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Browse Social Sciences and Education stories - July, 2008

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  • UA Researchers Help to Provide Clues to Memory Loss Puzzle |
    Research suggests that aging impairs the consolidation of memories during sleep, a process important in converting new memories into long-term ones. | |
  • Proposed New Degree Programs Begin Application Process |
    The UA has received regents approval to begin the application process to develop new undergraduate and graduate degree programs. | | | |
  • High School to College Program Begins This Week |
    The weeklong program gives high school students real-life experience on campus, plus facts to demystify the admissions and enrollment proess. | |
  • SkyCenter Launching Summer Science Program on Mt. Lemmon |
    The Mount Lemmon SkyCenter invites the public to DiscoveryDays to learn about the unique science taking place on the sky island. | |
  • Remembering an Empire |
    The UA Libraries is currently showing an exhibit that details the history of Empire Ranch, one of the largest cattle ranches in Arizona, and the West, during the territorial days. | |
  • UA Lecture Series Follows European Missionaries |
    Four scholars from the UA history department will trace the steps and measure the impact of Christian missionaries from Europe on other lands. | |
  • Researcher Finds Teaching Moments in Hypocrisy |
    Jeff Stone, who has studied hypocrisy, says that people may feel compelled to change  bad behaviors when they realize their beliefs and actions don't match. | | |
  • Journalism Professor, Student to be Honored at National Conference |
    Assistant professor David Cuillier and student Gabriela Rentería-Poepsel both won top honors from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. | |
  • Arizona State Museum Director Hartman H. Lomawaima Passes Away |
    Lomawaima was only the sixth director, and the first American Indian, in the 115-year history of the Arizona State Museum. | | | |
  • New Book by UA History Professor Examines Mexican National Identity |
    William Beezley examined how festivals, children’s games, almanacs and puppet theaters reflected Mexican national identity. | |
  • UA Working to Boost American Indian Graduate Enrollments |
    The UA was selected by the American Indian Graduate Center to host a program that prepares American Indian students for graduate school. | |
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