University of Arizona Institute of the Environment Annual Report

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Staff

DIRECTORS Diana Liverman, Ph.D., Co-director Jonathan Overpeck, Ph.D., Co-director Ardeth Barnhart, M.P.A., Program Director, UA Renewable Energy Network James Buizer, M.M.A., Deputy Director for Climate Adaptation and International Development Daniel Ferguson, Ph.D., Program Director, Climate Assessment for the Southwest Gregg Garfin, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Science Translation and Outreach Katherine Jacobs, M.L.A., Director, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions Anna Spitz, Ph.D., Program Director, Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice Betsy Woodhouse, Ph.D., Deputy Director

DEVELOPMENT

Jeffrey Fischer-Smith, B.A., Director of Development

OPERATIONS

Christina Gargus, B.A., Program Coordinator, Senior Maggie Heard, B.S., Administrative Assistant

Zack Guido, Ph.D., Program Manager and Research Scientist, International Research and Application Program Sarah LeRoy, M.S., Research Assistant Chad Marchand, M.P.A., Project Coordinator, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions Ben McMahan, Ph.D., Research, Outreach and Assessment Specialist, Climate Assessment for the Southwest Alison Meadow, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions Gigi Owen, Ph.D. student, Assistant Staff Scientist, Climate Assessment for the Southwest Nancy Petersen, M.S., Project Coordinator, Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice Linda Samuels, Ph.D., Director, Sustainable City Project Lara Schmit, M.A., Program Manager, Southwest Climate Science Center

COMMUNICATIONS David Archuleta, B.A., Web Developer

Anh Le, M.M.F., Research Analyst

Andrea Brooks, B.A. and B.S., Senior Graphic Designer

Claudia Trevino, B.S., Accounting Associate

Angie Brown, B.A., Project and Events Coordinator

PROJECT/PROGRAM STAFF

Mary Black, M.S., M.L.S., Adaptation Program Manager, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions Julie Brugger, Ph.D., Research Scientist Anita Govert, Grants and Contract Coordinator, Southwest Climate Science Center

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Stephanie Doster, M.A., Editor and Communications Manager Eric Magrane, Ph.D. student, Research Assistant John Moore, Web Designer/Developer IE would like to thank student writers Paulina Jenney and Shahrazad Encinias for their valuable contributions to this annual report, and Kimi Eisele for her work highlighting IE’s partnership with the Department of Defense. We also extend our thanks to Fredrick Thomas, the mastermind behind IE’s new and improved website.


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PUBLICATIONS

7min
pages 43-46

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

1min
page 41

NEW BUILDING, NEW LOOK

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IE STAFF

1min
page 42

BUILDING COMES ALIVE WITH INLAYS

2min
pages 38-39

CARSON SCHOLARS

7min
pages 27-30

HOOKED ON FISHING CAT CONSERVATION

2min
page 31

IN MEMORIAM: RAFE SAGARIN

1min
page 32

WELCOME TO THE UA’S NEW ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 2 BUILDING

2min
pages 36-37

MEET MOLITA YAZZIE THE FIRST HAURY NATIVE AMERICAN/ FIRST NATIONS OXFORD SCHOLAR

1min
page 26

SUSTAINABLE SLUG IS ALL ABOUT FUN AND FUNCTIONALITY

2min
page 35

UNITED UA RESEARCHERS BATTLE GERMS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH

2min
page 34

SEEKING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR SOCIETY

1min
page 33

FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND URGES PEOPLE-CENTERED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

2min
page 25

TRAINING A NEW KIND OF CLIMATE SCIENTIST

1min
page 20

STUDYING RESILIENCE IN SOUTHWESTERN FORESTS

2min
page 21

A FRAMEWORK FOR STEWARDSHIP: IDENTIFYING LANDS WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUES

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page 19

UA INVENTION SLOWS WATER EVAPORATION, GENERATES ENERGY

1min
page 18

UA-HAURY PARTNERSHIP FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, AND SOUTHWEST

1min
page 24

PLAYGROUND GAMES– NETWORKING FOR A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS TUCSON

2min
page 23

NAVIGATING ROUGH WATER

2min
page 22

WEBSITE SHINES LIGHT ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES

2min
page 17

A SPLASH OF CLIMATE INFORMATION WITH THAT COFFEE

2min
page 12

HELPING VULNERABLE SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITIES ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

2min
page 11

ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE RISK AND ADAPTABILITY ON DOD FACILITIES

2min
page 13

CLIMAS FELLOWS

2min
page 10

HELPING WESTERN CITIES BOUNCE BACK FROM CLIMATE EXTREMES

3min
page 16

UA POLL: ARIZONANS CONCERNED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING

2min
page 15

TACKLING THE GROWING DROUGHT CHALLENGE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND BEYOND

1min
page 14

MINDING THE CLIMATE GAP

2min
page 9
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