Community Engagement News

What is your major/year?

I am a junior studying Environmental Studies with minors in Spanish and Hydrology.

On February 1, 2021, the Arizona Institutes for Resilience (AIR) awarded Resilience Grants totaling $823,101 to 13 teams representing six UArizona colleges and 14 departments or units. The grants are funded by the Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF), administered by the Office of Research, Innovation & Impact and AIR and supported by a small portion of Arizona sales tax revenues.

Trainee and Doctorate student Nikki Tulley wins the Water Resource Research Center's 2020 Photo Contest, Best of: People and Their Animals with her image: Family Pandemic Adaptions - Navajo Nation, 2020.

What is your field of study/year in school?

I am a third-year PhD Candidate in the Biosystems Engineering (BE) department, and my specialization is Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). 

It is with great sadness that we report the passing away of William James Shuttleworth, Emeritus Regents Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (HAS) at the University of Arizona, who was affectionately called “Jim” by all those who knew him.

Ida Sami is a Ph.D. student in the Arid Lands Resource Sciences program. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation planning and environmental science, and she explores how heat stress is affecting pedestrian mobility patterns and their comfort level in multimodel corridors in the hot and arid climate.

Ladd Keith is an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of urban planning and climate change to create more sustainable and resilient cities. He is an Assistant Professor in Planning and Sustainable Built Environments at the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture. 

What is your major/year?

I am a senior majoring in Accounting graduating in December. 

Jonathan Jae-an Crisman is an artist and urban scholar whose work considers the intersections between culture, politics, and place. He is an Assistant Professor in Public & Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona College of Humanities. 

What is your major/year?

I am a sophomore at the University of Arizona seeking a BS in Sustainable Built Environments with a minor in Environmental Studies.