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A public-facing research database highlights collaborations between UA researchers and AZ Tribes.

University of Arizona researchers devised a new method to deliver cancer chemotherapy drugs to pancreatic and breast cancer tumors more effectively and with less damage to healthy tissues than standard forms of chemotherapy.

The tech giant has released details on the colossal amount of power required to respond to our everyday AI queries.

Curriculum on extreme heat and health impacts designed for youth helps educate and inform.

This summer, the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) Community Engagement Core (CEC) hosted four summer programs and facilitated one designed to introduce students from middle school through community college to environmental health, research, grant writing, and professional development. Each program offers a unique hands-on experience designed to encourage students to enter STEM and environmental health areas of study at four-year universities. Below are highlights from each of the summer programs, showcasing their activities, projects, photos, and meaningful memories from the students. 

The U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without masks or warnings about the risks.

Research on how PFAS impact gene activity.

A new study will investigate whether levels of the lung protein CC16 in childhood can predict risk of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease later in life.

The EPA is nearing the end of the largest PFAS testing initiative it’s undertaken – a three-year effort that requires most public drinking water systems serving at least 3,300 customers to sample and report measurements for several types of forever chemicals.