April 16, 2020 Making Citizen Science Accessible for All Although socioeconomic factors affect countless other life outcomes, they do not predict the success of a citizen scientist, according to UArizona researchers working to make science accessible to communities living in the shadow of environmental contamination.
April 13, 2020 UArizona Guggenheim Fellow Will Study Conservation in China History professor David Pietz will study changing attitudes in China toward animal life, conservation and environmental change.
March 31, 2020 Social Distancing as a Moral Dilemma: Notes From a Medical Ethicist During the COVID-19 outbreak, staying home has become a question of morality. UArizona medical ethicist Laura Howard explains what our behavior during the pandemic says about the complexity of human nature.
March 26, 2020 Do Introverts Have the Edge in Social Distancing? Maybe Not, Psychologist Says Psychology professor Matthias Mehl says social interaction – though not in person – is essential at a stressful time like this, for introverts and extroverts alike.
March 24, 2020 UArizona Expert Offers Tips for First-Time Home-School Teachers Rebecca Friesen in the College of Education says home schooling can be "a delightful experience" if parents can show children their own genuine enjoyment of learning.
March 20, 2020 UArizona Researchers Create Toolkit for Talking to Kids About Coronavirus University of Arizona experts have compiled resources to help parents, teachers and administrators talk to kids during the global pandemic.
March 19, 2020 During Self-Quarantine, Dogs May Help Protect Mental Health Evan MacLean, director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center, says dogs can help offset the negative mental and physical effects of social isolation.
March 18, 2020 UArizona Provides Expertise in Global Disaster Relief With $4.9M Grant The grant from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance will support multidisciplinary research, classroom and field experiences, workshops and conferences. Three UArizona staff members will serve as technical experts in Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2020 Startup Responds to Coronavirus With Free Online Tools for Educators Sidecar Learning, an e-learning platform, is offering free licenses to all U.S. higher education institutions through May. The company uses software developed at the University of Arizona.
March 3, 2020 Four Questions: Documenting Ancient O'odham Trails Anthropology professor T.J. Ferguson explains how his research team found and documented trails used for thousands of years by the Tohono O'odham.