Do You Know Your Meme?

  • UANews
  • December 18, 2012
You may be familiar with "Nyan Cat," "Success Kid" and "Honey Badger," Internet memes that have gone viral. But after studying ancient and contemporary examples of memes, UA English professor Ken McAllister notes that not only have memes been around for centuries, but they also are embedded with important social and cultural knowledge and information.

UA Geographer Works to Enhance Public Input on Public Projects

  • UANews
  • December 17, 2012
Keiron Bailey, an associate professor in the UA School of Geography and Development, travels around the world using his own branded methodology to improve public satisfaction with public design and management. Bailey asks public stakeholders to rate project options in terms of suitability on a scale of one to nine on a keypad. He uses visualization techniques to present them with the plans and options.

A Course in Professional Storytelling

  • UANews
  • December 13, 2012
Stephanie Balzer, communications director for the UA Foundation, created a University course to engage undergraduate and graduate students in storytelling. The result: highly descriptive personal narratives and, at times, new-found appreciation for the art involved in creative and persuasive writing.

Journalism Students from UA, Mexico Collaborate on Border Reporting

  • UANews
  • December 13, 2012
The UA School of Journalism has collaborated for the first time with the Universidad de Sonora, in Nogales, Mexico, with students from both sides of the border reporting on important border issues. Selected student work, recently presented on the UA campus, will be published on the Border Journalism Network, based in the UA School of Journalism.

New UA Website Conveys Math Standards to Educators Nationwide

  • UANews
  • December 12, 2012
The UA Illustrative Mathematics project helps teachers understand what the new math standards mean for classroom learning and offers activity suggestions to increase student success. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded it a $3.2 million grant.

Ensuring That Languages Live On

  • Arizona.edu
  • December 6, 2012
The Endangered Languages Project is helping researchers worldwide preserve near-extinct languages, and a UA researcher is among those advising the initiative. Susan D. Penfield, research coordinator for the UA's Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry and the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy, serves as a member of Google's invitation-only Alliance Advisory Committee.

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