When I wrote to you in June, I remarked on how many of us say “CALS is family.” This family is unique in Arizona, because it started higher education in the state and has been a leader ever since. What’s more, it’s a family that grows leaders.

This first week of fall semester 2020, we will continue to lead the UA by showing how to meet head-on the unprecedented challenges of a SARS-COV2 pandemic world, by doing so together. 

Click to read Dean Burgess' letter

Bugs aren't only for breakfast; they're for lunch and dinner, too! Join entomologist and food visionary Goggy Davidowitz over Zoom on Wed., Sept. 16, from 9 to 9:30 a.m. You'll learn why raising insects as food makes sense for our planet, pocketbooks, and palates.

We created our new 30-minute online  speaker series, Coffee with CALS, to bring you together with some of our most inspiring and impactful faculty, students, and staff. We hope to see you Sept. 16! (Photo by Lee Allen/ARIZONA FREELANCE).

Isabel Forlastro, our 2020 Kathryn Anne Governal Perseverance Award winner, was supposed to start her senior year when a drunk driver struck the car she was riding in, driving off and leaving her with a severe concussion. After a single semester off to recover, Isabel continued undaunted, earning not one, but two degrees.

Click here to be inspired by Isabel!

Dr. Ian Pepper and his fellow researchers at the University of Arizona Water and Energy Sustainable Technology Center are testing wastewater across the country to trace the prevalence of coronavirus in communities and help public health officials prepare for the future.

Click to learn about their work keeping our campus and country safe!

Jose Bernal earned his BS in animal science in 1976 and BS in agricultural education in 1978. Jose’s favorite classes were in the Animal Sciences department, and his favorite professor was Dr. Marvin Selke, who helped him get his first job after graduation.

“Belonging to the CALS family as both a student and proud alumnus has had a huge impact on my life,” Jose says. “CALS has allowed me to grow and develop my leadership skills, build relationships, and have a positive impact on other people. The Agricultural Education Department prepared me to become a teacher, and I have taught for 42 years."

Click to read Jose's whole Q&A!

The new federal funding will allow a team of researchers -- including Dr. Raina Maier, from our Department of Environmental Science -- to increase our understanding of how arsenic-laden mining waste weathers across Southwestern climates and affects toxicity and absorption in the human body. 

Click here to be inspired by their work!