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  • College of Medicine's 'Video Slam Project' Featured in Academic Journal | February 29, 2008
    “Video Slam Project” is the only course of its kind at a U.S. medical college. | Health | Teaching and Students
  • Little Hands, Big Designs | February 27, 2008
    High school and middle school students will compete for a place at the state MESA design competition during a meeting at the UA. | Teaching and Students
  • Love Your Genes | February 26, 2008
    The events being held during Love Your Body Day are intended to help people understand the negative affects of eating disorders. | Campus News | General News | Health | Teaching and Students
  • Television Dramas Teach About Getting to College | February 25, 2008
    The UA will serve as a training site for an educational program that uses the television drama format to teach parents about how to get their children ready for college. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Peace Corps Fellows Share International Experiences | February 22, 2008
    Peace Corps Week at the UA celebrates the efforts of students who have volunteered a part of their lives to help others. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Juan Garcia Selected as Next UA Vice President for Instruction | February 22, 2008
    García will lead a broad portfolio of University departments to maximize the delivery of high-quality instruction. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Iowa Vice President Chosen as Next UA Provost | February 22, 2008
    Meredith Hay, currently the vice president for research at the University of Iowa, will be the next provost at the UA. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • New Program Provides Nighttime Walking Escorts | February 22, 2008
    A new student-run program is putting the buddy system into practice and offering "safe walks" for students, faculty and staff on campus after hours. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Math Prof Wins Sloan Research Fellowship | February 21, 2008
    Toufic M. Suidan is one of 118 young scholars in the U.S. and Canada to receive the $50,000 prize. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Century of Federal Documents Offered Online via UA Library | February 21, 2008
    Many of the documents are online, which has earned the UA library the unofficial title of "the nation's first virtual depository." | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Project Vote Smart Launches Online Resource for Voters | February 20, 2008
    The nonpartisan organization, which keeps an office at the UA, launched a service that contains information on more than 40,000 candidates and elected officials. | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Conference Focuses on Asian Student Activism | February 18, 2008
    The "APIA U: Leadership 101 Training" conference, which targets Asian Pacific American students, will be held at the UA this month. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • UA Student Named to the All-USA College Academic Team | February 14, 2008
    Senior Grace Hsieh was one of only 60 students nationwide named to the prestigous team by USA Today. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • New Administrator to Focus on American Indians | February 13, 2008
    Herminia Frias will focus in improving the number of American Indian students who transition out of undergraduate programs and into graduate school. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Freshman Financing the Subject of Major Study | February 12, 2008
    A number of UA researchers, attempting to understand how college-age students spend and save their money, are launching a project that should span 22 years. | Business and Law | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • SBS Honors Its Magellan Circle Scholars | February 12, 2008
    The award is given annually to undergraduate students who have demonstrated academic achievement, financial need or both. | Campus News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Nominations Being Accepted for Five Star Faculty Award | February 11, 2008
    The Five Star Faculty Award is the only student-nominated and -selected teaching award for professors of UA undergraduates. | Campus News | Teaching and Students
  • Career Expo Coming Feb. 20 | February 11, 2008
    The 8th annual Career Expo will offer students and employers a chance to match skills with job openings. | Campus News | Teaching and Students
  • UA Event Offers Help With Financial Aid Form | February 6, 2008
    The UA this weekend will host College Goal Sunday, an event held across the nation to help high school seniors and families make sense of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • New Fellowships Named for Likins, Davis | February 5, 2008
    The new endowments will support graduate students who have overcome adversity and junior faculty who seek to furthur their academic careers. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • UA MASS Programs Pave Pathway for Success | February 4, 2008
    A new study has revealed that retention rates for students improve when they participate in programs offered by the UA's Multicultural Affairs and Student Success office. | General News | Teaching and Students
  • Project Vote Smart: Powered by Interns | February 4, 2008
    UA interns at Project Vote Smart are becoming a significant resource for voters in the 2008 elections. | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • Engineering, Theater Students Combine Skills to Produce High-Tech Stage Sets | February 4, 2008
    Engineering and theater technicians bring equal amounts of creativity and problem-solving skills to class, but very different ideas about the design process. | Arts and Humanities | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
  • Research Forum Acknowledges Undergraduate Scholarship | February 1, 2008
    Thirty undergraduate scholars will exhibit their research at a forum on Feb. 20 in the UA Student Union. Their studies range from Medieval Jewish astronomy and the psychophysiology of prayer to the relation between body weight and the brain, and  social networking on MySpace. | Campus News | General News | Teaching and Students
  • UA Study Abroad: More Choices, More Destinations | February 1, 2008
    Students can explore more than 100 international programs during the UA's upcoming Study Abroad Fair. | Campus News | Teaching and Students
  • Television Skewing Your View of Minorities? | February 1, 2008
    UA researcher Dana Mastro suggests that television may have a stronger influence on our unconscious minds than originally thought.    | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
  • MathMovesU Day Comes to the UA | February 1, 2008
    The event engages middle school students in a math and science project. | General News | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
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