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UArizona is celebrating Women's History Month by highlighting some of the many women on campus working on climate change-related issues in hopes of creating a better future.
The pandemic has forced employers to think about how office spaces can reduce employee stress and enhance well-being, say two UArizona researchers who study how physical spaces affect health.
Ladd Keith, an expert on urban planning and climate change, offers tips for keeping homes cool during a heat wave, and discusses how and why cities across the country are doing more to become heat resilient.
Jonathan Bean says buildings are the No. 1 pathway to achieving the Biden administration's new carbon emissions goals. Bean is training the next generation of architects to make climate-positive buildings the new normal.
A new study makes the case that, even in arid climates, urban farms can help neighborhoods get the nutritious food they need if the farms are irrigated in a sustainable way.
Tech Launch Arizona’s second Student Innovation Challenge has selected five student teams for funding to prototype inventions for commercialization. Twenty-six applications were received in all, and the judging panel awarded a total of approximately $40,000, which was distributed amongst the teams to develop their ideas into prototypes.
A new study examines the challenges faced by "gateway communities" – rural communities adjacent to national parks, forests, rivers and other outdoor recreational amenities.
The house, designed and built by students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, proved to be the "perfect fit" for the student EMS team.
The prediction by professor Arthur C. Nelson undermines the classic "big promise" in homeownership: that a home, after it's paid off, can be sold for a retirement nest egg.
Gary Pivo, a university expert on real estate development, discusses COVID-19's impact on the housing market and what it could mean for prospective buyers or sellers.