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Cactus table decoration at the 2025 ALVSCE Awards Night

May 28, 2025

Honoring excellence: 2025 ALVSCE Awards Night recognizes outstanding alumni, advocates and partners

May 20, 2025

CALES's research strength on display at 2025 Discovery & Innovation Awards

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2023 UArizona Women of Impact - Gayatri Vedantam

Nov. 27, 2023

Congratulations to Gayatri Vedantam for her inclusion in the 2023 cohort of UArizona Women of Impact which recognizes exceptional women in research and innovation.

ACBS creates food safety undergraduate certificate program to address growing need for food safety professionals

Nov. 27, 2023

The School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences has developed a new 13-unit Food Safety Undergraduate Certificate Program which began this Fall 2023 at UArizona Tucson and Yuma campuses and will be available to students across the United States through AZ Online starting in Fall 2024.

2023 UArizona Food Safety Conference

Oct. 26, 2023

The conference featured virtual and in-person sessions, career panels, and awarded prizes and scholarships to students for their food safety research.

Battle of the Brats

Aug. 10, 2023

The UArizona Food Product and Safety Lab takes first place in the Battle of the Brats at the national American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Meetings in Albuquerque, NM, on July 17, 2023.

2023 Gila County Ag Daze

Aug. 10, 2023

Gila County Ag Daze provides biosecurity lessons to youth and a fun wrap-up for the 4th and 5th grade participants.

Aquaculture lab testing a photocatalyst for use as a tool for removal of pathogens

Aug. 10, 2023

The Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory (APL) is working with a company to test a new design of photocatalyst. The goal will be to determine whether this device can be used in commercial applications to maintain water quality, remove pollutants, and aid in pathogen control.

Betsy Greene receives 2023 CALS Outstanding Achiever Award

Aug. 10, 2023

In recognition of Greene’s tireless commitment to Arizona Extension programs and her proven ability to lead, teach, and inspire, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presented Betsy Greene with the CALS Outstanding Achiever Award.

Sadhana Ravishankar poses in the courtyard of ENR2 Building on UArizona main campus

A green approach to food safety

May 5, 2023

What Sadhana Ravishankar loves most is being able to give back to society and provide the public with safer and healthier alternatives to keep our food safe.

UA Food Product and Safety Lab announces hiring of new manager

April 3, 2023

Dr. D. Scott Merrell appointed ACBS Director

March 30, 2023

ACBS is excited to announce that Dr. D. Scott Merrell has been appointed as the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences Director. His first day will be April 3, 2023.

Woman in hairnet, gloves, and lab coat, writes on package

Renovating the Food Products and Safety Laboratory

March 30, 2023

The UArizona Food Product and Safety Lab will undergo renovations over the coming months to enhance animal processing, teaching, and research capacities, following the approval by the state legislature of $10.9 million for updating and renovating the facilities.

Calf standing with mother cow in background

ACBS Farm has a successful calving season

March 30, 2023

Students in the Calving Management class were able to witness live births, help apply ear tags for identifying calves, give vaccinations and weigh calves for record keeping.