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Browse Social Sciences and Education stories - November, 2008

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  • New Homo Erectus Fossil Overturns Prior Thinking About Human Brain Evolution |
    UA geoscientists were part of the team that discovered and interpreted fossil. | | |
  • New Study Shows Reduction in Quality Educational Programming for Children |
    Dale Kunkel, communication professor at the UA, was one of the lead researchers in a new study that shows that only 1 in 8 children's education TV programs meet  quality standards. | |
  • Thousands of Photos by Former UA President Shantz Available Online |
    The University of Arizona Libraries has made Homer L. Shantz's United States and African photos available online. | | | |
  • Journalist, UA Alumnus Geraldo Rivera to Visit Campus |
    Rivera will be returning to his alma mater on Nov. 19 for a series of public events associated with the release of his new book. | | |
  • The Age of Biology is Here |
    Hundreds of high school students and their parents will fill UA laboratories as part of a program design to boost interest in biology-related fields. | | |
  • Undergraduate Class Curates Library Exhibit on Maize Culture |
    The exhibit portrays the cultural identification and migration of maize-based societies. | |
  • Deloria Scholar to Address Issues of Tribal Citizenship |
    David Wilkins, a noted political scientist from the University of Minnesota, will lecture on issues surrounding tribal membership in the United States. The lecture is part of a series sponsored by the American Indian Studies Program at the UA. | | |
  • Researchers Publish, Earn Grants to Improve Instruction |
    College of Education researchers studying the social inclusion and academic success of deaf and hard of hearing students have just received a $800,000 grant to train educators who teach this population. |
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