UA Conference to Focus on Closing Water Supply Gap in Arizona April 4, 2014 By the year 2060, water demand in Arizona may exceed renewable supplies by a margin that could grow to 1 million acre-feet. The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) – a unit within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Read more
Prescott's' Tri-City Prep Wins 2014 Arizona Envirothon March 28, 2014 Nine teams of high school students from around the state tested their environmental field skills March 21-22 at the University of Arizona’s research farm, the Maricopa Agricultural Center in the Town of Maricopa. Read more
Town of Gilbert Recognizes the Value of the UA’s Statewide Water Education Program March 14, 2014 Gilbert Council Member Jenn Daniels lauded the Town of Gilbert Water Conservation department at last week’s Town Council meeting. “Today, 800 fourth graders were taught about water and water conservation. It was a tremendous volunteer effort.” Daniels also attended the Water Festival and personally thanked volunteers. Read more
UA’s Water RAPIDS Program Creates Collaborative “Atlas” to Address Water Scarcity in the Upper Gila River March 5, 2014 The Water RAPIDS (Research And Planning Innovations for Dryland Systems) program at the University of Arizona is helping the water-stressed Upper Gila Watershed of southeastern Arizona plan for a sustainable future water supply. Read more
SWES Master’s Student Published in Nature Scientific Reports Feb. 26, 2014 Valerisa Joe, a Master’s Student in the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Studies (SWES) working with WRRC Associate Director Jean McLain, is a co-author on a paper recently published in Nature Scientific Reports. Read more Image
Arizona Project WET Implements SWAP Program at Booth-Fickett School Jan. 30, 2014 Booth-Fickett Science and Math Magnet School in Tucson is doing what no school has done before: It will implement Arizona Project WET’s School Water Audit Program (SWAP) by activating students at all grade levels. Read more
C2E Program Awarded $152,000 Grant from Walton Family Foundation Dec. 18, 2013 TUCSON, Ariz. (Dec. 18, 2013) – The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) has received a one-year grant of $152,568 from the Walton Family Foundation to support continued development of the innovative Conserve to Enhance (C2E) program originally developed at the WRRC and piloted in Tucson, Ariz. Read more Image
Nina Mason Pulliam Trust Awards Arizona Project WET $150,000 Grant Dec. 13, 2013 Arizona Project WET (APW) was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to support the Water Investigations Program (WIP) in the Phoenix Valley. Read more Image
WRRC Assoc. Director Jean McLain Featured on WCHE Radio (Tampa, Fla.) Nov. 15, 2013 WRRC Associate Director Dr. Jean McLain recently spoke with WCHE Radio in Tampa, Fla. about her presentation at the Nov. 5 annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America and the Soil Science Society International. Dr. McLain discussed her presentation Read more Image
Water RAPIDS Program Hiring Graduate Research Assistant for 2014 Nov. 14, 2013 Compile and analyze data using GIS and other appropriate methods Assist in the design and implementation of stakeholder engagement processes Assist in the development and analysis of planning scenarios using GIS and other appropriate methods Read more Image
