed Trade Deal Has Big Arizona Implications University of Arizona experts take a closer look at the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which has been proposed to take the place of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Sept. 25, 2019 UA Downtown Lecture Series to Focus on Humans' Relationships with Animals The free series, held at the Fox Tucson Theater on Thursdays in October, will focus on animals – specifically dogs, bison, herring and horses – and what they teach us about being human.
Sept. 2, 2019 Agrivoltaics Proves Mutually Beneficial Across Food, Water, Energy Nexus A paper published in Nature Sustainability presents the first field-data assessment of outcomes of a multi-year study of agrivoltaics in dryland regions.
Aug. 30, 2019 UA Institute Tackles Homelessness Among LGBTQ Young Adults A $2.5 million grant will allow The Lighthouse Project, led by the UA Southwest Institute for Research on Women, to provide homeless LGBTQ young adults with comprehensive care.
Aug. 26, 2019 UA Field Studies Program Inspires Writing About Environmental and Border Issues Six University of Arizona creative writing graduate students found inspiration to write on urgent environmental and social justice issues through the UA's Field Studies in Writing Program.
Aug. 14, 2019 Motivations for Sexting Can Be Complicated, UA Researcher Says Young women reported a mix of empowering and disempowering reasons for sending sexual images of themselves to others electronically.