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'Universe of Dreams' with NPR's Neal Conan at UA
NPR host Neal Conan and Ensemble Galilei will perform at the UA's Centennial Hall this month.
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Professor's Book Captures Beauty and Complexities of Life in Sri Lanka
Professor Adele Barker details life in Sri Lanka in the wake of the devastating tsunami and the end of civil war.
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Southwest Indian Art Fair Resurrected From Budget Ashes
Fair-goers can meet any of the 100 Native artists on hand and shop for top-quality handmade artwork including pottery, kachina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets and more.
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'A Prairie Home Companion' Live in Tucson
Fans are invited to join Garrison Keillor and his cast for a recording and broadcast of the popular radio program live from Tucson on Jan. 30.
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UA Press Volume Named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine
Choice Magazine cites "Aridland Springs in North America," from the UA Press, as a "must read" for anyone interested in the future of water in the western U.S.
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School of Music Presents 37th Annual President's Concert
The February concerts will include performances from standout music students.
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Medieval History Comes Alive in Early Book Lecture SeriesUANews | UA scholars explore and share the treasure trove of art and history found at the UA Libraries Special Collections with the public during the 7th annual Early Book Lectures.
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'Universe of Dreams' with NPR's Neal Conan at UAUANews | NPR host Neal Conan and Ensemble Galilei will perform at the UA's Centennial Hall this month.
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UA Symposium Spotlights African American FilmmakersUANews | The symposium, sponsored by the UA Jack and Vivian Hanson Arizona Film Institute and the School of Media Arts, will speak to the historical representation of African Americans in Hollywood films.
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Professor's Book Captures Beauty and Complexities of Life in Sri LankaUANews | Professor Adele Barker details life in Sri Lanka in the wake of the devastating tsunami and the end of civil war.
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Remembering a Pioneer
Arizona Public Media | Ceramic artist, community activist and university professor Maurice Grossman died on Jan. 21 in Tucson. Arizona Public Media offers a video tribute to a man who cut a wide swath through the community. -
Power Struggle in Indian Country is the Focus of UA ForumUANews | The High Country News and the UA School of Journalism will host a discussion on energy production and environmentalism in northern Arizona Jan. 27 on campus.
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Southwest Indian Art Fair Resurrected From Budget AshesUANews | Fair-goers can meet any of the 100 Native artists on hand and shop for top-quality handmade artwork including pottery, kachina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets and more.
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'A Prairie Home Companion' Live in TucsonUANews | Fans are invited to join Garrison Keillor and his cast for a recording and broadcast of the popular radio program live from Tucson on Jan. 30.
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UA Press Volume Named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice MagazineUANews | Choice Magazine cites "Aridland Springs in North America," from the UA Press, as a "must read" for anyone interested in the future of water in the western U.S.
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School of Music Presents 37th Annual President's ConcertUANews | The February concerts will include performances from standout music students.
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Renowned Anthropologist, UA Alumnus Leaves Papers to UA Libraries UANews | Henry "Hank" Dobyns has left his papers to the UA Libraries and a new endowment has been established in his memory.
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The View From His Window New York Magazine | The works of famed American photographer W. Eugene Smith, a photojournalist who captured pre- and post-World War II life, have been recently published. The UA's Center for Creative Photography is the holder of Smith's body of work.
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Not Quite Paradise Christian Science Monitor | Adele Barker, a UA professor of Russian and Slavic studies, left for Sri Lanka shortly after Sept. 11 to begin teaching as a Fulbright Scholar. Barker's ensuing experience has been encapsulated in her newly published book, "Not Quite Paradise: An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka."
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Leslie Marmon Silko to Read at UAUANews | The UA American Indian Studies Program's Vine Deloria, Jr. Distinguished Indigenous Scholars Series kicks off this month with a reading by Leslie Marmon Silko.
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Biosphere 2 Artist-in-Residence at Work on 'Future Perfect' ProjectUANews | Photographer Judy Natal explores designed environments that were built with nature and sustainability in mind.
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Jory Hancock Named UA Fine Arts DeanUANews | Jory Hancock, who in May was named interim dean of the College of Fine Arts, has been named the college's permanent dean.
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Scientist's Camera Sees Artwork Down to Its UnderdrawingsUANews | Charles M. Falco's inexpensive, modified digital SLR camera has thrilled art conservators with what it can see at infrared wavelengths.
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Mysterious Voynich Manuscript is Genuine, Scientists Find Monsters & Critics | A radiocarbon analysis by UA physicists has authenticated the age of a coded document that has baffled scientists for years, although the content of it remains an enigma.
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Exhibit Captures Images of Early Modern MexicoUANews | A major exhibit of photographs from the Casasola Archives will be on view in Tucson at Arizona State Museum from Dec 4, 2009 to Jan 16, 2010.
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UA Faculty to Discuss 'Unsettling Certainties'UANews | An upcoming event, "Offensive, Deliberately So... Literary and Cultural Taboos, Then and Now," will consider issues related to race, gender and sexuality.
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The Turning Point Pointe Magazine | Six students talk about their intense and extensive training at the University of Arizona in the pursuit to become professional dancers.
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George Zoritch Dies at 92; Ballet Star and Teacher Los Angeles Times | Internationally renowned ballet star George Zoritch has died. Zoritch, a former UA faculty member who retired in 1987, was 92.
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Native American Student Documentary Selected for Two High-profile ScreeningsUANews | "The Chiefs' Prophecy" by student filmmaker Leo Killsbackis part of Arizona Public Media's Citizen Journalism program.
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Student Films Advance to RegionalsUANews | Four films by UA students have advanced to the Campus MovieFest's regional competition, which is being held this month in San Francisco.
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Professor's Co-Authored Book Earns Major Italian Literary PrizeUANews | John Garrand and his wife, Carol Garrard, have received a major honor for a book they co-authored about a prominent Soviet-era journalist.