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Understanding the brain science behind giving and receiving gifts
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, associate professor of psychology, describes what happens in our brains that makes gift-giving so rewarding.
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June 11, 2008The UA Office of External Relations is in the early stages of redesigning the UA’s home page and the "top tier" pages of the UA Web site – and is looking for input from faculty and staff.
"Our Web site is one of our most... Read More
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June 11, 2008Esther Fuchs has spent decades challenging traditional scholarship on the Hebrew Bible and also trying to get biblical studies scholars to reconsider their frame of reference when it comes to gender interpretations.
A newly... Read More
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June 4, 2008Kevin K. Washburn and Melissa L. Tatum, two prominent American Indian law researchers and professors, are joining The University of Arizona faculty beginning this fall.
Washburn, the outgoing Oneida Indian Nation Visiting... Read More
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June 4, 2008
University of Arizona Facilities Design and Construction has been named part of a dream team of design and construction organizations by the Cornerstone Building Foundation.
The UA unit, known as FDC, was named Owner of the Year... Read More
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June 4, 2008
Looking to involve your kids in some fun and exciting experiences this summer? It's not too late to sign them up for a summer camp at The University of Arizona.
The UA offers a huge variety of summer camps for kids in grades 1-12... Read More
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June 4, 2008The University of Arizona Foundation has named Roger Neuhaus senior vice president of development and university campaigns.
Neuhaus is assuming a newly created position that is part of a larger reorganization of the UA Foundation... Read More
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May 28, 2008A collective cheer rose from the campus of The University of Arizona on Sunday as word came that the Phoenix Mars Lander had safely landed, completing its 422-million-mile journey to the Red Planet.
In the hours leading up to the... Read More
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May 28, 2008
Nominations are now being accepted for 2008 Regents' Professors – the highest rank University of Arizona professors can achieve.
Regent's Professors "are expected to exemplify the highest objectives and standards of the... Read More
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May 28, 2008Turning speculation into predictability is the objective of a human decision-making model University of Arizona researchers have developed – an effort that has earned international recognition for the team.
Young-Jun Son, an... Read More
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May 28, 2008Four faculty members in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Arizona have received Magellan Circle Awards – three for excellence in teaching and one for excellence in advising/mentoring.
The... Read More
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May 21, 2008With The University of Arizona's Mars Web site, you won't have to miss even a minute of the Phoenix Mars Mission.
While the lander speeds toward the Red Planet, visit the site to read up on the history of the mission, which is... Read More
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May 21, 2008Have you heard the one about the pharmacy professors who used stand-up comedy techniques to teach their students better communication skills?
It's no joke.
It might not seem like improvisational comedy has a lot to do... Read More
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May 21, 2008Maria Teresa Velez, associate dean and director of the UA's Graduate College, has been honored by a national science organization for her efforts to improve diversity in chemical sciences.
“It’s outside my discipline, so I... Read More
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May 21, 2008Ronald Marx, who has long been devoted to early childhood education, was recently honored for his work.
Marx, The University of Arizona College of Education dean, recently received the Southern Arizona Association for the... Read More
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May 21, 2008
We know you know.
Maybe there is a job opening in your unit or an upcoming event that you're helping sponsor. Or perhaps there's a new face in your office, or a familiar face who is retiring... Read More
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May 14, 2008They’re staying.
Published reports earlier this year cited that both Jonathan Overpeck, director of The University of Arizona’s Institute for the Study of Planet Earth and professor of geosciences and atmospheric sciences... Read More
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May 14, 2008Facilities Management was recognized today with the Energy Efficiency Leader in Education Award for an innovative air conditioning system that uses ice to cool buildings across campus.
The Univesity of Arizona's chilled water... Read More
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May 14, 2008A newly awarded National Science Foundation grant will enable a University of Arizona computer science faculty member to improve applications of computer imaging to everything from designing robot assistants to interpreting data from... Read More
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May 14, 2008
The University of Arizona community is invited to submit nominations for two positions in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost – vice provost for academic affairs and associate provost for faculty affairs.
... Read More
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May 7, 2008No matter where her professional pursuits have taken her, Edith "Edie" Sayre Auslander has somehow always ended up back at The University of Arizona.
Her career led her through newsrooms, classrooms and board rooms. But along... Read More
