Trust in expertise and institutions is in short supply these days, undermined by a fragmented COVID-19 pandemic response and the misconception that public health scientists in their ivory towers are only concerned with combatting disease to the detriment of the economy, and blind to the needs of those who labor to meet basic needs.
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Immediate challenges shouldn’t stop Texas from planning for the future
Our future hinges on how well we prepare Texans for the opportunities and challenges we know are coming. That’s why Texas 2036 — the data-driven nonprofit group we lead — created “Shaping Our Future,” a strategic framework that takes a comprehensive look at the forces and issues defining the future of Texas.
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Getting the most out of your telemedicine visit
In a pre-COVID-19 world, telemedicine was an underused tool that few health care consumers considered, with most opting for face-to-face visits with their doctors. For many, telemedicine was distant, impersonal and misunderstood.
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Online gun shopping made easy
Guns.com has been a leading voice in the 2A community for over eight years.
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Zero routine flaring policy: Texas can make it happen
A remarkable thing has happened at the Texas Railroad Commission. Throughout the contentious debate over proration — capping production during a downturn in demand — a growing chorus of voices called on commissioners to address flaring, an incredibly wasteful, environmentally damaging practice that has given producers a black eye for years.
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Wonder makes us refuse to sit on the sidelines.
What can our bodies accomplish? A lot, if you ask Jen Poist. Each day, the University of Arizona women’s wheelchair basketball head coach heads to campus at 6:30 a.m. for two-hour basketball practice.
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Wonder makes us create our own stories.
If you’ve ever been moved by music, a play or a painting, then you know art’s transformative power. It’s something that Brad Richter, director of outreach for the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts and co-founder of the music education organization Lead Guitar, explores through a program he helped develop, Arizona Art in Schools, known as AZAiS.
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Wonder makes us map the universe.
Where did we come from? That’s a question Professor Chris Walker is searching the galaxy to answer, aided by University of Arizona facilities and expert personnel. In 2017, NASA selected the professor of astronomy in the university’s Steward Observatory as the principal investigator to help map the Milky Way.
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From 9/11 to COVID-19: Chief Nim Kidd answers the call
As Texas tries to recover from the effects of COVID-19, the head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management highlighted successes and challenges during a TV interview.
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7 Wonders from the University of Arizona
Seven things that most exemplify the university’s purpose, values and spirit.