Browse Social Sciences and Education stories - January, 2010

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  • Lecture Series to Focus on Higher Education and the Economy
    UANews | A new lecture series, hosted by the UA's Center for the Study of Higher Education, will look at the economic challenges facing higher education in America and explore possible solutions.
  • Area Math Teachers to 'Learn Something New' at UA Conference
    UANews | The UA-sponsored conference is designed to help southern Arizona mathematics teachers with classroom strategies and networking opportunities.
  • Power Struggle in Indian Country is the Focus of UA Forum
    UANews | The High Country News and the UA School of Journalism will host a discussion on energy production and environmentalism in northern Arizona Jan. 27 on campus.
  • Southwest Indian Art Fair Resurrected From Budget Ashes
    UANews | Fair-goers can meet any of the 100 Native artists on hand and shop for top-quality handmade artwork including pottery, kachina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets and more.
  • UA Program Offers Increasingly Broad Range of Research Opportunities
    UANews | Nearly 100 students from the UA and San Miguel High School will presenting their research during the Undergraduate Biology Research Program's 21st annual conference held at the UA.
  • Pilot Program Preparing Pre-College Students with Learning Challenges
    UANews | The UA Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques Center's Road Map to College program is aiding high school students who have learning disabilities to lay out a plan for college.
  • SIROW Leading Project to Support LGBTQ Youth
    UANews | The UA's Southwest Institute for Research on Women has received a new $1.75 million federal grant to aid youth and young adults who are homeless and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning who are dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues.
  • New Book Examines Growth of Casino Gambling
    UANews | UA sociologist Jeff Sallaz spent years working in U.S. and South African casinos to understand their explosive growth over the last three decades and their parallels to economic trends.
  • New UA School Poised to Become National Leader
    UANews | The UA School of Government and Public Policy combines programs from multiple colleges to form one of the largest schools on campus.