Halloween season is finally here! If you've been pondering your choice of costume or decor, this year we’re inviting you to be mindful of our environmental footprint and explore sustainable alternatives.

Assistant Professor of Geography Beth Tellman is one of eight Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy Fellows this year. In this Q&A, Tellman talks about strengthening flood resilience and community rebuilding, using data to address injustices in flood mitigation infrastructure, and promoting a justice-centered approach to environmental challenges.

Shannon Taylor, White Mountain Apache and Navajo, is a junior studying Geographic Information Systems Technology. In this Q&A, she discusses how she hopes to apply Traditional Ecological Knowledge along with GIS and cartography to help with Native American communities' conservation efforts, historic preservation, land management and other tribal environmental issues.

Studying a lizard species in 18 mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona, researchers found 70 years' worth of climate-related extinction occurred in only seven years.