This is the first feature in a week-long series devoted to exploring the historic and contemporary facets of the UA's land-grant mission.
Environment and Sustainability News
Stephen Jackson has been selected as director of the Department of the Interior Southwest Climate Science Center, which is headquartered at the UA.
Experts expect El Niño conditions to develop during the August–October period and persist through the winter, potentially bringing wetter-than-average conditions to the Southwest.
Paul Blowers is an analytical guy. He’s read 1,442 books since 1983, an average of 52.9 per year. He gauges that over five years with two children he pushed their stroller roughly 7,000 miles. Yet he knows other people think – and learn – differently...
The history of fire in the American Southwest is buried in a catacomb of rooms in the football stadium at the UA. Here rules professor Thomas Swetnam, tree-ring expert.
Pea aphids might be the only species of animal known to have photosynthesis-like powers. UA biologists discovered that pea aphids can make their own carotenoids, like a plant.
Owned by the UA and operated as a research facility, Biosphere 2 attracts tons of visitors. Guided walking tours include the campus’s biomes.
Biking or taking the bus to classes or work are two ways you can help create a sustainable campus while saving money and minimizing construction delays.
Written by an expert cast of UA affiliates, the book is perfect for desert aficionados and armchair explorers wishing to learn more about southwestern Arizona.
What could the University do to save money or be more friendly to the environment? Lo Que Pasa asked UA employees that very question. Watch the responses in this video.
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