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  • UA Legal Scholar: Leave Luxury Item Prices Alone | January 30, 2008
    A UA law professor suggests there is no need to regulate the way manufacturers of high-priced, premium-brand goods set prices for their products. | Business and Law | Social Sciences and Education
  • Mineral Museum Hosts Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection | January 29, 2008
    The Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection contains 871 mineral specimens representing 64 species. | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
  • UA Journalism Department Launches Two Dual-Degree Grad Programs | January 28, 2008
    The department will begin offering master's degree programs in collaboration with Near Eastern studies and the Center for Latin American Studies. | Campus News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Alumnus and World Mining Expert Donates $4.5M to UA | January 28, 2008
    J. David and Edith Lowell have donated a combined $4.5 million to Arizona Athletics and the College of Engineering. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Sports
  • Regents' Professors, University Distinguished Professor Inducted | January 24, 2008
    The four professors were honored during an on-campus ceremony Thursday.  | Arts and Humanities | Campus News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Fake Politics? | January 18, 2008
    One UA School of Media Arts student studied what he says is a lack of authenticity in political campaigns and will be presenting a paper on the topic during a national conference. | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA Student Leadership Conference - One of Nation's Largest - Turns 20 | January 17, 2008
    The National Collegiate Leadership Conference teaches students about social responsibility, justice and leadership. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Does Darwinism Drive Consumer Choice? | January 16, 2008
    Concordia University psychologist Gan Saad will lecture at the UA on what he argues are the evolutionary underpinnings of advertising and consumer behavior. | Business and Law | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • How Coral Way, Florida Made History In Two Languages | January 15, 2008
    UA faculty and staff have begun to document the history of what many have said was the nation's first bilingual and bicultural education program for English and Spanish speakers. | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Lunar and Planetary Lab Lectures Highlight New Solar System Discoveries | January 14, 2008
    UA space scientists will highlight some of the latest discoveries in solar system exploration at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Public Evening Lecture Series. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • UA Associate Dean of Education Appointed to Federal Committee | January 11, 2008
    J. Robert Hendricks is serving on the 22-member rule-making committee that will help the U.S. Department of Education and colleges across the nation figure out how to adminster a new federal grant program. | Campus News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • New Colloquium Focusing on Asian Groups | January 11, 2008
    The new undergraduate course focuses exclusively on the history and experience of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA Sociologist Publishes Book on Founder of Radical Islamic Fundamentalism | January 10, 2008
    UA sociology department head Albert Bergesen has published the first edited collection of the works of Sayyid Qutb, the intellectual force behind the current wave of Islamic fundamentalism. | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • Change Agents in Training | January 9, 2008
    A first-time collaboration between the UA and Anytown Arizona resulted in the creation of “A-Town,” a nearly weeklong workshop that will explore the biases people carry and what problems discrimination can cause. | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Two New UA Buildings Among Arizona's Greatest Architectural Wonders | January 9, 2008
    The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre and the Meinel Optical Sciences Building are among the 18 Greatest Architectural Achievements in Arizona. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Social Sciences and Education
  • Braceros, Mobsters Among Stories Covered in Student Journalism Workshop | January 9, 2008
    Editors from The New York Times are showing a group of students the nuts and bolts of the newspaper business at a workshop hosted by the UA journalism department. | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • College of Science Lecture Series Explores the Edges of Life | January 8, 2008
    The series of six lectures will bring together perspectives that include biology, medicine, technology and philosophy. | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
  • UA Social Scientist Explores Western World's Economic Policies | January 8, 2008
    UA professor Lane Kenworthy studied the economies of 17 countries with comparable wealth. | Business and Law | Social Sciences and Education
  • 'Legacy' Begins in Greek Community | January 7, 2008
    "Legacy" was born out of Greek Life Task Force’s recommendations. It will focus on academics, health and wellness, student leadership, adviser development and diversity. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • UA Libraries Buys 'Major' Collection from Mexico | January 2, 2008
    Scholars say the collection of nearly 2,800 items document the history of Mexico, spanning the colonial period to contemporary times. | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
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