Environmental Exposures in Underserved Southwest Populations (RFG1) News

A study by researchers at Skidmore College and the University of Arizona, published in August 2026 in the Journal of Health Psychology, revealed long-lasting mental health harms from chronic environmental contamination across generations in affected communities and impacts on their collective identity.

Jessica Rainbow talks about the dangers of pregnant nurses in hospitals, and how she plans on making the working environments safer for during their pregnancies.

Residents of Tucson's south side might remember drinking from the garden hose and bathing their children in tap water. For years, that water was contaminated with industrial solvents that had leaked into the groundwater their wells drew from.

Dozens of faculty members, postdoctoral scholars and research associates will be recognized for their achievements in research, teaching, service and mentoring at the 2026 Luminaries: Outstanding Faculty Awards ceremony on Sept. 23 at Centennial Hall.

To ensure that Indigenous peoples’ rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings, an assistant professor of environmental studies, has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing.

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ), in collaboration with faculty from the Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, recently launched a network to monitor air quality at several schools in the county.

Extreme heat is a familiar part of living in Southern Arizona. Many know it comes with an increased risk of heat-related illness, but a new effort is helping raise awareness of an often-overlooked contributor – medications.

We are excited to announce that HAS Associate Professor Bo Guo has been selected as the 2027 NGWA Darcy Lecturer!

This month, 49 speakers and 424 participants gathered at the 2026 National PFAS Conference held at the University of Arizona to discuss educational resources, connections and research-backed strategies relating to PFAS. Read more in this article.

The 2026 National PFAS Conference takes place June 8-10 at the University of Arizona, the fifth gathering in a series that began at Northeastern University in 2017. The conference, held every other year, is one of the few national conferences devoted entirely to PFAS, and one of the only ones designed around the people living with the contamination very closely.