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🔥Extreme heat preparedness makes a world of difference!🌎 🏜️In the second annual Southern Arizona Heat Summit, Tucson City Mayor Regina Romero, UC’s Ladd Keith, Pima County Public Health Director Theresa Cullen and many others convened to plan for the upcoming extreme heat season. “It’s no accident that Tucson is a leader in… heat resilience,” said Mayor Regina Romero at the 2025 Summit. 🇺🇳Beyond helping the city and state protect citizens from rising temperatures, Keith’s contributions to heat resilience research have made an international impact! 🔗Read more about the Summit and the U of A’s growing influence in global heat resilience!⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gD2T5zxd

⏳The global water crisis is a product of how nations interact with this borderless resource…and how they interact with each other.⌛ 🇺🇳 UC Research Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Varady contributed to this paper in the journal Water International examining the outcomes of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.🌐 See the authors’ recommendations and learn about where we stand in terms of addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 – to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. 🔗Link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dPkfkDpi . . . . 📸: Srimanta Ray: “Water Crises,” Gandacherra (2023) – U of A Water Resources Research Center Photo Contest

🌌 How we learned that the Milky Way was just one of many “island universes…” Join the @University of Arizona School of Astronomy & Steward Observatory’s Prof. Chris Impey  as he recounts Edwin Hubble’s journey through the cosmos in The Conversation U.S.! 🔭 Years before Hubble’s discoveries, astronomers assumed the entire universe was contained in the Milky Way galaxy. Aided by a framework built over centuries of telescopic innovations and astronomic contributions by many, Hubble found that, indeed, the lonesome Milky Way galaxy was not alone! 👾👾 🛰️ Thanks to Hubble’s contributions, with help from people like Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who calculated the positions and brightness of thousands of stars, astronomers have since realized that the universe is MUCH larger than initially believed. 🔗 Full story at the link below! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/daHTMdSc

🗣️ Registration for NNI’S 2025 Emerging Leaders Seminar in Tucson is NOW OPEN!🌿 The majority of elected officials in Tribal governments have been forced to learn what to do (and what NOT to do) on the job – but not any more! NNI’s Emerging Leaders Seminar is a two-day training session designed to help new, veteran, and aspiring Tribal leaders learn the ins-and-outs of governance, as well as the expectations for various official roles. Led by NNI’s Indigenous governance experts and experienced Tribal leaders, topics covered include: ⚈ Why are some Native nations more successful than others? ⚈ What do Tribal leaders wish they knew before taking office? ⚈ What are the typical duties of a governing official? ⚈ What are the most pressing issues you face as a Tribal leader? Save $100 when you sign up by June 2nd! 🔗🔗See this year’s lineup of speakers and find a link to save your seat here: https://lnkd.in/gn6cjSFm

🎉Congratulations to UC’s Dr. Adrienne Brown for her mentorship award!🏆 📚The University of Arizona Research, Innovation & Impact team recognized Dr. Brown for her work and participation in a tiered mentorship system at Lauffer Middle School in the Sunnyside School District!🏫 In this project, led by UC Assistant Research Professor Adriana Zuniga-Teran, local middle schoolers were taught how to participate in STEM research through hands-on activities and lessons.🧮 But rather than getting answers and advice directly from boring adults, information was transferred through a tiered mentoring system! Faculty Investigators 👉 Graduate Student 👉 Undergraduate Student 👉 High-schooler 👉 Middle-schooler ✅The benefits of such a system have proven effective in student engagement and interest in STEM related activities, improved confidence in students’ ability to overcome obstacles, and community building! 🔗Learn more about this project in our 2023 news story – link below!⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gPZjTb4n This project is supported by the voter-approved Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF). The U of A reinvests TRIF funding into projects that will spur research, technological innovation, and workforce development that benefit the people of Arizona. #poweredbytrif

👉 How does this sound? - Increased public participation. - Streamlining the communication process between agencies and citizens. - Getting more people engaged in observing their natural and built environments. - Building trust between agencies and the public. ✅ Well, UC’s Andrea Gerlak et al. have produced a study affirming benefits and recognizing constraints of current Geospatial Online Participation Tool (geo-OPT) implementation! Geo-OPTs help provide agencies with spatially explicit information by public volunteers. 🌍 🧑🔬 Citizen scientists utilizing this tech may communicate with agencies directly, and with each other, sharing and updating data quickly! 🔗 Discover what they uncovered at the link below! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gk6Vp4JB

🤯 More than 90 percent of JIT 2025 participants identified as Indigenous! “Our team is thrilled to have concluded another successful Indigenous governance education event during January in Tucson! We appreciate the many participants who came to Tucson from all over the world, and look forward to seeing the work they will do in their home communities to put education into action!”  - Torivio Fodder (Taos Pueblo, Cherokee), Manager, Indigenous Governance Program, Native Nations Institute Quick facts: 11 courses 82 students 60 Native nations represented 167 credits earned 🛠️ We’re already hard at work preparing for next year’s event! ⚙️ Sign up for our newsletter today to stay up to date on JIT 2026 as details become available! 🔗 Link below!!⬇️ UC Link: https://lnkd.in/gzGBC7N2

🌵 It was a warm welcome for the U of A’s new Heat Resilience Initiative! ♨️ Community members and representatives from departments across the U of A joined the Arizona Institute for Resilience, @uazenvironment and the Udall Center in welcoming Prof. Ladd Keith and his research team to their new digs at 1st St. and Tyndall Ave. 🏡 🥳We’re so excited to have you in the neighborhood and look forward to seeing your incredible field-leading research continue in your new HQ! 🪅Congrats!🎉 This project is supported by the voter-approved Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF). The U of A reinvests TRIF funding into projects that will spur research, technological innovation, and workforce development that benefit the people of Arizona. #poweredbytrif

Join us on Tuesday, Feb 18th as we kick of the RII Distinguished Lecture Series! On Tuesday, February 18th at 9 AM, the University of Arizona Research, Innovation & Impact DLS will feature Dr. Edward I. Moses, CEO of Longview Fusion Energy Systems. Dr. Moses will discuss laser-driven fusion energy and its potential to revolutionize sustainable power production, tackle climate challenges, and secure global leadership. Learn about fusion breakthroughs, the road to commercialization, and how this technology could shape our future. Let’s turn knowledge into action. RSVP today at the link below! https://lnkd.in/e_4rAsJ9

🌎The UC’s Environmental Policy Program is working to build a more sustainable world for us all. EPP researchers work with dozens of collaborators at the U of A, the border region, around the U.S., and beyond to tackle society’s grand challenges related to water resources, migratory species conservation, green stormwater infrastructure, energy production, and more! Learn more about the Programs and Projects of the UC here: https://lnkd.in/gud4Yf8Q