Jan. 13, 2022 Rivers speeding up Arctic ice melt at alarming rate, experts say Irina Panyushkina grew up in Siberia, hearing stories of explorers trudging through seas of ice to reach the North Pole. She is now a climate scientist trying to understand how a warming world is transforming the place she called home.
Jan. 10, 2022 California's 'climate whiplash' has been worsening for 50 years and will continue Most scientists researching California's extreme weather have focused their investigations on the last decade. But new UArizona research finds that an increasing trend in extreme weather began half a century ago.
Nov. 19, 2021 Ruffing It: UArizona Researcher Talks Dogs With Actor Jeff Goldblum Evan MacLean, director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center, is lucky enough to have a career working with dogs. Recently, he had the opportunity to work with a popular actor as well.
Nov. 17, 2021 Delivery Robots are Ready to Take Your Order Self-driving rovers have arrived at UArizona, ready to deliver food across campus. They are the result of a partnership between Arizona Student Unions and Grubhub.
Nov. 3, 2021 UArizona Strengthens Support for Local Vets Through Operation Hat Trick A portion of the proceeds from the sale of military-themed UArizona hoodies, socks and more will support Tucson's Fisher House, where families of military members and veterans can stay for free while a loved one is in the hospital.
Oct. 26, 2021 UArizona Ranks Among EPA's Top University Green Power Users UArizona is No. 9 on the agency's Top 30 College & University list of the largest green power users. The ranking recognizes UArizona's Large Scale Renewable Energy agreement with Tucson Electric Power Co.
Oct. 25, 2021 UArizona-Led Team Finds Nearly 500 Ancient Ceremonial Sites in Southern Mexico Using data from an airborne laser mapping technique called lidar, researchers identified 478 complexes in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz. The discovery changes researchers' understanding of the relationship between the Olmec civilization and the subsequent Maya civilization.
Oct. 12, 2021 Life on LEO: Plants to be Added to the Landscape Evolution Observatory at Biosphere 2 Surprisingly little is known about how rain moves through landscapes once it's on the ground. A $3.5 million grant will allow scientists to study the role of plants and microbes in the process.
Oct. 6, 2021 UArizona Partners on $10M USDA Grant to Expand Research on Growing Crops Under Solar Panels UArizona researchers are part of a national team analyzing how the practice of growing crops under solar panels can best be implemented across the country.
Oct. 6, 2021 New Research on Tropical Cyclone Extremes Could Aid in Disaster Planning Hurricanes and tropical storms are slowing down and dumping more water in the process. At-risk communities could use new research findings to prepare for future disasters.
