Social Sciences and Education

UA Professor to Attend Nobel Ceremony | November 20, 2009
UANews | Edella Schlager, a member of the UA School of Government and Public Policy, has been invited to attend the weeklong festivities that surround the annual Nobel Prize ceremony in early December. | Social Sciences and Education
Hundreds of Local Youth To Participate in Junior Geoscientist Academy | November 20, 2009
UANews | Students attending schools in the Amphitheater, Flowing Wells, Sunnyside and Tucson Unified School Districts will visit the UA on Saturday to take part in a science academy. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Research Finds Some First-Generation Students Experience 'Survivor Guilt' | November 20, 2009
UANews | UA undergraduate researcher Jackson Wray found that certain first-generation students experience "survivor guilt" because they make be experiencing opportunities not available to their families back home. | Social Sciences and Education
A Fix for Down Syndrome Brains? | November 18, 2009
The Scientist | A new study shows boosting levels of a neurotransmitter in the brain may reverse some of the cognitive abnormalities that characterize Down syndrome. Lynn Nadel, a Regents' Professor studying Down syndrome and cognition, said the research may one day lead to early life interventions in humans. | General News | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Udall Foundation Renaming Ceremony Draws National Leaders | November 16, 2009
UANews | A ceremony honoring the contributions of Stewart L. Udall, the former Secretary of Interior and UA alumnus, was held on Friday.  | Social Sciences and Education
Signs of Man, Ice Age Beast Found Together in Mexico | November 9, 2009
USA Today | Researchers from the UA and Mexico's anthropology institute have found evidence that cavemen were slaughtering elephant-like beasts in an area near the U.S.-Mexico border. | Social Sciences and Education
New Director Starts at SIRLS | November 9, 2009
UANews | P. Bryan Heidorn, a national authority on  digital information management, is the new director of the UA School of Information Resources and Library Science. | Social Sciences and Education
Federal Bill Signed to Enhance Udall Foundation | November 6, 2009
UANews | U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a bill that will rename the Morris K. Udall Foundation to honor UA alum and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall. | Social Sciences and Education
Web, Cellphone Users are Not Isolated From Reality | November 5, 2009
USA Today | A 2006 UA/Duke study found that social isolation was increasing in the U.S. There is now a debate as to whether Web and mobile communications is contributing to this trend. | Social Sciences and Education
UA Education Program Offers Hybrid Option | October 30, 2009
UANews | Those on the path to becoming principals and superintendents in the state of Arizona now have the option of enrolling in UA's educational leadership program's hybrid option. | Social Sciences and Education
Anthropologists Call for Improved Global Response to Animal-Borne Infectious Diseases | October 29, 2009
UANews | UA Regents' Professor Mark Nichter was part of a panel of experts calling for improved coordination between countries to help stem disease outbreaks brought on by animal-borne pathogens. | Health | Social Sciences and Education
Education Launches New Lecture Series | October 28, 2009
UANews | Luis C. Moll, a UA teaching, language and sociocultural studies professor, is presenting the inaugural speech in the Ernest W. McFarland Lecture Series. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
Water-demanding Farms Looked at as Resources Vanish | October 25, 2009
Arizona Republic | Gary Paul Nabhan, an agronomist with the UA Southwest Center, and water law expert Robert Glennon from the Rogers College of Law offer insights on the fate of agriculture in the state as the population continues to grow. | Business and Law | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
A Need to Connect | October 22, 2009
Indian Country Today | The Native Research Network is bringing together American Indian researchers from across the country. | Social Sciences and Education
School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior to Offer New Teaching and Research Avenues | October 22, 2009
UANews | The school, which includes psychology, speech, language and hearing sciences, neuroscience and cognitive science, will also offer new undergraduate majors and collaborative projects between researchers. | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Philosophy Student Wins Greek Studies Prize | October 20, 2009
UANews | The Phi Beta Kappa Society awarded its annual Sibley Fellowship to Michelle Jenkins for her dissertation on Plato. | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Project Vote Smart Hosting Debate Series | October 16, 2009
UANews | More than 20 scholars, researchers, elected officials and business executives will take part in a debate series that has been organized by Project Vote Smart, which is housed at the UA. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
Education Professor Honored for Body of Work | October 16, 2009
UANews | Luis C. Moll, whose research contributions are credited with advancing the understanding of ways that Hispanic students learn, is being honored by the American Educational Research Association. | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education
UA Students Learning to Teach About the Holocaust | October 14, 2009
UANews | UA elementary education students are learning about ways to appropriately teach about the Holocaust during a conference being held in Tucson this week. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
Journalism Students to Honor Zenger Award Winner | October 13, 2009
UANews | Navajo Times publisher Tom Arviso Jr. will be honored at a traditional ceremony on Oct. 19. | Social Sciences and Education
Church Attendance, Marital Status Can Affect Mood of Older Adults | October 6, 2009
UANews | UA graduate student Rita Law's study to evaluate long-term effects of marital status and church attendance is among very few that have considered such a correlation. | Social Sciences and Education
Regents' Professor John Pollock, 1940-2009 | October 5, 2009
UANews | UA Regents' Professor John Pollock helped establish the UA philosophy department and cognitive science program among the premier units in the country. | Social Sciences and Education
DRC Strengthening Collaboration With Faculty | September 30, 2009
UANews | The Disability Resource Center is taking a more proactive approach to aiding faculty in curriculum development while working to reinvent the ways in which people think about those with disabilities. | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
CLAS Lecture Series Starts With Local Food Advocate | September 22, 2009
UANews | Food conservationist and UA social scientist Gary Paul Nabhan will talk about the role of local food in maintaining food security. | General News | Health | Social Sciences and Education
New Exhibit, Lecture Series Examines Origins of Early Writing | September 22, 2009
UANews | An exhibition currently open at the UA's Special Collections is spotlighting cuneiform writings, and a lecture series that coincides with the exhibit will feature researchers and experts who will speak about ancient works.  | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education
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