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Karletta Chief, 2022 Woman of Discovery

Karletta Chief, University of Arizona Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist and Director of the AIRES Indigenous Resilience Center, was honored with a Wings WorldQuest 2022 Women of Discovery Award today in New York City, New York. She joined four other unique and impactful women in receiving this year's award. Read more >>

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Nadira Mitchell: How Collecting Snails Turned Into a Passion for Indigenous Environmental Equity

Nic Katz standing above the Grand Canyon

Nicolas Katz On Jumping Headfirst Into Conservation and Climate Justice

How Earyn McGee Sent the Internet Searching for Lizards

The Twitter famous saurologist and cofounder of Black AF in STEM is helping to build a more inclusive scientific community—and spotting some very sneaky lizards along the way

University of Arizona's only indigenous postdoc gives voice to Native American environmental science