Recently hired, Pearce Paul Creasman the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research collections curator, prepares for the challenge of organizing more than 100 years worth of tree-ring collections.
News
Environmental variability and global change are discussed more and more frequently in news articles and programs as the general public becomes increasingly aware of the rapid environmental transformations taking place around the world. The Institute of the Environment produces general interest articles about current UA research relevant to the environment, spotlights that chronicle the work of ISPE faculty, and other articles, including a series on drought in the Southwest. The most recent articles are listed below. Older articles and links to UA News press releases also are available in the News Archive.
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November 18, 2009
NPR
Malcolm Hughes, a professor of dendrochronology at the University of Arizona's Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research, offers his insight on the recent increase of ancient bristlecone pine trees found in certain parts of California and Nevada.
November 17, 2009
The New York Times
Famed UA astronomer Roger Angel is setting his sight on low-cost methods of generating solar energy.
November 13, 2009
Institute of the Environment
Julie Cole has received a $400,603 National Science Foundation grant to study patterns of Holocene drought using new cave records from the southwestern U.S. Cole and her research team are sampling stalagmites and analyzing cave drip water to develop a clear picture of whether past megadroughts are a regular feature of climate in the region, and to link these droughts to potential causes.
November 2, 2009
Arizona Republic
Sharon Megdal, director of the UA's Water Resources Research Center, says the cost of treating and delivering water to Arizona communities is likely to increase in the coming years.
October 30, 2009
UA News
Scary-looking giant water bugs are models of fatherhood and important in our world. Christine Goforth, a doctoral student in the department of entomology, will present a talk titled "Monsters of the Deep: The Life and Times of Giant Water Bugs" at Biosphere 2 at 2 p.m. Saturday.
October 29, 2009
UA News
Some semiconductor facilities have been known to use the same amount of water as small towns. In response to this problem, UA Regents' Professor Farhang Shadman and his colleagues have developed and sent to market a device that enables facilities to reduce the amount of water used in semiconductor fabrication.
October 28, 2009
UA News
Thomas Sheridan, a research anthropologist at the Southwest Center and an IoE affiliate, is among three faculty members in the UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to be named 2009 Magellan Circle Earl H. Carroll Fellows – one of the highest honors the college gives to its faculty.
October 28, 2009
UA News
Work at the UA's Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing is leading to to advancements in reducing water and energy consumption.
October 28, 2009
UA News
The new Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources is charged with making the process of extracting copper more sustainable and energy efficient.
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