Browse Social Sciences and Education stories - November, 2009

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  • SIROW Collaborating on Two New Projects to Aid Adolescents
    General News, Social Sciences and Education November 30, 2009
    UANews | The Southwest Institute for Research on Women is working with several collaborators to offer programs that will target Arizona adolescents for substance abuse treatment and education focused on prevention.
  • UA Launches Jr. BIOTECH Program in Arizona Middle Schools With $750,000 Grant From Helios Education Foundation
    Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Education November 24, 2009
    UANews | The Jr. BIOTECH program connects middle school science teachers with the resources and training necessary to lead hands-on, inquiry-based science activities in the classroom.
  • Hundreds of Local Youth To Participate in Junior Geoscientist Academy
    General News, Social Sciences and Education, Teaching and Students November 20, 2009
    UANews | Students attending schools in the Amphitheater, Flowing Wells, Sunnyside and Tucson Unified School Districts will visit the UA on Saturday to take part in a science academy.
  • UA Professor to Attend Nobel Ceremony
    Social Sciences and Education November 20, 2009
    UANews | Edella Schlager, a member of the UA School of Government and Public Policy, has been invited to attend the weeklong festivities that surround the annual Nobel Prize ceremony in early December.
  • Research Finds Some First-Generation Students Experience 'Survivor Guilt'
    Social Sciences and Education November 20, 2009
    UANews | UA undergraduate researcher Jackson Wray found that certain first-generation students experience "survivor guilt" because they may be experiencing opportunities not available to their families back home.
  • Udall Foundation Renaming Ceremony Draws National Leaders
    Social Sciences and Education November 16, 2009
    UANews | A ceremony honoring the contributions of Stewart L. Udall, the former Secretary of Interior and UA alumnus, was held on Friday. 
  • New Director Starts at SIRLS
    Social Sciences and Education November 9, 2009
    UANews | P. Bryan Heidorn, a national authority on  digital information management, is the new director of the UA School of Information Resources and Library Science.
  • Federal Bill Signed to Enhance Udall Foundation
    Social Sciences and Education November 6, 2009
    UANews | U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a bill that will rename the Morris K. Udall Foundation to honor UA alum and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall.