University of Arizona in the News

The Indigenous Food Energy Water Security Sovereignty Training Program, or Indige-FEWSS, is a U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship initiative grounded in the Diné/Navajo concept of "hózhó," which speaks to striving for balance and harmony in all things. Karletta Chief, University Distinguished Outreach Professor of environmental science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is interviewed.

Entrepreneurs from Arizona's tribal nations can develop their small businesses with help from the University of Arizona Native FORGE program, which seeks to support and develop Indigenous entrepreneurship.

The University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography will host the North American premiere of "The Linda McCartney Retrospective" from Feb. 24 to Aug. 5. The exhibition celebrates McCartney's 30-year, barrier-breaking career, as well as her connection to Tucson.

The University of Arizona's Daniella "Dani" DellaGiustina shot for the stars and has already landed among them. Today, the planetary scientist was named one of Popular Science's Brilliant 10 – an annual list of early-career scientists and engineers who are developing innovative approaches to problems across a range of disciplines.

The Black Death, the world's most devastating plague outbreak, killed half of medieval Europe's population in the space of seven years in the 14th century, shifting the course of human history. But what about the survivors of what remains the single greatest mortality event ever recorded? New research published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggests it was more than luck that determined who lived and who died.

The world's oceans have been warming for generations, a trend that is accelerating and threatens to fuel more supercharged storms, devastate marine ecosystems and upend the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new scientific analysis. The paper also underscores that while many uncertainties remain, how that plays out is "critical" to the consequences humans will likely experience, said Joellen Russell, a professor and oceanographer at the University of Arizona.

Dave Heeke, vice president and director of athletics at the University of Arizona, is profiled.

A viral Reddit post has claimed that one of the Easter Island Moai statues was carved, but was never erected, and would have been 72 feet tall. "There are about 400 statues in the quarry in various stages of completion, and they were never transported," said Terry L. Hunt, a professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona.

According to a 2021 University of Arizona study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, once airborne, microorganisms have been shown to settle on anything nearby – so experts say people should consider regularly cleaning toothbrush holders, faucet handles and other personal-care items left on the counter.

Dam Hee Kim, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Arizona, and fellow experts on social media grade how ready Facebook, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube are to handle misinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.