Browse Social Sciences and Education stories - May, 2010

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  • Thoughts of Death Lower Support For Watchdog Press
    UANews | A study by UA journalism professor David Cuillier and his colleagues reaffirms the need to question authority figures during times of war and catastrophe.
  • News Photos of Virginia Tech Tragedy Focused on Shooter
    UANews | The media paid too much attention to the man who shot and killed 32 people and himself on the Virginia Tech campus in 2007 and not enough on the victims and their families, the author of the UA study says.
  • Joel D. Valdez Endowment in American Governance Gets Its Start
    UANews | The UA Foundation Board of Trustees has donated $40,000 to the Joel D. Valdez Endowment in American Governance. The endowment fund will help recruit and retain high-quality faculty in the School of Government and Public Policy.  
  • Knowledge River Graduates Improving Arizona, U.S. Libraries
    UANews | With more than 100 graduates, the UA's Knowledge River program is fulfilling its mission to improve the training of Hispanic and American Indian librarians.
  • UA Working to Emphasize K-12 Computer Science Instruction
    UANews | The UA and national leaders look to address the isolation, lack of resources and state inconsistencies in K-12 computer science education.
  • Researcher: Media Coverage of Climate Change Skeptics Can Mislead Public
    UANews | Max Boykoff will speak at the UA on May 4 about ways the media portray those who have alternative views about climate change.
  • Drive a Prius, Eat Organic? Kids Think So
    UANews | A UA Eller College marketing researcher finds that children as young as 5 form stereotypes about people based on brand consumption.