Upcoming Events
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Carson Scholars Lightning Talks – Part I: Picture the Invisible
5:00 – 7:00 PM ENR2 S107 and Courtyard
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MAPUZGUN: Indigenous Land Reclamation and Language Revitalization in Wall Mapu (Chile)
3:00 – 4:30 PM ENR2 S210
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WRRC Special Event: Impressions and Takeaways from the UN 2023 Water Conference.
4:00 – 5:00PM On Zoom
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Meeting: Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
5:00 – 6:30 PM ENR2 S210
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Creating a Resilient Future: Strategic Plan In Action with Arizona Institute for Resilience
10:30 – 11:45 AM ENR2 S107
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WRRC Seminar: Harnessing Geophysical Imaging to Recharge California’s Groundwater
12:00 – 1:15 PM ENR2 S107
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Carson Scholars Lightning Talks – Part II: Science at Scale
5:00 – 7:00 PM ENR2 S107 and Courtyard
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Tumamoc Desert Laboratory Lecture: Indigenous Ingenuity – What Can We Learn?
6:00 – 7:00 PM Tumamoc Hill Boathouse
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ENViSion: 2023 EarthWeek symposium
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM ENR2
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Science Café: Dr. Ramirez-Andreotta
4:30 – 6:00 PM Quincy Douglas Library
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Confluencenter Fronteridades Lecture: Stories of Migration presenting Dr. Irasema Coronado
5:30 – 7:30 PM ENR2
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Southwest Center Series: The Altar Valley Conservation Alliance – Collaborative Conservation in a Polarized West
12:00 – 1:00 PM On Zoom
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Marginalized Edge Effect: Ecology, Urban Waterfront and Landscapes Lecture
12:00 – 12:50 PM CAPLA West and Zoom
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Many moai sit, in various stages of completion, in a quarry near Rano Raraku, the lake that dried up in the last two years where the newest statue was found.
(Terry Hunt/School of Anthropology)
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UArizona expert among first to see Easter Island's recently discovered statue
By Kyle Mittan, University Communications | March 13, 2023
University of Arizona archaeologist Terry Hunt, a leading expert on the island natively known as Rapa Nui, arrived a day after islanders discovered a previously unknown statue. It's the latest chapter in the isolated island's long story of sustainability against the odds. Read more>> |
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Register for AJELP Spring Symposium on Indigenous Land Stewardship
AJELP’s Spring Symposium brings together a diverse array of leaders from tribal communities, academia, the public sector, and advocacy organizations to discuss current efforts within the field of Indigenous land stewardship and its intersections with domestic and international law and policy. Register now >> |
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AIR-Udall Center Fellows Program Track
The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and the Arizona Institute for Resilience are pleased to announce a resumption of the environmental-policy track of the Udall Center Fellows Program. For the 2023-24 academic year, AIR will fund up to two fellowships. The fellowships will provide stipends for teaching releases for one semester. This resumes a long tradition begun in 1995 with the predecessors of AIR, in which 24 fellows have been supported from 20 departments and centers in six colleges. Details are available here. |
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Apply Now for the 2023-24 SW CASC NRWD Fellowship
The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Natural Resource Workforce Development Fellowship is now recruiting for the 2023-2024 cohort! The 2023-2024 NRWD Fellowship will consider that there is growing consensus among the scientific community that aridity will continue to increase because of increasing air temperature, even if precipitation inputs remain the same. Despite these dire warnings, how well do the public and resource managers understand the increasing aridity phenomenon in contributing to the megadrought in the Southwest U.S.? Learn more and apply >> |
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Arizona Environment Program Coordinator
AIR is seeking a Program Coordinator for its new Arizona Environment program. Arizona Environment aims to elevate UArizona environmental resources and opportunities. Learn more >> |
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Arizona Resilience Grants
The Arizona Institute for Resilience is offering 12-month grants for activities that advance the Institute's mission of supporting interdisciplinary and collaborative research, including with off-campus partners, to develop practical, applied solutions that further resilience in our natural and human communities. Application and full details >> |
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Associate Director, AIR
AIR seeks an organized, motivated, people-oriented individual to provide essential research coordination, personnel management, and oversight of operational and communication functions for the Institute. The Associate Director will work closely with and under the supervision of the AIR director, participate in AIR executive leadership, and will supervise the operations staff. The Associate Director will have the opportunity to learn about the diverse, impactful research happening at UArizona and will be in a position to help researchers advance their work. Learn more and apply >> |
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Award for Excellence in Resilience Research for Global Development Challenges
Researchers at the University of Arizona are advancing innovative theories, methods, and insights that have central importance to pressing development challenges. This award recognizes the thought leadership at the UAz by honoring the work of three outstanding researchers who are contributing to the field of resilience, as demonstrated by the production of impactful published work. One award will be offered each to: a faculty member or researcher, early career researcher, and a graduate student researcher. Learn more >> |
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Call for Nominations: Diversity and Inclusion Awards
The ALVSCE DEI Council are now accepting nominations for the Shirley O’Brien Diversity & Inclusion Awards. All faculty and staff in ALVSCE are eligible for nomination. Nominations are due by noon on April 24, 2023. |
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Community Engagement Postdoctoral Researcher
The Udall Center at the University of Arizona is in search of a Community Engagement Postdoctoral Research Associate. Learn more. |
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Confluencenter Fronteridades Fellowships Available
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Dream to Design Program Coordinator
The UArizona Societal Impact office is seeking one Project Coordinator for the Moving from Dreams to Design: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Engage Southern Arizona Indigenous Communities in Reimagining Computer Science Education and Workforce Development Pathways program. Learn more. |
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Graduate Student Internship with TANGO International
Resilience Internships and Student Experiences (RISE) is funding an exciting internship opportunity for graduate students with Technical Assistance to NGOs (TANGO) International! The Junior Research Associate intern will support evaluations, assessments, policy papers, and more for existing projects. They will gain skills in evaluation management including criteria, standards, interviews, and analysis. Learn more and apply here. |
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Postdoctoral Associate, WEST Center and Yuma
The Water and Energy Sustainable Technology Center, in collaboration with the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, is seeking a new scientist. |
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SW CASC Student Position
The Southwest Fire and Climate Adaptation Partnership and the Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox are hiring one student intern to write case studies about fire and climate adaptation in the Southwest. The student intern will focus on writing case studies that will be shared through CCAST’s online library of case studies. Details here >> |
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Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Analyst
The WRRC is currently hiring for the position of Research Analyst for its Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP). This newly created position will involve project research focused on investigating the socio-economic dimensions of transboundary aquifers in the US and Mexico and the impact of contrasting modes of governance in shared groundwater resources, writing journal articles and reports, giving presentations, and identifying opportunities for collaboration with partners. Learn more and apply >> |
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WaterWRLD Internship Program
WaterWRLD (Water as a platform for Workforce Readiness and Leadership Development) provides UArizona students with real-world work experience and community engagement opportunities, all while earning school credit and a paid stipend. Learn more and apply >> |
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Did you know...?
March 22 was World Water Day – learn about Tucson's history with water!
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More Environment Newsletters
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Sign up today for the Green Growth Network monthly newsletter for student engagement and funding opportunities! |
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Looking for more eco-reads? More about the environmental science of the Southwest? Sign up for the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center's monthly newsletter, EcoClimate News SW! |
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Read about the Indigenous Resilience Center's work to co-design environmental solutions with tribal communities.
Subscribe to the IRes Newsletter. |
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Land Acknowledgement
Our Institute at the University of Arizona resides on the ancestral homelands of the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui/Yoeme peoples, whose relationships with this land continue to this day. We offer gratitude to the land and the people who have stewarded it for generations, and commit to sustaining relationships that recognize and acknowledge the cultures and histories that make up our community.
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