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Researchers Study Sweat as an Effective Tool in Healthcare

Feb. 28, 2020

A team of researchers, including faculty J. Ray Runyon, are developing new methods to collect and analyze sweat. These scientists want to better understand how molecular biomarkers in sweat could could provide biological clues to better under cholesterol levels, disease risk and general patient health. 

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Scientists use a pump device to capture sweat from the skin.

Student Spotlight: Picturing the Future for Environmental Education, Jordan Camp (BS '20)

Feb. 26, 2020

No matter your dream job, it takes dedication and perseverance. Jordan Camp (BS Environmental Science ‘20) knows this with his camera in one hand and a soon-to-be diploma in the other. With a love of environmental education and photography, Camp sees his environmental science major as a stepping stone to his aspiring career at the National Park Service.

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Jordan Camp works at the National Park Service

Two Graduate Students Selected as 2020 Impact Leaders

Feb. 25, 2020

Master’s student Alma Anides Morales and doctoral candidate Richelle Lynn Thomas have been selected for a new and prestigious professional development program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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ENVS Graduate Students are 2020 Impact Leaders

Alumni Spotlight: From Arctic Microbes to Law School, Darya Anderson (BS '16) Aims to Change Policy

Feb. 6, 2020

What do bakeapples in Canada have to do with environmental policy? A lot, if you ask alumna Darya Anderson (BS Environmental Science ‘16) .

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Alumna Darya Anderson researched arctic microbes

Student Spotlight: New Opportunities at One of the Oldest Biological Research Stations, Ella Kaufmann (BS '22)

Jan. 27, 2020

Research opens doors for growth and innovation, even at field stations over 100 years old. Ella Kaufman (BS Environmental Science '22) can attest to this with her internship on rangeland management at the Santa Rita Experimental Range just south of Tucson. 

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Ella Kaufman interned in a lab studying rangeland management

Alumni Spotlight: Catie Gullo (BS '15) Works in Environmental Quality

Jan. 15, 2020

Alumna Catherine “Catie” Gullo (BS Environmental Science ‘15) works at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), using skills she learned during her major to improve and protect both the environment and public health in our state.

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ENVS Alumni Catie Gullo now works at ADEQ

Faculty Julie Neilson Spearheads Initiative to Research & Reduce Copper Mining

Jan. 14, 2020

Julie Neilson, associate research professor, leads the Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining, focused on working collaborating with mining companies to reduce copper mine waste and change the way companies think about their operations and best practices.

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Outreach Snapshot: Addressing Environmental Injustice through Co-created Citizen Science

Nov. 22, 2019

Watch the story that examines how one co-created citizen science project wants to better inform communities about environmental health. This video is part of a series showing the people behind the science in our department.

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Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Director of Project Harvest

Field Snapshot: Using Science Policy to Advocate for Clean Water

Nov. 19, 2019

Aj Moses, a doctoral student with Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, wants to be an expert in water issues, from federal and state laws to the microbial make-up of the water in our rain barrels. And with that knowledge, he wants to go into environmental policy to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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Aj Moses is doctoral student interested in advocacy

Field Snapshot: Keeping Preschool Gardens, Playgrounds Safe for Children

Nov. 19, 2019

Iliana Manjón worked at the intersection of environmental analysis, community engagement and human health with Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta as part of the citizen science project, Gardenroots.

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Iliana Manjon