College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

New Publications

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: A History from 1980 to 2010

Caption: Four CALS deans: (top row, from left) Gerald Stairs, 1973-77 and Darrel S. Metcalfe, 1978-1980; (bottom row, from left) Bartley P. Cardon, 1980-87 and Eugene G. Sander, 1987-2011, currently 20th president of UA

The attention currently focused on Arizona's Centennial in 2012 is a reminder that the University of Arizona celebrated its centennial in 1985. Also that year, the College of Agriculture commemorated its own 100-year milestone by publishing a book entitled "The University of Arizona College of Agriculture: A Century of Discovery."

$4.5M Endowed Gift Supports UA Rangeland Research

Arizona’s publicly owned rangelands cover more than 8 million acres, and the livestock division of agriculture, alone, boosted the state’s economy by more than $3 billion last year. (Photo courtesy of UA Cooperative Extension)

Agriculture in Arizona is a multi-billion dollar industry, enriching the state's economy and the welfare of many rural communities.

Living Beyond 100 Lecture Series: CALS Dean Shane Burgess' Talk Now on Video, iTunes

The University of Arizona College of Science's popular spring 2012 lecture series is presenting six free talks on the effects of long life. The first lecture, featuring UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Shane Burgess, was held Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in Centennial Hall on the UA campus. For those who missed it, or would like to see it again, his talk, titled "Can We? And What if We Do?" is available in both video and iTunes formats.

Find Arizona on New USDA Plant Hardiness Map

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map can be downloaded for the entire United States, or for individual states.

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones.