Join us as we chart the course toward a more vibrant and sustainable planet.
We are deeply grateful for your partnership as we work together to solve the world's most pressing environmental and societal challenges to ensure a bright and resilient future. Gifts to AIR help make our interdisciplinary research, events, outreach, and teaching possible. Together, we can create a vibrant and sustainable Earth, where communities are resilient to global change.
We turn science into actionable, community-oriented solutions. Our focus is resilience, the practice of designing environmental and social systems to anticipate and integrate with global change. Grounded in the sciences, we bring together researchers, educators, problem-solvers, and innovators from diverse disciplines – engineering, humanities, economics, public policy, law, the arts, and beyond – to develop innovative and practical solutions to the environmental and resilience challenges we all face.
"The U of A has a wealth of strength and expertise in resilience and sustainability. Our aim is to enhance opportunities for collaboration within and beyond the university to apply diverse knowledges in creating thriving and equitable futures for communities in Arizona and around the world."
– AIR Director Sharon Collinge
Designed to simulate a slot canyon, the LEED platinum-certified Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building (ENR2) building administered by AIR incorporates cutting-edge technologies that epitomize the university’s dedication to environmental sustainability and interdisciplinary research. The building contains offices, classrooms, auditoriums and gathering rooms for public programs, in addition to a café and a stunning central courtyard that foster circulation and gathering.
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Support AIR in their quest to solve the world's most pressing environmental challenges to ensure a bright future for our planet, its people, and its wildlife and natural resources.