Day: November 14, 2016

Experts say that the optimal amount of lawn watering is roughly one inch for each watering session. In Arizona, however, more water could be needed since temperatures regularly exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Arizona relies greatly on the Hoover Dam. According to Arizona State University, the dam's water provides clean water for California, Nevada, and Arizona, but there are concerns over what's on the surface of the dam. About 200 feet above the bottom of the dam is a white bathtub ring that experts believe will never go away. Due to increasing climate change and a continuing drought throughout the area, the ring will not remain. "I think people have come to the recognition that the infrastructure which has served us so well over the last 100 years is not going to do the same job ...

The majority of the world's population is bilingual; however, just 17% of the American population can speak a foreign language in addition to English. With a large Hispanic and Latinx population, the U.S. healthcare system has been unable to sufficiently treat a number of these patients. Hispanic-Americans are 50% more likely to die from diabetes and liver disease than non-Hispanic whites, and are also predisposed to obesity and high blood pressure. To better the care of Spanish-speaking patients, the University of Arizona will begin offering Spanish-language courses to its health sciences majors in spring 2017. Dr. Francisco Moreno, physician and director of the UA Health Sciences-Hispanic Center of Excellence, hopes that this new program, in conjunction with the university's Spa...