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Correction: Dr. Albert Barberan and Dr. Malak Tfaily are two ENVS researchers on the new graduate student training grant from NSF
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Notes from Dept Head 📝
Friend,
This semester has tested our ability to adapt. Whereas the UA was originally intending to transition from fully online to flex/in-person course modes over the first few weeks of the semester, classes are still almost entirely online.
And yet, it’s inspiring to see how much active teaching, learning, research, extension and dialogue our department is engaged in, helping us to collectively thrive despite the pandemic.
Just a few examples:
All of these activities are clear signs that ENVS is alive and well despite the quiet hallways on campus.
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Watch the 3 minute video featuring ENVS major Nyah Torres in the 2020 virutal Meet Your Major fair!
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Expanding Horizons in the Lab, Anna Jones (BS '23)
Anna Jones (BS Environmental Science '23) came to the University of Arizona looking for research experience. She's found the right fit in Dr. Malak Tfaily's lab, learning analytical and geochemical techniques to better understand carbon cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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Upcoming colloquium- October 12: Life as an EPA Community Involvement Coordinator with Yolanda Anita Sanchez, Environmental Protection Agency
- October 28: TBD, Dr. Melanie Malone, University of Washington - Bothell
- November 23: TBD, Dr. Solange Duhamel, University of Arizona Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
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News Clips 📰
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ENVS Graduate Students in CALS Professional Development Pilot Program
Along with 14 of their peers, Alma Anides Morales and Richelle Thomas were selected for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Impact Leader professional development pilot program during the Spring 2020 semester. The program offered an opportunity to hone communication, leadership, and teamwork skills through daylong workshops and one-on-one mentoring with professionals.
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New Arizona Insitutes for Resilience (AIR) Focuses on Environmental SolutionsSeveral centers and programs with ENVS faculty are part of a new University of Arizona institute focused on better understanding environmental challenges and developing solutions that tangibly improve people's resilience in the wake of environmental shocks. These include the Water and Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS), Climate Assessment for the Southwest, and others.
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ENVS Faculty Participates on Arizona Republic Expert Panel to Discuss Climate Change
Dr. Karletta Chief joined several experts, including Dr. Jennifer Vanos, ASU assistant professor and sustainability expert; Bruce Babbitt, former govenor of Arizona and former US secretary of the Interior; and Emma Robbins, director of the Navajo Water Project. The conversation touched on a range of topics including extreme heat exposure, water availability and management, vulnerable populations and youth activism.
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ENVS faculty and Extension Specialist Discusses Weather and HeatDr. Mike Crimmins discusses what 'normal' heat AZPM The Buzz, and whether this is what should expect from now on. And while not every summer will be this grueling, climate change must be taken more seriously.
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ENVS Graduate Student Brings Focus on Importance of Land Acknowledgements
"As an Indigenous environmental scientist and trail runner, I believe land acknowledgments are an important first step in rectifying past harms, but also in increasing awareness of vital Indigenous land management practices that make the many trails we love better for all." explains PhD candidate Lydia Jennings, a Pascua Yaqui & Wixaritari citizen, in her article featured in Trail Runner magazine.
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ENVS Featured in The Guardian
ENVS faculty Dr. Ian Pepper and WEST Center research were featured in The Guardian for their work on early detection of covid-19 outbreaks through the waste detection program on The University of Arizona campus. The benefit of analyzing waste water rather than using individual swabs is that it allows researchers to test for infection in a whole population of people. If signs of the disease are found in sewage, individuals can then be tested to identify the source of the contamination.
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Snapshots 📸Highlights from social media!
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Dr. Rivka Fidel with her soil laboratory kit, curated and shipped to 80 students for her Introduction to Soil Laboratory this semester.
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Dr. Malak Tfaily's lab are part of a grant that will support ecosystem genomics and graduate student training.
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The film "A Dancing Scientist," featuring former ENVS student Jesus Solis, won a Rocky Mountain Emmy® Award.
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Dr. Mónica Ramirez-Andreotta teaches with fellow faculty a Continuing Education program that focuses on closing the gap between scientists and decision-makers.
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