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
Hundreds of Majors, Countless Careers | September 21, 2009
UANews | UA's Career Services and Center for Exploratory Students are each hosting events to aid students in choosing a major and finding a career. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
UA Professor Helping Write National Math Standards | September 21, 2009
UANews | A UA mathematics professor is aiding in a nationwide initiative working to set math standards, detail expectations for students, promote professional development for teachers and also evaluate education policy. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
UA to Host Conference on Evolution of Risk Behaviors in Adolescents | September 17, 2009
UANews | The Francis McClelland Institute is pairing with the Evolution Institute on a conference that will explore the role of evolutionary theory in guiding solutions for high-risk adolescent behaviors. | Social Sciences and Education
Social Class, Networks May Influence Political Behaviors | September 16, 2009
UANews | It appears that social class and race may have varying affects on the political actions and views of individuals, UA professor Jan E. Leighley and her colleague have noted in a newly-pubished article. | Social Sciences and Education
Arizona State Museum Opens Border Exhibition | September 15, 2009
UANews | The Border Project will be housed at the Arizona State Museum through Nov. 6. | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education
Pulitzer-winning Reporters will Speak on Campus Oct. 8 | September 14, 2009
UANews | Former UA journalism students Paul Giblin and Ryan Gabrielson will talk about investigative reporting to current students and at a public lecture. | Social Sciences and Education
UA-Led Team Documenting Early Hopi-Spanish Relations | September 11, 2009
UANews | UA anthropology professor Thomas E. Sheridan has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to lead a team that is collecting Hopi oral histories about their ancestors' early counters with Spaniards. | Social Sciences and Education
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