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WRRC Weekly Wave
September 12, 2014
Volume 2, Issue 29
In This Issue:
- Sept. 19 Brown Bag: Sharona Sokolow (UCLA)
- WRRC Awarded $22,000 Freeport McMoRan Grant
- Final Two Weeks of 2014 WRRC Photo Contest
... And much more!
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Final Two Weeks of 2014 WRRC Photo Contest! Submit Your Monsoon Photos for Chance at Cash Prizes
Only two week remain to enter the WRRC's 2014 "Catch the Rain" Photo Contest! Put your photos of this year's record-setting Arizona monsoon rains to work by entering them for a chance at cash prizes in the WRRC photo contest, which ends Friday, Sept. 26. Enter your Arizona-specific photos this monsoon season in two categories: "Water in Nature" and "Catch and Reuse." Submitted photos should include interesting perspectives, unique detail shots, fascinating vistas, or people in action.
Cash prizes will be awarded to one Best in Show winner, and each Best of Category winner. Learn more, see photo examples, and submit photos here.
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Sharona Sokolow
Presentation: Findings From a Health Impact Assessment of California Urban Water Conservation Alternatives
Speaker: Sharona Sokolow, Ph.D. candidate, UCLA Fielding School of Natural Resources
Special Time/Location: 12 - 1:00 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
NOTE: This presentation will also be webcast live via GoToWebinar. Click here to register.
 Dave Goodrich Presentation: Ecosystem Valuation in Southwest Riparian Ecosystems
Speaker: Dave Goodrich, Research Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-Ag. Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Assoc. Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Hydrology and Water Resources, Univ. of ArizonaTime/Location: 12 - 1:30 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
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Cherry Creek Radio Talks Antibiotic Resistance with WRRC's Jean McLain
Sierra Vista's Cherry Creek Radio (KTAN 1420 AM) recently sat down with WRRC Associate Director Dr. Jean McLain to discuss her research on antibiotic resistance. McLain gave an hour-long interview to host Chris Dowling on the results of her recently completed University of Arizona workshop, "Antibiotic Resistance in Agroecosystems: State of the Science." The workshop, which was held in early August at Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Ariz., brought together experts from across the globe to discuss the impacts of agricultural antibiotics on the human food chain, and to reach an agreement on the best methods to study antibiotic resistance in soil and water. Listen to McLain's interview here.
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WRRC Awarded $22,000 Freeport-McMoRan Grant to Fund Water Education
Freeport McMoRan's Community Investment Fund has awarded the WRRC a $22,000 grant to develop an Arizona Water 101 educational program in Green Valley/Sahuarita, Ariz.
The grant will fund an expansion of the Green Valley/Sahuarita Arizona Water Festival put on by Arizona Project WET -- which reaches about 1,000 4th grade students -- and an adult community education series on the water related challenges and opportunities facing the community. The WRRC will supplement both of these outreach efforts with the development of educational video clips about Arizona's water supply, demand, policies, challenges, and more. Learn more here.
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C2E's Brittany Xiu Pens Article for Colorado WaterWise Newsletter
Brittany Xiu, Coordinator for the WRRC's Conserve2Enhance (C2E) program, recently penned an article published in the Fall newsletter for Colorado WaterWise.
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Oct. 3: Deadline to Submit Abstracts for 2014 IE Grad Blitz
Abstracts for the UA's Institute of the Environment (IE) 2014 Environmental Grad Blitz are due by Friday, Oct. 3. The Grad Blitz brings together graduate students working on environment-related research and arts to showcase their research findings and creative works.
The event provides a special opportunity for students to share their work with other students, faculty, university administrators and others, and provides a unique chance for collaboration. Winners will be announced at the Nov. 13 Grad Blitz. Submit an abstract here.
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APW Director Kerry Schwartz to Moderate AIPG/AHS Session
Arizona Project WET (APW) Director Kerry Schwartz will moderate a session at the Sept. 13-16 "Water and Rocks: The Foundation of Life" 2014 AIPG/AHS conference in Prescott, Ariz.
The conference will be hosted by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and the Arizona Hydrological Society.
Schwartz will moderate the Sept. 16 session, "STEM Careers: Feeding the Pipeline," as part of a workshop she will facilitate, cosponsored by APIG and AHS. Learn more here.
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AZ Cooperative Extension to Celebrate Centennial Oct. 4 at Phoenix Zoo
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension will host "Celebrating the Past, Envisioning the Future" Oct. 4 in Phoenix to celebrate Extension's 100-year anniversary.
Maricopa and Pinal County Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Maricopa County Farm Bureau and the Maricopa Agricultural Center, will host the event, which will be held from 4-7 p.m. at the Phoenix Zoo's Neely Center. UA President Ann Weaver-Hart will be the keynote speaker, and the program includes presentations to the 2014 honorees, a BBQ dinner, music and entertainment. Register here.
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Conserve2Enhance to Hold 10/6 Ribbon Cutting at Tucson Village Farm
The WRRC's Conserve2Enhance (C2E) program will co-host a ribbon cutting ceremony at Tucson Village Farm on Monday, Oct. 6, in partnership with SmartScape and Tucson Water. Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and Arizona Cooperative Extension Director Jeff Silvertooth will offer remarks at the ceremony, which will be held from 9 - 10:30 a.m. at the Farm's Pima Co. Extension office (4210 N. Campbell Ave.). C2E, Arizona Project WET, Smartscape and Tucson Village Farm representatives will also discuss collaborative efforts to bring water education to Farm visitors.
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