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  • UA Program Helps Graduate Non-Traditional Students
    Social Sciences and Education February 22, 2010
    UANews | The UA program, Educamexus, facilitates access to educational degrees and certificates from elementary school through post-secondary education for Spanish speakers.
  • Babies and Sleep: Another Reason to Love Naps
    Health, Social Sciences and Education February 21, 2010
    UANews | UA psychologists have found that infants need adequate sleep, including regular naps, in order to effectively learn about the new world they reside.
  • A History of Liberty, Freedom
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Education February 19, 2010
    UANews | In their new book, "A Brief History of Liberty," UA professor David Schmidtz and Jason Brennan, a UA alumnus, explore historical concepts related to liberty and freedom.
  • LGBT Identities, Experience Core of Day-long Conference
    General News, Social Sciences and Education February 18, 2010
    UANews | The Fierce Visions" conference spotlights UA research on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community issues that has been presented at national conferences. 
  • Program for Parents Preparing Families for College
    General News, Social Sciences and Education February 16, 2010
    UANews | Several UA programs work with area high schools to keep potential students and their parents informed on college costs and steps for admissions. Other UA programs keep current students on the path to graduation. 
  • Award-winning Journalist to Give Annual UA Sabbagh Lecture
    Social Sciences and Education February 15, 2010
    UANews | George Packer covered the Iraq War for the New Yorker and has written a number of well-recieved books. His lecture will discuss how anthropology has influenced post-9/11 news coverage in the Middle East.
  • College of Science Spring Lectures Focus on "Mind and Brain"
    General News, Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Education February 9, 2010
    UANews | The six-part lecture series, "Mind and Brain," starts the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 23 and will explore how brains are built, how minds are made and how cognitive and neural science is changing the way we think.
  • Drinking, Smoking Often Intertwine for Students
    Health, Social Sciences and Education February 8, 2010
    UANews | Mark and Mimi Nichter have published a series of articles recently about the smoking behaviors of college students, offering important insights about smoking related to drinking, gender and stress.
  • UA Makes Top 20 List for Peace Corps
    Social Sciences and Education, Teaching and Students February 5, 2010
    UANews | The UA, still the state's largest producer of Peace Corps volunteers, has once again reached top-20 status for involving students in the humanitarian organization.
  • Vail Academy and High School Breaks Ground at UA Tech Park
    Business and Law, Social Sciences and Education February 3, 2010
    UANews | The UA Tech Park will be home to the Vail Academy and High School, a new K-12 school that will emphasize math, science and engineering through partnerships with the UA and Tech Park tenants.