Making Arizona Articles

Halley taking a selfie while in the middle of the lake. They are wearing a life jacket and smiling. The lake is very clue and has pine trees surrounding its edges.

Halley Hughes: Writing Science to Move the Planet Forward

Sept. 2, 2022

Halley is a senior at the University of Arizona in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Halley is a part of many different clubs and organizations including: Hydrocats, the Diana Liverman Scholars program, UArizona Divest, and Planet Forward.

An image of an offshore oil rig with heavy smoke.

Study suggests offshore oil and gas production in Gulf of Mexico has higher methane loss rates than typical onshore production

Aug. 11, 2022

August 11, 2022—Pasadena, CA—Today, Carbon Mapper released the findings of airborne observations in Spring and Fall 2021 of 151 shallow water offshore oil and gas platforms in U.S. state and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chloe Penna outside among a field of sunflowers

Chloe Penna: Sprouting Her Roots in Environmentalism at University

Aug. 5, 2022

What year are you/ what is you major?

I'll be entering my fourth and final year majoring in English and Professional & Technical Writing and minoring in Environmental Studies and French.

UArizona ranked among world's best in water resources

July 20, 2022

The University of Arizona is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 6 in the world in water resources, according to ShanghaiRanking's 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

Cascading Colorado River cuts bring focus to future of Arizona agriculture

July 6, 2022

Amid the call for drastic water-use reductions in the Southwest, Arizona agriculturists, scientists and water stakeholders will gather to explore future sustainability at the Water Resources Research Center annual conference.