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Notes from Dept Head 📝
Friend,
This is the last the Critical Zone newsletter of 2021 and the last one that will be created by Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez. Denise is a Ph.D. graduate of our Environmental Science program who graciously served as our departmental Program Manager of Marketing and Communications over the past year. Denise’s dissertation focused on applying the techniques of community-engaged oral history and semi-structured interviews to preserve the stories of individuals working and living near two Superfund sites in Arizona.
Given Denise’s expertise in writing about the environment and the people living within it, we were fortunate to have her authoring departmental communications, including the newsletter, our website, and social media. Her stories and portraits of folks doing the work of environmental science were vibrant and enlightening. We will miss Denise’s presence in the department, but we’re glad that she’ll be just across Speedway working as a postdoctoral scientist in the College of Public Health. Thank you and good luck, Denise!
In the meantime, we’re searching for a new Program Manager, so if you are interested, or know of anyone who is, please apply here. I wish everyone a happy, healthy, and restful break and New Year. See you in 2022!
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Welcome, Dr. Debankur SanyalAssistant Specialist and Assistant Professor of Soil Health, Debankur joined our department in 2021. He will be based at the Maricopa Agriculture Center beginning on January 10, 2022.
He is excited to conduct applied research and outreach programs in soil health related to sustainable crop production. His area of focus is arid and semi-arid region soils.
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Photo credit: Ben Yang
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| Farewell, Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez Denise will be leaving ENVS in the new year to pursue a postdoctoral research position at the University of Arizona College of Public Health.
She is grateful for her 1 year working at ENVS and enjoyed getting to know all the diverse people and science in the department.
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Ben Yang - ENVS doctoral student
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Benjamin Karls - BS Environmental Science
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2021 ENVS Outstanding StudentsOur students are what make our department outstanding. At the end of the semester, ENVS recognizes undergraduate and graduate students that went the mile extra. This year we congratulate Ben Yang nominated by Dr. Paul Carini for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate and Benjamin Karls nominated by Dr. Katerina Dontsova for Outstanding Senior.
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Tulley's Connection to Vice President's National Space Council Meeting
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland discusses with Vice President Harris the value of satellite imagery and pressing societal issues in response to climate change by mentioning the work of ENVS doctoral student Nikki Tulley. Forward to the segment starting at 1:05:50 where her research is first mentioned.
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News Clips & Publications 📰
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Click to see in KOLD News 13
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UA helping Native American tribes overcome climate change, COVID impacts
ENVS Extension Specialist and Associate Professor Dr. Karletta Chief is interviewed in this article about the new Indigenous Resilience Center at UArizona.
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Click to read in HazMat Management
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| Researchers use Biochar to treat arsenic from mine wasteENVS Department Head and Professor Dr. Jon Chorover is quoted in this article discussing the use of charcoal created by burning plant matter to reclaim sites contaminated by mining waste.
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Click to listen in Arizona Public Media
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Lydia Jennings, PhD: “Run to Be Visible”
Former ENVS doctoral student Dr. Lydia Jennings is interviewed in this radio program about her 50-mile run documented in Run To Be Visible.
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Click to read in High Country News
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| Visualizing the aquifers that straddle the U.S.-Mexico border
ENVS Professor and Specialist Dr. Sharon Megdal is quoted in this article where she discusses a recent study on binational groundwater that seeks to standardize tools.
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Click to read in Environmental Factor
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| Karletta Chief named director of new Indigenous Resilience Center
ENVS Extension Specialist and Associate Professor Dr. Karletta Chief is highlighted in this article about her new role as the Director of the Indigenous Resilience Center.
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Click to listen in the Buckmaster Show
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Cotton prices at highest level since 2011
ENVS Professor and Extension Specialist Dr. Jefferey Silvertooth is interviewed by Bill Buckmaster on how Arizona farmers prepare for big water cuts.
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Click to read in The Hill
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| Israel, Jordan, UAE sign pivotal deal to swap solar energy, desalinated water
ENVS Professor and Specialist Dr. Sharon Megdal is quoted in this article about the partnership between Israel and Jordan to exchange desalinated water for solar energy.
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Click to read in Arizona Daily Star
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| As raw sewage flows, Guaymas residents beg: 'Please listen to us'
ENVS Assistant Research Scientist Dr. David Walker is interviewed about sewage spills in Guaymas, Mexico that are causing a health and environmental emergency.
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Click to read in BVI Beacon
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| Promising a world first, company clears site for lobster farm by protected channel. Neighbours protest.
ENVS Professor Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons is quoted in this article about a planned lobster farm on the island of Tortola.
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Click to read in KVOA News 4
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| Paying attention to how you do laundry could prevent spread of COVID-19
ENVS Professor Dr. Charles Gerba is quoted in this article about a recent review of current science on practicing good hygiene when doing laundry.
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Recent Publications
A new mission: Mainstreaming climate adaptation in the US Department of Defense Gregg Garfin, Donald A. Falk, Christopher D.O' Connor, Katharine Jacobs, Raphael D. Sagarin, Arin C. Haverland, Anna Haworth, Alastair Baglee, Jeremy Weiss, Jonathan Overpeck, Adrian A. Zuñiga-Terán
Development of a Culturally Anchored Qualitative Approach to Conduct and Analyze Focus Group Narratives Collected in Diné (Navajo) Communities to Understand the Impacts of the Gold King Mine Spill of 2015 Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Carmenlita Chief, Jennifer R. Richards, Rebecca J. Clausen, Alfred Yazzie, Manley A. Begay Jr., Nathan Lothrop, Janene Yazzie, Andria B. Begay, Paloma I. Beamer, Karletta Chief
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Snapshots 📸Highlights from social media!
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