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A senior in the Human Development & Family Science (HDFS) program, Tenley Higgins thought she knew what she wanted to do after graduation. But after completing a life-changing internship, she realized that her heart – and studies – were pointing her in a different direction.

We all know it’s important to drink water – but how much, and how often? Two professors from the School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness dive into the topic of hydration.

The Biological Research Experience for Teachers Site (BIORETS) is an immersive summer research experience bringing science to life along the Santa Cruz River.

Cotton is a famously thirsty crop, yet Arizona is one of the top U.S. producers. But how does a crop that thrives on water and humidity manage to flourish in one of the driest corners of the U.S.? The answer might surprise you.

Cooperative Extension specialists help ranchers monitor land, control livestock and deal with federal grazing leases.

Cooperative Extension's Arizona Meteorological Network, an array of weather stations stretching across the southern half of Arizona, captures data valuable to agriculture, public safety and urban planners, and even contributes to the weather app on your phone.

The Community Research, Evaluation and Development (CRED) team shows their interns how program evaluation supports community organizations across Arizona.

What can the varied behaviors of wildlife reveal about the relationship between human civilization and the animal kingdom?

So much of our work in CALES, Cooperative Extension and Arizona Experiment Station is grounded in the University of Arizona's land-grant mission. In a guest column for the Arizona Farm Bureau, President Garimella reaffirms our commitment to delivering on our promise.

Michael Kotutwa Johnson leads a project at the University of Arizona Campus Agricultural Center that involves low-cost irrigation trials, nutritional analysis of traditional crops and the development of databases to capture the science of Indigenous agricultural systems.