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Notes from Dept Head 📝
Friend,
Welcome to a new academic year! It is great to see so many familiar and new faces on campus and a slow return to more normal operations here on the Tucson campus and beyond. The high transmissivity of the COVID-19 Delta variant has kept us at a higher level of vigilance than might otherwise be necessary, and we’re all appropriately required to wear masks in indoor UArizona spaces when joined by other people, including in classrooms and laboratories. Fortunately, the majority of our folks are getting fully vaccinated, which is the key to further beating back the pandemic. Thanks for getting vaxed! It’s been an exciting monsoon this year, and Tucson looks downright tropical these days. The mountains are about as green as we’ve seen them (though we need to check the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), and the rivers actually have water in them! It’s refreshing to see so much soil moisture and photosynthesis after last year’s “non-soon”. To keep track of rainfall totals in your neighborhood, check out Rainlog.org, a website created by ENVS’s Dr. Mike Crimmins and colleagues.
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Welcome, Dr. Kevin E. Scriber, II
Global Professor of Practice and second Microcampus faculty was hired this summer.Â
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Welcome, Dr. Luisa Ikner
Assistant Professor and microbiologist at WEST Center was promoted in our department this summer.Â
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Welcome, David Tenen
Administrative Associate joined the ENVS Business team this summer.
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Welcome, Dr. Katrina Henry
Professor of Practice will join our department this month. Â
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Upcoming Colloquium- September 6:Â Labor Day - no classes
- September 13: ENVS + Native Voices In STEM present, Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence (Gregory Cajete (Tewa), PhD, University of New Mexico)
- September 20: Environmental Protection, Mitigation, Experiences, and Job Opportunities from U of A Alumnus (Barney Popkin, Tucson, Arizona)
- September 27:Â Introduction to Data Visualization (Devin Bayly & Jeff Oliver, PhD, University of Arizona)Â
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News Clips & Publications đź“°
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Click to read in The Ada News
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Oka' gears up for annual Water Sustainability Conference
Dr. Sharon Megdal, a professor at ENVS and director of the Water Resources Research Center, is listed among the expert presenters for the 2021 Sustainability Conference at the Oka' The Water Institute at East Central University in Oklahoma.
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Click to read in AP News
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Scientists launch effort to collect water data in U.S. WestMike Crimmins, a professor at ENVS called this year's impressive monsoon an "amazing reversal" for the desert city.
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Click to read in The Atlantic
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| The unbearable summerDrought conditions have been reached in virtually every western state, including Arizona. Dr. Katharine Jacobs, a professor at ENVS points to the consequence in this article.
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Click to read in The New York Times
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In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water CutsThe federal government for the first time declared a water shortage at Lake Mead. Dr. Sharon Megdal, a professor at ENVS is quoted in this article.
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Click to read in KVOA News
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Historic Water Shortage Declared for Colorado River to Impact ArizonaFor the first time ever a "Tier 1" water shortage has been declared along the Colorado River. Dr. Kathy Jacobs a professor with the Department of Environmental Sciences provides her expertise in this article.
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Click to read in KOLD News
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Sewage sampling key to tracking COVID-19 and its spreadExperts say it's clear that sewage surveillance carries several advantages over traditional surveillance. Dr. Ian Pepper, a professor at ENVS is interviewed.
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Some U.S. drinking water still carries levels of arsenic experts consider unsafeThe Gardenroots project, co-created by Dr. MĂłnica RamĂrez-Andreotta a professor at ENVS, is highlighed in this article.
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Click to read in UArizona News
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Climate Adaptation at the Department of Defense and BeyondNew UArizona-led research identifies climate change challenges faced by U.S. Department of Defense facilities, and solutions that might serve as a model for other large organizations. Dr. Arin Haverland and Dr. Kathy Jacobs, professors with the Department of Enviromental Science are part of this effort.
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Click to read in ConserveAZ Magazine
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Producers At Work: Best Management Practices for Healthy SoilENVS Alumni Dr. Yadi Wang was quoted in an article discussing his work as a land manager and soil health expert at Oatman Farms.
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Recent Publications
Genome evolution in bacteria isolated from million-year-old subseafloor sediment Orsi, WD, Magritsch, T, Vargas, S, Coskun, ÖK Vuillemin, A, Höhna, S, Wörheide, G, D’Hondt, S, Shapiro, BJ, Carini, P.
Soil metabolome response to whole-ecosystem warming at the Spruce and Peatland Responses under Changing Environments experiment Wilson RM, Tfaily MM, Kolton M, Johnston ER, Petro C, Zalman CA, Hanson PJ, Heyman HM, Kyle JE, Hoyt DW, Eder EK, Purvine SO, Kolka RK, Sebestyen SD, Griffiths NA, Schadt CW, Keller JK, Bridgham SD, Chanton JP, Kostka JE.
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Snapshots 📸Highlights from social media!
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Dr. Jackie Maximillian is the recipient of the UArizona Provost Award for Innovation in Teaching!Â
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Native FEWS Alliance wins!
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"You can see my research plots on Google Maps" - Shelby Hoglund, ENVS Doctoral Student
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Dr. Aminata Kilungo and Dr. MĂłnica RamĂrez Andreotta are 2021 HSI Seed Grant Awardees!
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