Events & News

In the News

Aug 19, 2025

The scholarly, peer-reviewed manuscripts listed below have been published in scientific journals. UA is currently preparing a press release on Project Harvest research and community science efforts.

Sep 16, 2023

Project Harvest next steps!

Sep 16, 2023

Now that our students have graduated and the work has gone through the rigorous peer review process, the Project Harvest website results pages will be available to all!!

Sep 16, 2023

Based on your efforts in Project Harvest, we have created a set of micro-credentials to acknowledge your training and contribution.

Jul 29, 2021

Project Harvest proudly announces a dissertation defense by Kunal Palawat

Jul 26, 2021

Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta and Miriam Jones will be speaking about Project Harvest at the Gila County Garden and Country Extension Webinar Series. 

Jul 21, 2021
The California Academy of Sciences is celebrating the contributions of LGBTQ+ women and gender minorities of color working in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine).
Jul 01, 2021

Our very own Norma Villagomez-Marquez was interviewed by Stormwater Solutions regarding PFAS in rain. You may remember collecting samples in the small tubes in Year 3 of Project Harvest to test for PFAS!

May 26, 2021

Kunal Palawat, and Dr. Ramírez-Andreotta present data to the Hayden-Winkelman School Board.

May 13, 2021

Lisa Ochoa, Kunal Palawat, and Dr. Ramírez-Andreotta present local data to Hayden-Winkelman high school and junior high students and teachers.

May 06, 2021

Norma is a PhD student pursuing a degree in Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences.

Apr 21, 2021

This time, we start out online! We invite ALL Project Harvest participants to attend one or both data sharing events online. Once it is safe we do hope to host in-person events.

Mar 31, 2021

Arthur Moses, AKA "AJ", is a PhD student pursuing a degree in Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences.

Nov 06, 2020

November 12-13th is the third annual Cobre Valley Water Forum.

Nov 02, 2020

Our very own Imelda Cortez was interviewed for Latino Verde, a World Voices Media project aiming to share the stories of Latinx leadership in the environment.

Oct 16, 2020

October 25th-30th is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Our partner, Sonora Environmental Research Institute (SERI), is hosting a series of webinars in conjunction with the City of Tucson and El Rio Hea

Sep 10, 2020
Let's continue to care for our communities

Hello Project Harvest Participant,

Jun 16, 2020

Project Harvest was featured on Yale Climate Connections, a radio program based out of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, that spotlights people and organizations taking action on climate change.

Jun 02, 2020
Hello Project Harvest Participant,
 
We want to check in with you and provide an update on the First Monsoon sampling.
 
The safety of you, the Promotora
Apr 13, 2020

Hello Project Harvest Participants,

We hope you and your family are safe and healthy. We are checking in with you and providing some important updates.

 

Jan 30, 2020

Project Harvest's Ripple Effect was featured in Copper Area!

Jan 29, 2020

Watch Jesus Solis's video feature in Landmark Stories.

Jan 01, 2020

PhD student AJ Moses was selected for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Capitol Hill Scholars Program. UCAR board of trustees members host six students in Washington D.C. There, AJ wil

Dec 18, 2019

Kunal is creating a Project Harvest Cookbook for their CLIMAS project. The cookbook will be a book of recipes and historical narratives about dishes important to the Project Harvest communities.

Nov 20, 2019

Watch Moníca Ramírez-Andreotta's video feature in Landmark Stories!

Nov 13, 2019

Science communication is a huge part of Project Harvest. Check out this video by Landmark Stories on the work of our MFA student, Dorsey Kaufmann!

 

 

Jun 03, 2019

Alma Anides Morales and Norma Villagomez Marquez are both 2019 recipients of the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) Climate & Society Graduate Fellows Program!

May 25, 2019

Leona Davis (left) graduated with a Master’s of Education! Jesus Solis-Leon (middle) graduated with a Master’s in Environmental Science! Christian Hegstrom (right) graduated with a Bachelor’s in Engineering!

Jun 06, 2018
Jun 05, 2018

Dorsey Kaufmann has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Marcia Grand Centennial Prize Competition through the School of Art.  

May 30, 2018

For Summer/Fall 2018, Dorsey Kaufmann and Jesus Solis have been awarded the Playa Art and Science Residency in Summer Lake, Oregon.

Jun 16, 2017

Globe-Miami finished their training on 6/16! Pictures will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram accounts soon so be sure to "Like" our page and follow us.

May 26, 2017

You did it!  Congrats to Tucson for completing their Project Harvest training on 5/26

May 17, 2017
A stakeholder analysis is a methodology used to identify people and organizations that have a "stake" in an issue that would affect them or their organization.
May 10, 2017
Athens, GA; Tucson, AZ; and Iowa City, IA—Two interdisciplinary student teams were awarded Student Challenge Grants by the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) to pursue proj
Apr 30, 2017

On Saturday, August 27, 2016, University of Arizona Superfund Research Program (UA SRP) Investigators, Dr. Eduardo Saez and Dr.

Mar 30, 2017

University of Arizona Superfund Research Program (UA SRP) Research Translation Core Director, Dr.

Mar 21, 2017
The UA SRP Research Translation Core (RTC) received a grant in 2016 from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to develop a community information sheet that describes the environmental health risk assessmen
Mar 10, 2017

The Dewey-Humboldt Community Advisory Board was originally formed in 2012 as a venue for the University of Arizona Superfund Research Program’s (UA SRP) Metals Exposure Study in Homes (MESH) to share their ongoing resea

Jan 28, 2017

The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program is part of the Women's Studies Department and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women at the University of Arizona.

Nov 06, 2016

The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) hosted its largest meeting of the year, the SSSA International Annual Meeting, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona November 6-9, 2016.

Nov 01, 2016

UA SRP Research Translation Director Dr. Monica Ramirez-Andreotta was invited to participate in “ScienceWriters 2016” a meeting held by the National Association of Science Writers.

Oct 29, 2016

On October 29, 2016, the University of Arizona Superfund Research Program (UA SRP) hosted a soil testing booth at the annual Phoenix Food Day in Phoenix, Arizona.  Dr.

Oct 01, 2016

The festival's goal is to recognize the contributions of the Dewey-Humboldt community to historical events such as the Civil War and the Great Mining and Smelting Era.

Events

We will discuss and interpret your 2018-2019 harvested rainwater results through a personalized booklet!

We will discuss and interpret your 2018-2019 harvested rainwater results through an interactive art exhibition!

We will discuss and interpret your 2017-2018 harvested rainwater results through a personalized booklet!

We will discuss and interpret your 2017-2018 harvested rainwater results through an interactive art exhibition!

Join us for some light refreshments and snacks and give us feedback on Year 1 on Project Harvest!