You will invariably end up in a room with a group of people in which a decision must be made. What makes for strong small group communication for the benefit of effective action? UA communication professor Joseph Bonito is engaged in two investigations to help people to be better at communicating in groups.
Understanding the How-To of Effective Communication in Small Groups Have you ever sat through an ineffective meeting? Joseph Bonito, a UA communication professor, and his colleagues are investigating how groups of staff members in smoking cessation programs and how youth robotics teams communicate and make decisions. Ultimately, Bonito is working to advance new and more effective ways of meeting and communicating in small groups.
UA Studies Socioeconomic Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Spill The UA's Brian Mayer is conducting a long-term study to examine and mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast region. During the five-year project, funded by a $1.7 million grant, Mayer and a team of collaborators are working to assess social vulnerability and community resiliency in Gulf communities.
Criminal Justice Major to Prep Students for Law Enforcement, Courts Careers UA students interested in studying criminal justice will find a more robust program on campus starting this fall. Expanding from a concentration within the public policy and management program into its own major, the criminal justice program will prepare students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, courts systems and an array of related fields.
Jeffrey Milem, a professor in the UA Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice in the College of Education (Photo by Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)
UA Faculty Expert Informs U.S. Supreme Court Case Affirmative action in higher education once again will be at the forefront of national news as the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case is expected at any moment. The UA's Jeffrey Milem joined several researchers nationwide to develop an amicus brief summarizing key research on affirmative action in anticipation of the case.
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Migrant Deaths Near Peak Highs, Despite Decrease in Unauthorized Migration A report by the Binational Migration Institute at the UA answers key questions about migrant deaths in Southern Arizona since 1990. The report finds that deaths during migration in
 Southern Arizona have not decreased despite the overall decrease in unauthorized migration 
border-wide.

You will invariably end up in a room with a group of people in which a decision must be made. What makes for strong small group communication for the benefit of effective action? UA communication professor Joseph Bonito is engaged in two investigations to help people to be better at communicating in groups.
Jeffrey Milem, a professor in the UA Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice in the College of Education (Photo by Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)
(Photo by Marc Silver)