RISE Symposia
Started in 2004, the RISE (Research Insights in Semi-Arid Ecosystems) Symposium has pursued the objectives of sharing recent results of scientific research in semiarid environments and encouraging future research and outreach activities, with an emphasis on work conducted at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW) and the University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER).
Access below programs, presentations, and posters for all the RISE Symposia.
The 19th annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium
will be held on the University of Arizona campus
on Saturday 21 October 2023.
Save the Date and Register NOW!
Program
Deadlines and Poster Information
Registrations
Donations to Support the RISE Symposium Program and Student Awards
Please consider making a donation of any amount to support the Symposium Program and Student Poster contest awards (currently $1100 in awards). We no longer have a patron donating funds for the poster awards.
You can donate at this url https://give.uafoundation.org/SantaRita-RISE and this QR code.
Past RISE Symposia Presentations

On Saturday 05 November 2022, seventy-six people attended the 18th Annual RISE Symposium in person. It was the largest audience for the Symposium, and many said the best one so far. Learn more about the last edition of the RISE Symposium!

After a pause of one year due to the Covid pandemic, on Saturday 20 November 2021, 59 people - of which 35 in person and 24 remotely - attended the 17th annual RISE Symposium on the University of Arizona campus. Learn more about this edition of the RISE Symposium!
Download programs, presentations, and posters for the 2004-2021 RISE Symposia and learn more about each edition and poster contest winners!