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Three UA Students Named Tillman Military Scholars In advance of Memorial Day, the Pat Tillman Foundation has named its new class of Tillman Military Scholars. The program helps servicemembers earn higher education degrees. Of the 60 students across the nation to receive the honor, three are UA students: Felisa (Hervey) Dyrud, Adam Ratesic and Jose Cervantes. All three recipients served in the U.S. Air Force.

Students will spend three weeks in Verona, Italy.

Italy-Bound Students to Learn Cooking the Mediterranean Way Several UA students are headed to Verona, Italy to study the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits through the University's new Mediterranean Diet and Health study abroad program. While in Verona, they will visit an olive oil processing plant, a cheese factory and a pasta factory and will practice cooking with the pros as they learn about the diet's role in disease prevention.

The UA is partnering with Kabul University in Afghanistan to help build the school's heritage conservation program. Project director Suzanne Bott and colleague Atifa Rawan recently visited Kabul to meet with faculty there. Pictured here is the Municipality Building (left) and Abdul Rahman Mosque in downtown Kabul. (Photo courtesy of Suzanne Bott)

UA Helps Build Heritage Conservation Program in Afghanistan In an effort to help Afghanistan preserve its past, the UA is partnering with Kabul University to help build the college's cultural heritage conservation program. Three faculty members from Kabul will come to Tucson this summer to work with UA faculty and learn the latest techniques in conservation, research, artifact examination and documentation, and more.

Student EMTs Give Rapid Response to Campus Emergencies Whether it's a bicycle collision or difficulty breathing, the UA community can count on quick help from students trained and certified as EMTs. The UA Student Emergency Medical Services group has been operational for three semesters and provides assistance in medical emergencies. Its leaders emphasize thorough training and certification.

UA Research Demonstrates How Bilinguals Switch Between Languages Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to new research conducted at the UA. The research, to be published in Psychological Science, addresses enduring questions in bilingual studies about how bilingual speakers hear and process sound in two different languages.

How to Worry Less In an uncertain economy, job security is a concern for many. The UA's Barbara Gutek recommends keeping a close eye on how your company is doing financially.
Italy-Bound Students to Learn Cooking the Mediterranean Way Several students are headed to Italy to study the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits thanks to the UA's new Mediterranean Diet and Health study abroad program.
Three UA Students Named Tillman Military Scholars The Pat Tillman Foundation provides scholarship funding and other resources to servicemembers and their families toward gaining higher education degrees.
UA Students Earn 2013 Udall Foundation Awards In nationwide competitions, the Udall Foundation has named two UA undergraduates Udall Fellows and two graduate students Native American Congressional Interns.
New Medicine: Nature, Nurture Matter A new approach to thinking about health - called life course theory - is helping researchers understand changes that result from exercise and healthy eating habits.

Archaeologists Unearth New Information on Origins of Maya Civilization A new UA study in the journal Science challenges the two prevailing theories on how the ancient Maya civilization began. The findings are based on seven years of excavations.
UA Researchers Solve Mystery of Lincoln's Funeral Train UA researchers have turned their attention to one of the last remaining mysteries about Abraham Lincoln's funeral - the color of the president's railcar.
Good Days, Bad Days: When Should You Make Sacrifices in a Relationship? A new UA study suggests that while making sacrifices in a relationship is generally positive, doing so on days when you are feeling especially stressed may not be beneficial.
UA-Led Asteroid Mission is a Go NASA has granted final approval of the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission led by the UA. Such samples are critical to understanding the origin of the solar system, Earth and life.
World’s Longest-Running Plant Monitoring Program Now Digitized Researchers at the UA's Tumamoc Hill have digitized 106 years of growth data on individual plants, making the information available for study by people all over the world.

'Grammy in the Schools' Jan. 12
WOSAC's Presents Writers_ Journeys: Real and Imagined
Code of Ethics The Faculty Senate adopted a Code of Research Ethics at the Dec. 7 Senate meeting.
UDWPE Needs Graders The University Composition Board invites all teaching faculty and administrators to devote one morning or afternoon this spring to evaluating essays written by undergraduates taking...
Extended U Offers Preschool Programs Extended University is offering several programs this spring designed to stimulate and educate children between 2 and 5 years of age.