FEWSS in the News
On Navajo Nation, Taking Clean Water Off the Grid
A group of faculty, staff and students sets out to build an off-the-grid system to power water filtration for communities across the Navajo Nation, where running water is not universal. But first, they set out to understand life on the reservation.
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UArizona, Diné College to Train Next Generation of Navajo Water Scientists
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A $500,000 grant from the USDA will help UArizona and Diné College prepare Navajo Nation college students for careers in STEM.
Navajo Hydrologist Aims to Safeguard the Resources of Her People
Trainee and Doctorate student Nikki Tulley dedicates her life to restoring balance and tackling water insecurities among Indigenous communities by studying to be one of only a few female Navajo hydrologists in the world.
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Tech Launch Arizona Award Recipient
Abolhassan Mohammadi Fathabad is a PhD candidate in systems and industrial engineering. He was awarded funding from Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) to develop inventions with the goal of bringing them to the public as impactful products to benefit society.
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Roundtable Talk About Environmental Racism 101
Sarah Abney and Nikki Tulley are PhD candidates and in the video Sacred Posion, they offer a look at the deadly consequences of uranium mining on Diné people and how they prevent history from repeating itself.
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WaterTalk Seminar by Dr. Karletta Chief
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Karletta Chief presents, “Training STEM graduate students to work in Indigenous communities to co-solve food, energy and water security challenges."
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The Haury Program Award Recepients
Dr. Vasiliki Karanikola and Dr. Karletta Chief were awarded funding from The Haury Program. The Haury Program has also provided funding to PhD candidate, Nikki Tulley, to assist Dr. Chief to address water supply, access, and contamination issues on the Navajo Nation under the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Navajo Safe Water Project
The Indige-FEWSS team contributed their efforts with the Navajo Safe Water Project to assist off-grid Navajo families with water needs for hand washing and quality drinking water.
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News Stories
Listen to Nikki Tulley on "The Navajo Nation and Clean Water: The Story of Two Sisters" podcast
Michael Anderson awarded 2021-2022 UA ARCS Foundation Scholar
Water Resource Research Center's 2020 Photo Contest Winner: Nikki Tulley from January 25, 2021
Pioneering Navajo Hydrologist Karletta Chief Honored by American Geophysical Union from December 7, 2020
Indige-FEWSS partners with the Navajo Nation in COVID-19 response from December 3, 2020
Indige-FEWSS wins People's Choice Award for Video from Thursday, May 21, 2020
NSF Indige-FEWSS presents Native Voices in STEM Seminar Series from Monday, February 3, 2020
Indige-FEWSS Spring Break Immersion in Navajo Country from Monday, March 25, 2019
UA Food-Energy-Water Research Teams With AZ Navajo College from Thursday, December 21, 2017
Video Spotlights
Navajo Hydrologist Aims to Safeguard the Resources of Her People
Dec 7, 2020
Inspired by her family and traditional upbringing on the Navajo Nation, PhD student Nikki Tulley dedicates her life to restoring balance and tackling water insecurities among Indigenous communities by studying to be one of only a few female Navajo hydrologists in the world.
Indige-FEWSS: Restoring Harmony & Resources
Sep 25, 2019
A National Science Foundation-funded collaboration between the University of Arizona and Dine Community College, the Indige-FEWSS program has enabled students to build an off-the-grid water filtration system with the ability to serve 50 families on the far-flung Navajo Nation. The goal of Indige-FEWSS is to teach the next generation of STEM professionals how to confront food, energy and water challenges in indigenous communities while letting traditional Navajo values and knowledge guide their work.