Making Arizona Articles

Government and Public Policy Associate Professor Liz Baldwin recently developed Grassvasion, a board game based on Buffelgrass management in Tucson. In this Q&A, Baldwin explores the potential of board games as tools for environmental education and broadening perspectives for different actors.

Explore highlights of water research occurring here at the U of A, ranging in scale from local to global, and across disciplines including wildlife, forever chemicals, water rights, and more.

In this Q&A, Bret Pasch, Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment details the scientific impact of research performed in the Mt. Graham Biology Programs lab beyond Arizona, and the value of interdisciplinary studies in the field of conservation.

Illiana Samorano shares how the partnership between the Earth Grant program and the Ramírez-Andreotta Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Laboratory has shaped students' education and career trajectory through her own experiences as an intern.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown cell type hidden on the roots of common beans, a microscopic survival mechanism that could inform the development of more climate-resilient crops and reduce fertilizer dependence.