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From First Female Faculty to First 'Woman of Impact'

Aug. 18, 2022

Environmental Science professor Raina Maier recognized in inaugural class of 30 'Women of Impact'

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Headshot of Raina Maier, environmental science professor at the University of Arizona

Karletta Chief Receives Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award

May 10, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Karletta Chief on receiving the University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award for 2021!

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Dr. Karletta Chief

Student Spotlight - Graduation: Becoming Interdisciplinary, Mariah Victoria Cathey (BS`21)

April 30, 2021

Exploring the interdisciplinary facets of environmental science, Mariah Victoria Cathey (BS`21) wants to put her experience as an ENVS student to work in the clean beauty industry.

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Mariah Victoria Cathey

Student Spotlight: STEM is Her Jam, Nyah Maria Torres (BS '22)

March 29, 2021

Inspired by her experience in the STEM fields, Nyah Maria Torres (BS Environmental Science '22) wants to solve complex environmental issues.

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Nyah Maria Toress

Student Spotlight: Centering Community in Research, Jaden Iñiguez (BS ‘21)

Jan. 27, 2021

Researching if native desert plant species growing in storm water drainage basins are dangerous for human consumption, Jaden Iñiguez (BS Environmental Science ‘21) is on her way to creating solutions to protect both our earth and our communities.

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Jaden Iñiguez

Field Snapshot: Cultivating the Memory of Soil

Jan. 15, 2021

Doctoral candidate María Touceda-Suárez collaborates with a local living agricultural museum, Mission Garden, to better understand how land use impacts microbial communities.

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Sampling soil in Mission Garden

Student Spotlight: Stationed Abroad and Eager for Environmental Change, Monicka Raybon (BS ‘22)

Jan. 5, 2021

Inspired by her international travels in the military and exposure to environmental issues, Monicka LaShawn Raybon (BS Environmental Science’ 22) is pursuing her online environmental degree while stationed abroad in England.

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Online student studying while abroad in the military

Student Spotlight: Studying Carbon Sequestration on the Navajo Nation, Samantha Yazzie (BS ’20)

Dec. 15, 2020

As a first-generation college student and Diné (Navajo), Samantha Yazzie (BS Environmental Science '20) decided on an environmental science degree because she didn’t want her young family members growing up in a polluted world. Her independent study project investigates the potential of carbon sequestration, the capturing and storing of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change, on the Navajo Nation.

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Environmental science major in front of Old Main

ENVS Faculty Honored by American Geophysical Union

Dec. 10, 2020

For her pioneering engagement and partnership with Indigenous communities leading to transformative outcomes, hydrologist and faculty Karletta Chief (Diné) will be one of 36 American Geophysical Union honorees this year, receiving the AGU Ambassador Award and a conferred fellowship.

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Karletta Chief sampling

PhD Student Investigates Legacy of Mining on Plants

Dec. 9, 2020

Doctoral candidate Richelle Thomas leads a study where she combines a Westernized laboratory-based approach with Indigenous perspectives to look at the effects of arsenic and uranium on traditional medicinal plants.

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Richelle Thomas investigates the legacy of uranium mining on traditional medicinal plants