UArizona will help local substance-use recovery program reach more Native American women
By Kyle Mittan, University Public Relations Department Wednesday Customers of The Haven’s Native Ways program can receive treatments tailored to Native American culture, including rituals and practices such as smudging, the ritual burning of sacred herbs such as sage. Research at the University of Arizona will help Tucson’s substance use treatment center expand its program […]
UArizona and partners form consortium to address Southwest water concerns
By Emily Diekmann, Faculty of Engineering today Andrea Achri is a principal investigator on a project aimed at improving water security and water reuse practices in the arid US Southwest. Julius Schlossburg The Colorado River, which provides drinking water to tens of millions of people and irrigates more than five million acres of farmland, has […]
UArizona student arrested after allegedly stealing luggage worth $4,000 at TUS
TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — The Tucson Airport Authority Police Department (TAAPD) responded to a call on June 20 that approximately $4,000 worth of luggage was lost at Tucson International Airport. Police found that the package had been removed from baggage claim after it arrived. Police and detectives launched an investigation. The package was found later […]
UArizona College of Applied Science & Technology invests in west end
Sierra Vista, Arizona — The City of Sierra Vista invested in revitalizing the West End by adding businesses and cleaning up the area. The University of Arizona School of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) purchased a building on the west side of town as part of a revitalization effort. Gary Packard, dean of casting at […]
UArizona researchers to help track deadly fungus in Arizona wastewater
Rosemary Brandt, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences today Beyond COVID-19, the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture has expanded its wastewater monitoring program to help communities address other public health concerns, such as influenza. Respiratory syntactic virus known as RSV. And now the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris. Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert […]
New UArizona report offers hope to farmers during historic water crisis
Logan Burtch-Buus, University Communications today A farm on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona. A new report from the University of Arizona Southwest Center calls for farmers, legislators and water experts to work together to develop more water-friendly farming practices and legislation in light of reducing surface water from the Colorado River. suggests that there […]
Economic impact of UArizona space sciences rivals that of Super Bowl
Logan Burtch-Buus, University Communications Wednesday A rendering of the final design of the Giant Magellan Telescope, completed in the late 2020s. Steward Observatory’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab manufactures the primary mirror for the telescope in Chile. Howard Lester, MMT Observatory Space may be the final frontier, but it is also the subject of the […]
