As an architect, Nader Chalfoun is naturally interested in buildings. But it’s the spaces around and between them that intrigue him.
News Archive - 2007
October 26, 2007
Institute of the Environment
In the wake of the news regarding the catastrophic Southern California fires and the CBS News 60 Minutes feature entitled “The Age Of Mega-Fires,” which aired Sunday, October 21, 2007, we have received many requests for information regarding the connection between global warming and the ongoing California fires. In this fact sheet, we set forth our best understanding.
October 9, 2007
Institute of the Environment
An interdisciplinary team of University of Arizona researchers has received a three-year, $539,000 National Science Foundation grant to buy two tandem mass spectrometers that will be used to study and monitor water quality in Arizona groundwater, rivers, and streams.
September 27, 2007
Institute of the Environment
Among his many research projects, Don Falk is out to temper wildfire severity by identifying the best forest treatment plans and options, from thinning by backhoe to burning by prescribed fire to opting for the unthinkable: letting natural fire work its wonders.
September 27, 2007
Institute of the Environment
The Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) at The University of Arizona is poised to bolster its contributions to resource management and the understanding of climate variability thanks to an agreement that makes it easier for the project to collaborate with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), a key player in water sustainability issues in the region.
September 25, 2007
Institute of the Environment
The Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) project at The University of Arizona has received a $4.2 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for multi-pronged research that aims to improve society’s resilience to the effects of climate change and variability.
August 31, 2007
Institute of the Environment
Wildfires burning in Greece since August 24 have ravaged communities and olive groves, claimed at least sixty-four lives, and sparked outrage among Greeks over their government’s handling of the country’s worst conflagrations in decades.
August 3, 2007
Institute of the Environment
An assistant professor of atmospheric sciences at The University of Arizona, Christopher Castro has produced a framework for understanding the onset of the monsoon from year to year.
August 2, 2007
Institute of the Environment
Biosphere 2 in Oracle is home to the future interdisciplinary research of University of Arizona scientists tackling questions about global climate change and how water works on Earth.
July 12, 2007
Institute of the Environment
University of Arizona Agricultural and Resource Economics Professor George Frisvold is tackling buffelgrass on a large scale.