North America

Adaptation to Climate Change, a new course for Spring Semester 2013

gmgarfin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:48:55 -0700

Adjunct Professor Julio Betancourt awarded Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research

OALSAS — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:11:05 -0600

The Geological Society of America has honored USGS Senior Scientist and University of Arizona Adjunct Professor Julio Betancourt with the Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research, named after Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Research Professor and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University. Among his many accomplishments, Dr.

SNRE's Dr. Russell Monson wins $2.95 million grant to study monsoon ecology

OALSAS — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:25:18 -0600

UA Awarded $2.95M to Study Monsoon Ecology: Read the full article from UA News

"Funding for the grant, called Processes and Patterns in the North American Monsoon Macrosystem, is for five years and comes with $2.95 million to the UA, $402,000 to New Mexico State University and $281,000 to Utah State University.

UA Wild Cat Center Photo Exhibit and Fundraiser Events

OALSAS — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:14:35 -0600

Lisa Haynes, Coordinator of the UA Wild Cat Center would like to invite you to a beautiful exhibit of photography of the world's wild cats, combined with upcoming fundraising events for the UA Wild Cat Center. They will be showcasing stunning wild cat photographs taken by Fred Hood (www.FelidFoto.com) and Jim Sanderson (www.smallcats.org).

Assistant Adjunct Professor Rafe Sagarin to receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

OALSAS — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:05:58 -0600

Rafe Sagarin, a marine ecologist at the UA's Institute of the Environment and Assistant Adjunct Professor at SNRE has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to help society better understand and respond to security threats such as terrorism, infectious diseases and natural disasters.

A University of Arizona marine ecologist is among the 180 artists, scholars and scientists from the U.S. and Canada to receive a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship Award.

Read the full article from UA News here: http://uanews.org/node/39068

University of Arizona SNRE Faculty, Students and Affiliates Present Research at 2011 George Wright Society Conference on Parks

gmgarfin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:00:31 -0700

SNRE Seminar: Why are treeline bristlecone pine in the Great Basin growing faster than for several millennia?

gmgarfin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:43:00 -0700

Start time: 03/25/2011 - 12:00pm

End time: 03/25/2011 - 1:00pm

Talk Title: Why are treeline bristlecone pine in the Great Basin growing faster than for several millennia?

Date: 3/25/2011

Location: BioSciences East 225

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM

SNRE Seminar: Strengthening Resilience of Transboundary Riparian Corridors

OALSAS — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:46:46 -0700

Start time: 05/06/2011 - 12:00pm

End time: 05/06/2011 - 1:00pm

Title: Strengthening Resilience of Transboundary Riparian Corridors

Date: 5/6/2011
Time: 12:00-1:00
Place: Biological Sciences East 311
Speaker: Chris Scott, Udall Center, SNRE, Geography

SNRE Seminar: “A Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”: the invasive grey squirrel in the UK

OALSAS — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:39:56 -0700

Start time: 04/15/2011 - 12:00pm

End time: 04/15/2011 - 1:00pm

Title: "A Yankee in King Arthur’s Court": the invasive grey squirrel in the UK, a case of disease mediated-competition with the native European red squirrel

Date: 4/15/2011
Time: 12:00-1:00
Place: BSE 225
Speaker: Peter Lurz, University of Newcastle upon Tyne-Centre for Life Sciences Modelling

SNRE Seminar: Transboundary Ecosystem Services Provided by Migratory Bats

OALSAS — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:37:03 -0700

Start time: 04/08/2011 - 12:00pm

End time: 04/08/2011 - 1:00pm

Title: Transboundary Ecosystem Services Provided by Migratory Bats

Date: 4/8/2011
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
Place: Biological Sciences East 225

Speaker: Jon Cline, SNRE
Co-investigators: Laura López Hoffman (UA-SNRE), Rodrigo Medéllin (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum), Jay Diffendorfer (USGS), Darius Semmens (USGS)

Abstract: