Feb. 1, 2021 Anti-Racism Project Uses Virtual Reality to Let People 'Walk in Someone Else's Shoes' The project will create immersive scenarios that simulate typical experiences of discrimination, with the goal of promoting honest and productive discussions about racism.
Dec. 15, 2020 UArizona Project to Support Native American Students in STEAM Fields UArizona is partnering with Diné College on a project that aims to provide Native American students with skills, knowledge and confidence to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, agriculture and math.
Dec. 14, 2020 Customer Behavior is Driving Pandemic Distress for Grocery Store Workers, Report Finds Twenty percent of Arizona grocery store workers surveyed say they have experienced severe levels of mental distress during the pandemic. A major source of that stress: customer behavior.
Nov. 18, 2020 Analyzing Migration Patterns From Central America With a new grant from the Department of Defense's Army Research Office, researchers will use natural language processing and machine learning to analyze migration patterns from Central America.
Jan. 12, 2021 Neighborhood Farms Could be the Answer to Tucson's Food Deserts A new study makes the case that, even in arid climates, urban farms can help neighborhoods get the nutritious food they need if the farms are irrigated in a sustainable way.
Oct. 28, 2020 Men and Women Will Likely Vote Differently in 2020. But by How Much? A "gender gap" in elections has been around for decades. What it will look like this year is hard to predict, says UArizona political scientist Barbara Norrander.
Oct. 27, 2020 Misinformation May Breed Political Cynics The more people believe they are exposed to disinformation prior to an election, the more cynical they feel about politics when it's time to vote, researchers found.
Oct. 27, 2020 Sessions with a Scientist! Program Brings Biosphere 2 to Classrooms Around the World A new virtual program brings Biosphere 2 science and scientists to student groups wherever they may be on the first biosphere – planet Earth.
Nov. 10, 2020 When Kids Watch a Lot of TV, Parents May End Up More Stressed The more TV kids watch, the more ads they see and the more likely they are to ask for things on shopping trips. That may contribute to parents' overall stress levels, researchers found.
Oct. 21, 2020 The Rise of Negative Partisanship and How it Drives Voters The tendency to support a political party or candidate primarily based on dislike for the opposition is becoming more common, says a UArizona political scientist.