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Notes from Dept Head 📝
Friend,
Happy EarthWeek! We are in the midst of an exciting week of activities in the “Restore our Earth” theme of this graduate-student organized event. EarthWeek is a collaboration across all departments in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The week included two major hands-on restoration projects – one was a clean-up of Arroyo Chico Wash and another was a Fountain Grass removal day in Saguaro NP East. To kick off the week of presentations, Dr. Sasha Reed (USGS) gave a wonderful keynote entitled “Fixing What’s Broken: Restoration Solutions for a Changing Planet”, where she brought us face-to-face with the fascinating world of biocrusts. On Tuesday, ENVS students led two dynamic and timely sessions. First, Sarah Abney, Alma Anides Morales, and Nikki Tulley led an impactful workshop focusing on environmental racism, and later in the day, María Touceda-Suárez participated in a round table discussion on graduate school opportunities in Environmental Science. ENVS activities during EarthWeek make me proud to be a member of this department. Please be sure to join the live lightning talk competition Today (Wednesday) at 4:00 pm: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/82801028747 Password: EW2021
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Dr. Michael CrimminsCrimmins (ENVS Professor and Extension Specialist) wants to help others better apply climate information. Now, daily updates for over 100 stations in Arizona and New Mexico are more accessible. Through the Southwest US Station Climate Summaries, Crimmins makes station data available in near real-time, summarizing daily temperature and precipitation observations. He hopes the summaries will help climate-related efforts and stakeholders such as natural resources managers, farmers, ranchers, and decision-makers. On the run? Catch Crimmins explaining climate stuff on the CLIMAS Podcast.
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Student Spotlight: STEM is Her Jam, Nyah Maria Torres (BS '22)Nyah Maria Torres (BS '22) is pursuing an environmental science degree with an emphasis in the biosphere. She is passionate about the environment, and likes to help her peers. Learn about how she became part of the ENVS undergraduate program.
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IT IS HERE!Our ENViSion 2021 Committee (Shelby Hoglund, Alma Anides Morales, Matt Bigler) worked hard to plan the EarthWeek events.
Join us! Check out the ENVS website for more information about the ongoing activities and virtual presentations.
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Upcoming Colloquium- April 5: Brownfields, Redevelopment and Conservation: An Overview of Challenges and Opportunities (José Francisco Garcia, Jr., US EPA Southern California Field Office)
- April 12: Joan B. Rose, PhD, Michigan State University
- April 19: Phytoplankton like a mixed diet! (Solange Duhamel, PhD, University of Arizona)
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News Clips & Publications 📰
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Click to read in the Arizona Republic
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| Attempts to Protect Arizona's Groundwater and Rivers Meet Legislative Resistance
Arizona legislators introduced several bills that would establish some groundwater rules in unregulated rural areas. ENVS Professor Dr. Kathy Jacobs spoke in favor of the watershed health proposal.
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How Microbes in Permafrost Could Trigger a Massive Carbon BombGenomic studies are helping to reveal how bacteria and archaea influence one of Earth’s largest carbon stores. ENVS jointly appointed Professor Dr. Scott Saleska, talks about IsoGenie.
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Click to read in The Washington Post
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Saving the West’s Most Iconic Cactus from Climate Change
Experts say a changing climate is raising concerns about the saguaro survival. Extension Specialist and ENVS Professor Dr. Michael Crimmins was quoted in this article discussing the impacts of El Niño and La Niña.
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Click to read in UArizona News
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| UArizona Tracking Coronavirus Through Wastewater Across US
Researchers at the Water and Energy Sustainable Technology Center are testing wastewater across the country. ENVS Professors Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba talk about their ongoing efforts.
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Click to listen in Mrs. Green's World
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The Navajo Nation and Clean Water: The Story of Two Sisters
ENVS Doctoral Student Nikki Tulley tells the story about her partnership with her sister to bring safe water to thousands of people in the Navajo Nation every day.
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Click to read in Cronkite News Arizona PBS
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Neighbors Hope for Relief from Crematorium Smoke as COVID-19 Deaths Decrease
In Arizona, where 16,842 have died in the pandemic, the smoke and the hum of crematoriums working overtime have left some neighbors desperate. ENVS Associate Research Scientist Dr. Leif Abrell, talks about the environmental impact on total air quality.
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Click to read in the Arizona Republic
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Here's How to Carefully Celebrate the Spring Holidays as More Arizonans Get Vaccinated
People are wondering what life after the COVID-19 vaccine will be like in Arizona. ENVS jointly appointed Professor Dr. Kelly Reynolds, talks about risk perception and engaging with other.
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Snapshots 📸Highlights from social media!
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Faculty are getting their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination!
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Recognize anyone in this photo? It's doctoral candidate AJ Moses!
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Recognize anyone in this photo? It's Blankinship postdoctoral student Dr. Kirsten Ball!
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Awseome to see students involved in ENVS classes from all over campus!
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