News and Events

By Rebecca Ruiz-McGill, University Communications,March 29, 2012

Four UA faculty members have been recognized for their outstanding achievements in teaching: including SWES faculty Thomas Wilson. more>

 

Kartchner Caverns: A Living Microbe Laboratory (Raina Maier)
By Shelley Littin, NASA Space Grant intern, University Communications, May 17, 2011
In the first extensive genetic survey of microbes living in Kartchner Caverns, UA doctoral candidate Marian Ortiz has shown that some of the cave-dwelling microbes may have anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties. more >

Class Offering Practical Water Harvesting Experience (Jim Riley)
By Alan Fischer February 24, 2010
Learning about sustainability goes outside classroom activities for some University of Arizona students.
On a recent Saturday morning students from the Soil, Water and Environmental Science (SWES) 454 class could be found working out at the new Campus Recreation Center. Not working out in the sense of exercising indoors, but working outdoors moving rocks and shoveling and spreading gravel to make rainwater harvesting more efficient at the site on East Sixth Street. more >

Prep Students Learn About Water Usage Through UA Project (Jim Riley)
By Jeff Harrison, University Communications, May 17, 2011
Sixth graders at Gridley Middle School "immersed" themselves in an audit of their school's water use. The students participated in a curriculum designed by the UA's Arizona Project WET.
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Local Media

Raina Maier is interviewed by KVOA tv. Posted 2:40 AM 7/7/2011 : News 4 investigates toxic water in Tucson
As scarce as water is here in our desert, some of what we do have is harmful, even toxic.That's due to arsenic that gets into the soil, and seeps into the groundwater naturally, through rocks, and through the powdery residue left by some mining operations.
http://www.kvoa.com/videos/investigators-toxic-water/

SWES Research on YouTube --UofAZCALS's Channel

Charles Gerba Apr 9, 2009 Finding efficient, cost effective ways to purify water is the goal of specialists at The University of Arizonas Environmental Research Lab. Researchers are developing and assessing water disinfection systems that help to remove microbes from drinking water. These water treatment units are designed for use by the military, campers and countries where thousands of people die each year from drinking unsafe water View >

Other News

Kathy Jacobs was elected to serve as a member of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Board of Trustees. To see the full article go to the The Institute of the Environment website page http://www.environment.arizona.edu/news/jacobs_ucar