New Project Dedicated at Tech Park Solar Zone
May 15, 2012 | Arizona Daily Star
A 38.5-acre photovoltaic array is the latest addition to the Solar Zone technology demonstration area at the UA Science and Technology Park. The project is expected to displace more than 7,700 metric tons of carbon dioxide and provide power for about 1,000 homes.
Experiments Underestimate Climate Change Impacts to Plants
May 15, 2012 | USGS
Most field experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future, according to data from a major new archive of historical observations assembled and analyzed with the help of the UA-based USA-National Phenology Network.
Citizens Have Contributed One Million Observations to Top Nature Database
May 15, 2012 | USGS
The USA National Phenology Network, based at the UA, hit a major milestone in May when a citizen scientist logged NPN's one millionth nature observation.
UA Climate Action Plan Sets Goals to Cut Emissions
May 14, 2012 | UANews
The UA Office of Sustainability has completed a climate action plan to track the UA's greenhouse gas emissions and provide concrete solutions to reduce them. Many efforts already are under way, with some involving faculty and students using the campus as a living lab...
Lessons In Counterterrorism from the Octopus
May 13, 2012 | NPR
UA researcher Rafe Sagarin discusses his new book, Learning from the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disaters, and Disease.