CALES Life, Spring 2024

CALES Life Spring 2024

A publication for Friends of the UArizona College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences

May 24, 2024

And that's a wrap!

As another academic year comes to a close, we are excited to welcome the CALES 2024 graduating class to our alumni community.

32nd Annual CALES Awards Night

May 24, 2024

This May also marked the celebration of some of our distinguished alumni. We recognized our Wildcat community leaders, philanthropists, and scholars who bring honor and distinction to the University and to the Division.

Bruce Taylor accepting his degree from University Leadership

Bruce Taylor earns UA Honorary Doctorate degree

May 24, 2024

When it comes to putting farm-fresh produce on America's dining tables, Bruce Taylor may just be the salad king. He serves as chairman and CEO of Taylor Fresh, also known as Taylor Farms, the largest producer of salads and fresh-cut vegetables in North America.

Fiona McCarthy, Professor in the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences.

A gene by any other name: Helping biologists speak the same language

May 24, 2024

Our biocurators are working to standardized names for bird genes as part of a multistate program funded by USDA

Extension program turns small connections into big results

May 24, 2024

Learn how a community leveraged collaboration to bring fresh produce to a food desert in Southeastern Arizona.

Gene Hall posing in front of the UArizona Insect Collection

Small bugs, BIG answers: What insects can tell us about the world

May 24, 2024

Gene Hall, manager of the University of Arizona Insect Collection, illuminates the significance of insects in understanding history and the world around us.

Tanya Hodges to lead YCEDA as new Executive Director

May 24, 2024

Equipped with over three decades’ experience in academia and the agricultural industry, Tanya Hodges will serve as the new Executive Director of the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA).