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Notes from Dept Head 📝
Friend,
It was great to have an opportunity to get together with faculty, staff, and graduate students on a beautiful Reid Park evening last month. The past 18 months have been devoid of such gatherings, but one can’t forget how the soul is nourished by sitting around a table chatting with old colleagues and friends and meeting new ones. Many thanks to all who joined the festivities.
We are pleased to welcome two new assistant professors of practice to our instructional team: Dr. Kevin Scriber III will be bringing his environmental biology expertise to join Dr. Ken Smith and the growing ENVS faculty team at our Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University microcampus location in Yangling China, where he will teach courses on the biology of environmental systems and statistical methods of data analysis. Dr. Katrina Henry joins us here in Tucson, bringing a depth of expertise in physical environmental science, hydrogeology, and energy-environment interactions.
As always, a lot is happening at ENVS and we’re happy to get the word out there. Congratulations to Dr. Karletta Chief, who will be directing UArizona’s new Indigenous Resilience Center, and to Dr. Katrina Dontsova, who recently authored and edited a new AGU book entitled “Biogeochemical Cycles: Ecological Drivers and Environmental Impact”.
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2021 ENVS Fall Welcome EventWe had a gathering, and ENVS people came out to join us. If you couldn't attend, here the highlights. Thank you for coming out.
Photo Credit: Ben Yang - ENVS Doctoral Student
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¡VIVA LOS GATOS! Celebrating Hispanic Heritage is everyday at ENVS. Nuestra herencia hispana está llena de carácter, familia y comunidad. Esta herencia está enlazada con nosotros porque somos Wildcats por vida. Cada día nosotros celebramos nuestra rica herencia en la Universidad de Arizona.
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ENVS + Native Voices In STEM ColaborationThe Native Voices in STEM (NVIS) seminar series began informally in Spring 2018 and became formalized in Spring 2019. NVIS highlights Native American and indigenous scientists, engineers, educators, leaders, and activists while offering students an opportunity to network and learn about the research and careers directly from these leaders. NVIS was born out of the NSF-NRT Indigenous Food, Energy & Water Security and Sovereignty graduate training program led by Dr. Karletta Chief, ENVS Associate Professor and Extension Specialist.
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Upcoming Colloquium- October 4: Microbes, memory, and moisture: microbial response to climate change and its effect on ecosystem function (Sarah Evans,PhD, Michigan State University)
- October 11: Effects of Environmental Stressors on Soil Microbial Communities (Priyanka Kushawa, PhD, University of Arizona)
- October 18: ENVS + NVIS present, Kanawayihetaytan Askiy Indigenous Land Management Program (Melissa Arcand, PhD, University of Saskatchewan)
- October 25: TBD (Jennifer Biddle, PhD, University of Delaware)
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New on ALVSCE YouTubeA look at the decade from 2011-2021 in the UArizona Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences under Vice President and Dean Shane Burgess.
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News Clips & Publications 📰
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Click to read in UArizona News
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UArizona Launches Center to Advance Resilience of Native Nations, Address Environmental Challenges
Dr. Karletta Chief, ENVS Faculty and Extension Specialist is the director of the new Indigenous Resilience Center. The Center will work to address environmental challenges in ways that respect Native and Indigenous sovereignty and knowledge.
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Evaluating the Impact and Reach of Biogeochemical Cycles
A new book examines flow of the elements in the biosphere from biological drivers to human influences, and explores the analytical and computational methods used to access biogeochemical cycles. Dr. Katerina Dontsova, ENVS Faculty, is an author of the book as well as the lead editor.
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Click to read in The Washington Post
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How a 'hyper' Southwest monsoon season has featured forecasting fits and feats
The 2021 Southwest Monsoon has dropped record-setting rainfall flash floods, mudslides, and dust storms in multiple states. Dr. Michael Crimmins, ENVS Faculty, is quoted in the article.
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Click to read in Environmental Factor
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Scientific art competition showcases trainees' research, imaginationThe NIEHS Superfund Research Program hosted the competition, highlighting early-career scientists’ projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. ENVS Doctoral Students, Alma Anides Morales, JoRee LaFrance, and Kamila Murawska-Wlodarczyk, are highlighted in the article.
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Click to reah in Smart Cities Dive
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A tech billionaire wants to build a smart city in the desert. Can it be sustainable?
Dr. Sharon Megdal, ENVS Faculty, discusses in the article whether Diapers.com founder can achieve sustainability in the water-scarce American desert.
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Click to read in Knoxville News Sentinel
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Land purchase protects Skinner Mountain, a biodiversity hotspot on the Cumberland Plateau
Dr. Ken Smith, ENVS Microcampus Director, talks about the environmental effects of population growth and land development on the Cumberland Plateau in the article.
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Click here to read on Wired
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The race to stop fish becoming the next factory farming nightmareMany diets call for eating more fish. However, the oceans aren't able to meet this demand. Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons, ENVS Faculty is quoted in the article.
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Click to read in MSN News
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19 ways you're ruining your body, say health experts Dr. Charles Gerba, ENVS Faculty, has tested phones that contained 100,000 bacteria. Gerba is quoted in the article.
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Snapshots 📸Highlights from social media!
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