Native American Advancement, Initiatives & Research

Small amounts of water and funding have revived stretches of the lower Colorado River, a new report from a U of A-led team of research has found.

The event engages campus officials to explore collaborative opportunities and strengthen the bond between the U of A and Native communities.

Professors Elaine Romero and Erika Hamden joined more than 200 people named Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

The standard, which advises scientists and professionals how to record provenance for data about and from Indigenous Peoples' nations, communities and territories, is the first of its kind and takes effect during Native American Heritage Month in the U.S.

The renowned Navajo artist donated the lithographs to the university in the 1990s, with the intent to support Native American graduate students.

The Haury Professorship in Indigenous Resilience advances the university's world-class Indigenous environmental resilience research, education and outreach.

Guests from the Hopi Tribe spent two days on campus connecting with students and university leaders before sharing their culture before thousands in Arizona Stadium during the football game against Weber State.

The figure accounts for the total funding allotment for all projects that in some way involved tribal communities, and that were active at any point in fiscal year 2025, including projects that have run for many years.

Michael Kotutwa Johnson leads a project at the University of Arizona Campus Agricultural Center that involves low-cost irrigation trials, nutritional analysis of traditional crops and the development of databases to capture the science of Indigenous agricultural systems.

A transfer pathway to the Zuckerman College of Public Health will enable Tohono O'odham Community College students to expand their career potential.