Browse Social Sciences and Education stories - March, 2009

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  • Library Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of Publishing Excellence
    UANews | Special Collections at The University of Arizona Main Library is hosting an exhibit honoring 50 years of publishing by the UA Press.
  • Asian Identity, Contributions the Focus of UA Events
    UANews | The Asian American community's heterogeneity is one of the central themes of this year's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month events at the UA. 
  • Eller College Presents High School Ethics Forum in Phoenix
    UANews | Students throughout the Phoenix area will have an opportunity to confront real-world ethical dilemmas.
  • Researcher to Speak at UA About Black Europeans, Photography
    UANews | Duke University researcher Tina Campt will be on campus next month for a lecture and other events that are part of the launch of the UA's doctoral degree program in women's studies.
  • High Schoolers Learn Multimedia Skills at UA Journalism Workshop
    UANews | The annual Journalism Diversity Workshop at the UA aims to train Arizona high school students and develop diverse newsrooms.
  • Free Talk on Southwest Cultural Delicacies
    UANews | "Flavors Without Borders" is the third of the UA Provost Lecture Series, sponsored by the Well University Partnership.
  • UA-Supported Program Sheds Light on Legislation and Campaign Contributions
    UANews | Project Vote Smart and FollowTheMoney.org unveil an online tool that tracks state legislative committee rosters with campaign donor data.
  • UA, ASU Team on Program for Little Brainiacs
    UANews | The program was held at the Children's Museum of Phoenix.
  • UA Researchers Collect Local Women's Stories
    UANews | "Sowing the Seeds: Promoting the Humanities in our Communities" began as a grant-funded initiative to promote the humanities and has since grown into a collective of local women writers hoping to publish their work.
  • Students Give Digital Voice to High School Freshmen
    UANews | Four UA graduate students have helped high school students interested in learning new media and developing their writing skills.
  • BIO5 Presents 3rd Annual Arizona K-12 Science Teacher Symposium
    UANews | Participants will make soda-bottle biospheres, perform DNA fingerprinting, and analyze the genetics of breast cancer.
  • Biosphere 2 Short Course is First Class, Arizona Science, Math Teachers Say
    UANews | Teachers themselves design and drive Arizona Center for STEM Teachers programs at Biosphere 2.
  • Rarely Seen Ritual Sand Painting Featured at Festival of Books
    UANews | A cultural offering of peace and a visual depiction of the meditative path to enlightenment are offered to the Tucson community. 
  • Festival to Revel in Words, Imagination
    UANews | It was years in the making. The UA and Arizona Daily Star have partnered to host the Tucson Festival of Books, a two-day event that brings to Tucson authors, publishing companies and enthusiasts from across the nation.
  • UA Design Team Helping to Revitalize Mexican Town
    UANews | Undergraduate and graduate students are developing a design project for the 1,500 residents of Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico.
  • New McClelland Institute to Honor Arizona Child Advocate
    UANews | Nadine Basha, a former teacher who led a statewide voter effort to create a child health and development program, will be honored with the first Vision Award from the Frances McClelland Institute in the UA Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences.
  • Arizona State Museum Aids in Nationwide Tour of Ancestral Human Fossil
    UANews | The 3.2 million-year-old remains of Lucy, the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor discovered in Africa, is the focus of a month-long lecture series.