UA News

UANews | UA professor Sheri Bauman, an expert in cyberbullying, is among those invited to attend the launch of Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, an education and advocacy organization with the mission to prevent harassment and bullying.

UANews | Based in the UA philosophy department, the center will house scholars who will pursue the philosophical underpinnings of freedom. The center already is noted as one of the best programs in the country for political philosophy.

UANews | Students now have access to additional degree options because of a new agreement signed by the UA and Central Arizona College administrators. Among the program offerings are agribusiness economics and management, nutritional sciences, anthropology, communication and English.

UANews | Students in the UA Honors College have coordinated a week of volunteer activities leading up to the University's annual Cats in the Community service day. The Honors College events benefit several local nonprofit organizations.

UANews | The UA's National Institute for Civil Discourse has announced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been named to its National Board of Advisors. Fred DuVal, chair of the institute's Working Board, and Eugene G. Sander, president of the UA, made the announcement Tuesday.

UANews | Two films that address the social, health and environmental effects of energy production on the Navajo and Hopi lands will be shown at the UA on Feb. 23, followed by panel discussions with Navajo and Hopi environmental leaders and Arizona energy experts.

UANews | A public talk by Harvard Medical School's Catherine C. Ayoub will explore how to support parents in raising healthy children even in the face of adversity. The free presentation is Feb. 24 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the John and Doris Norton School Family and Consumer Sciences, Room 103.

UANews | LGBTQ Affairs program director Jennifer Hoefle is one of this year's Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award recipients. The awards are given to individuals who help create a diverse and inclusive environment on campus.

UANews | With a major three-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the UA's Southwest Institute for Research on Women is heading up an initiative to support working mothers, and their children, through a residential substance abuse program.

UANews | Michigan history professor Juan R.I. Cole will discuss the monumental changes that have reshaped much of the Middle East over the last year. This is the 20th anniversary of the Sabbagh Lecture, held each year by the UA School of Anthropology.

UANews | UA faculty members have joined an expansive nationwide movement to train and retain 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math teachers over the next 10 years. 

UANews | Mary Ann Warren presented her undergraduate research project during the 25th annual Honors Research Expo. Her work focused on the misrepresentation of African American women in the media, while developing strategies to combat those stereotypes.

UANews | In advance of the 19th annual Southwest Indian Art Fair, a free talk by a third-generation trader will be held at the Arizona State Museum. Jackson Clark will present his talk as part of The Arnold and Doris Roland Distinguished Speaker Series.

UANews | James J. O'Donnell, Georgetown University's provost and a classics professor, is slated to deliver this month's Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Public Lecture at the UA.

UANews | Historian Jim Turner's latest book weaves Arizona's chronology through themes such as water, mining and people.

UANews | Dozens of undergraduate researchers will present their original work during the Honors Research Expo, which is now in its 25th year.

UANews | Black History Month events at the UA have begun, including lectures, film screenings, a field trip and block party. Several UA departments, centers and student organizations are hosting more than one dozen events.  

UANews | The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation recognizes ranching's central importance to Arizona and has demonstrated its commitment to the state's rangelands – and the UA's research and extension efforts in this field – through a $4.5 million endowed gift.

UANews | Lydia Otero's book, "La Calle," which captures the oral histories of Tucson's old central neighborhood, has inspired a former graduate student to capture the city's past, present and future in a choreographed dance celebrating Arizona's 100th anniversary.

UANews | Looking to expand its collaboration with Latin America, the UA welcomed representatives from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil to discuss initiatives to advance research and student and faculty exchanges.

UANews | The Michael Bonine Memorial Travel and Research Award will fund summer travel and research for undergraduates in any major and graduate students in Middle Eastern and North African studies.

UANews | Several UA degree and certificate programs soon will be offered Chandler, expanding educational access and opportunities in Arizona. The UA's College of Education and Eller College of Management each are providing programs, while the School of Information Resources and Library Science is offering a foundational course.