News Archive

UA, UNAM Discuss Mining Collaboration
The U.S. and Mexico are "getting a lot more serious" about mining in environmentally sustainable and socially responsible ways, according to UA experts at the launch of the Center for Mexican Studies.
UA Geoscientist Awarded Packard Fellowship
Jessica Tierney, a paleoclimatologist who uses the Earth's history to gain perspective on past and future climate change, will receive a grant of $875,000 over five years to apply to her research.
UA Creates Accessible, Study-Abroad Geosciences Course
The geosciences capstone field course Accessible Earth, the first of its kind, will provide research experience in Orvieto, Italy, for students of all physical abilities.
2 UA Colleges Collaborate to Form Law and Policy Center
A first of its kind in the U.S., the Natural Resource Users Law and Policy Center will provide ranchers, farmers, miners and others with needed legal support.
UA SRP Welcomes 2015-2016 Trainees

Eight multidisciplinary graduate students will participate as UA SRP Training Core Fellows in 2015-2016.

UA SRP Participates in Tohono O’odham Summer Youth Mining Education Days

UA SRP staff and trainees engaged elementary, middle, and high school students on topics related to mining.

New WEST Center to Address Water Issues
The state-of-the-art facility, built by Pima County, will bring together industry, government and experts from the UA to collaborate on research and technology.
TLA Asset Demo Program Readies Inventions
Formerly known as proof of concept, asset demonstration projects begin with a clear scope of work that is divided into milestones, with incremental funding awarded when those milestones are met.
Tech Launch Arizona Wins as Innovator of Year
The UA's commercialization arm is recognized in the academia category at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards, presented by the Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority.
UA SRP Investigators Serve as SOT Metals Specialty Section Officers

Drs. Walt Klimecki and Clark Lantz serve the Society of Toxicology Metals Specialty Section as President and Vice President, respectively.

New WEST Center to Address Water Issues
The state-of-the-art facility, built by Pima County, will bring together industry, government and experts from the UA to collaborate on research and technology.
TLA Asset Demo Program Readies Inventions
Formerly known as proof of concept, asset demonstration projects begin with a clear scope of work that is divided into milestones, with incremental funding awarded when those milestones are met.
Unexpected Wood Source for Chaco Canyon Great Houses
The UA's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research found that Puebloans used materials from two mountain ranges to build some of the largest pre-Columbian structures in North America.
Zero-Waste Challenge: When Red and Blue Became Green
The UA scored a top-three finish in its first Pac-12 Zero-Waste Football Challenge, diverting nearly 12 tons of waste that otherwise would have ended up in a landfill.
Fewer Landslides Than Expected After Nepal Quake
A team of scientists led by UA glaciologist Jeffrey Kargel determined that the situation "could have been far worse," even with a death toll that exceeded 9,000 last April.
Moreno Ramírez Serves on Technical Advisory Committee

In 2015, Denise Moreno Ramírez served on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Technical Advisory Committee to develop a new research agenda to support a “Culture of Health.”

Trainee John Hottenstein Receives Scholarship

UA SRP Training Core Fellow John Hottenstein received a Pistor-Stanley Scholarship for the 2015-2016 school year.

UA SRP Trainee wins Travel Award

Linnea Honeker attended the 2015 Conference of the International Phytotechnology Society as a “PhytoScholar.”

UA SRP’s Collaborative Partnerships Showcased at EPA Community Involvement Conference

Sarah Wilkinson participated in two group presentations highlighting research translation and community engagement collaborations at the 2015 US EPA’s Community Involvement Training Conference.

RTC’s Sarah Wilkinson to Leave UA SRP – We Wish Her Well!

Research Translation Core Leader/Coordinator Dr. Sarah Wilkinson is starting a new position in Los Angeles, CA.

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