Social Sciences and Education

Federal Bill Signed to Enhance Udall Foundation

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a bill that will rename the Morris K. Udall Foundation to honor UA alum and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall.

Web, Cellphone Users are Not Isolated From Reality

cruzj — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:18:19 -0700

A 2006 UA/Duke study found that social isolation was increasing in the U.S. There is now a debate as to whether Web and mobile communications is contributing to this trend.

UA Education Program Offers Hybrid Option

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Those on the path to becoming principals and superintendents in the state of Arizona now have the option of enrolling in UA's educational leadership program's hybrid option.

Anthropologists Call for Improved Global Response to Animal-Borne Infectious Diseases

Jeff Harrison — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UA Regents' Professor Mark Nichter was part of a panel of experts calling for improved coordination between countries to help stem disease outbreaks brought on by animal-borne pathogens.

Education Launches New Lecture Series

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Luis C. Moll, a UA teaching, language and sociocultural studies professor, is presenting the inaugural speech in the Ernest W. McFarland Lecture Series.

Water-demanding Farms Looked at as Resources Vanish

jeffh — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:10:55 -0700

Gary Paul Nabhan, an agronomist with the UA Southwest Center, and water law expert Robert Glennon from the Rogers College of Law offer insights on the fate of agriculture in the state as the population continues to grow.

A Need to Connect

cruzj — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:01:42 -0700

The Native Research Network is bringing together American Indian researchers from across the country.

School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior to Offer New Teaching and Research Avenues

Jeff Harrison — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The school, which includes psychology, speech, language and hearing sciences, neuroscience and cognitive science, will also offer new undergraduate majors and collaborative projects between researchers.

Philosophy Student Wins Greek Studies Prize

Jeff Harrison — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Phi Beta Kappa Society awarded its annual Sibley Fellowship to Michelle Jenkins for her dissertation on Plato.

Project Vote Smart Hosting Debate Series

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

More than 20 scholars, researchers, elected officials and business executives will take part in a debate series that has been organized by Project Vote Smart, which is housed at the UA.

Education Professor Honored for Body of Work

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Luis C. Moll, whose research contributions are credited with advancing the understanding of ways that Hispanic students learn, is being honored by the American Educational Research Association.

UA Students Learning to Teach About the Holocaust

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UA elementary education students are learning about ways to appropriately teach about the Holocaust during a conference being held in Tucson this week.

Journalism Students to Honor Zenger Award Winner

Jeff Harrison — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Navajo Times publisher Tom Arviso Jr. will be honored at a traditional ceremony on Oct. 19.

Church Attendance, Marital Status Can Affect Mood of Older Adults

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UA graduate student Rita Law's study to evaluate long-term effects of marital status and church attendance is among very few that have considered such a correlation.

Regents' Professor John Pollock, 1940-2009

Jeff Harrison — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UA Regents' Professor John Pollock helped establish the UA philosophy department and cognitive science program among the premier units in the country.

DRC Strengthening Collaboration With Faculty

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Disability Resource Center is taking a more proactive approach to aiding faculty in curriculum development while working to reinvent the ways in which people think about those with disabilities.

CLAS Lecture Series Starts With Local Food Advocate

Jeff Harrison — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Food conservationist Gary Paul Nabhan will talk about the role of local food in maintaining food security.

New Exhibit, Lecture Series Examines Origins of Early Writing

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

An exhibition currently open at the UA's Special Collections is spotlighting cuneiform writings, and a lecture series that coincides with the exhibit will feature researchers and experts who will speak about ancient works.

Hundreds of Majors, Countless Careers

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UA's Career Services and Center for Exploratory Students are each hosting events to aid students in choosing a major and finding a career.

UA Professor Helping Write National Math Standards

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A UA mathematics professor is aiding in a nationwide initiative working to set math standards, detail expectations for students, promote professional development for teachers and also evaluate education policy.

UA to Host Conference on Evolution of Risk Behaviors in Adolescents

Jeff Harrison — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Francis McClelland Institute is pairing with the Evolution Institute on a conference that will explore the role of evolutionary theory in guiding solutions for high-risk behaviors in adolescence.

Social Class, Networks May Influence Political Behaviors

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

It appears that social class and race may have varying affects on the political actions and views of individuals, UA professor Jan E. Leighley and her colleague have noted in a newly-pubished article.

Arizona State Museum Opens Border Exhibition

Rebecca Ruiz-McGill — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Border Project will be housed at the Arizona State Museum through Nov. 6.

Pulitzer-winning Reporters will Speak on Campus Oct. 8

Jeff Harrison — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Former UA journalism students Paul Giblin and Ryan Gabrielson won this year's Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.

UA-Led Team Documenting Early Hopi-Spanish Relations

La Monica Everett-Haynes — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UA anthropology professor Thomas E. Sheridan has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to lead a team that is collecting Hopi oral histories about their ancestors' early counters with Spaniards.