The university-led commission is tasked with identifying solutions to food and economic insecurity, which are threatened by the changing climate and dwindling water resources.

The University of Arizona COVID-19 Testing Team has been awarded the 2021 University of Arizona Team Award for Excellence by the Employee Recognition Committee.

CyVerse principal investigator Parker Antin is passing the helm to Eric Lyons. Tyson Swetnam also joins the leadership team, taking charge of science and training.

CyVerse, a national cyberinfrastructure project led by the University of Arizona, has received a third five-year award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Biological Sciences, bringing total project funding to $115 million.

BIO5 Institute and iPlant Collaborative have teamed up to host a series of Software Carpentry workshops, offering instruction to researchers, students and educators across Arizona that will help them to hone their computing skills.