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Center News

Cultural Burning Lights Way to ‘Rethinking Fire’

10.01.20

Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Manager, Heather Riden, Discusses Wildfires’ Effect on California Farmworkers

09.08.20

Faculty Fellow Helene Margolis Warns of the Dangers Presented by Warming Climates Amidst a Pandemic

08.24.20

Faculty Fellow Helene Margolis discusses Climate Change and the COVID-19 Pandemic

08.24.20

2020 John Muir Fellow, Helene Margolis, Comments on the Recent Heatwave Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

08.20.20

BECOMING ARIZONA This Arid Life

08.18.20

Office of Research Susan Ustin Appointed Interim Director of John Muir Institute of the Environment – Office of Research

08.04.20

Director Houlton on “An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet” — The Conversation

07.17.20

Upcoming Events

2 Nov.

Monthly Seminar Series: Heat Stress Risks and Outcomes Among California Farmworkers

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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