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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.

Supermassive black holes - or quasars - still present a mystery to astronomers. Xiaohui Fan's trail-blazing research into these mind-bending objects in the universe has been highlighted as a research priority in the National Academic Plan. (Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

UA Regents’ Professors Named in College of Science, Eller College of Management Three UA faculty members have been named Regents' Professors by the Arizona Board of Regents: Neal R. Armstrong in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, Hsinchun Chen in the Eller College of Management, and Xiaohui Fan in the department of astronomy. The title recognizes achievements of national or international distinction.

UA Study Finds Improved CPR Quality Saves Lives Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half-century. But UA researchers are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding that improving the quality and effectiveness of CPR can have a dramatic impact on survival from a cardiac arrest.

Confluencenter Grants Fund Innovative, Interdisciplinary Research The UA's Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry 2013 faculty grants will fund television documentaries, a digital archive and a virtual seminar series.
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.
UA Alumna: 'Passion' Found Studying Abroad UA alumna Chelsea Halstead found inspiration while studying abroad and, this summer, is heading to Berlin as part of the Humanity in Action Fellowship.
UA Professor Developing Rapid, Disposable Tests for Blood-Borne Disease The UA's Linda Powers is moving into the diagnostic realm: developing fast, disposable blood tests for pathogens that cause diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.
Q&A: Jennie Finch, Arizona Softball Standout UA alumna Jennie Finch is no stranger to the Women's College World Series. She made such an impact at Arizona that the University retired her softball number.

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.
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.
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.

'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.