Since it was established last year, the Indigenous Resilience Center has added to its roster experts who have long worked with and for Native American communities. University leaders hope tribes can guide the center's next moves.
At the second annual Tribal Leaders Summit, leaders of Arizona tribes met with President Robert C. Robbins and learned about health sciences research and programs that serve Native American communities.
The $3.5 million grant from the Department of Energy is part of a larger project that will bring together researchers from Arizona's three universities to study climate in the state's Sun Corridor.
The program will partner business owners and operators with a mentor and provide training and technical assistance over the next year to help their businesses grow.
With the Department of Health and Human Services grant, University of Arizona experts will work with Richmond Public Schools in central Virginia to develop programs to improve students' mental health.