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DPS Faculty Publishes Edited Book on Health-Related Conditions

Sept. 22, 2023

School Psychology Professor Michelle Perfect, along with her two co-editors Cyndi Riccio (Texas A&M) and Melissa Bray (University of Connecticut), just published the 2nd edition a guidebook for educators and service professionals to provide contemporary, research-based information about over 60 medical conditions. Consistent with her program of research, Dr. Perfect's book is aimed at providing strategies to increase...

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Worlds of Words launches first-ever crowdfunding campaign

Sept. 20, 2023

On October 1, the Worlds of Words of Global Literacies and Literatures housed on the fourth floor of the University of Arizona College of Education...

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Gatos Por Vida! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15

Sept. 15, 2023

At the University of Arizona, we recognize and celebrate our distinct cultures and communities year-round. During Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15, we will be celebrating and highlighting the research, the work and programs of faculty, staff and students who are working to make a positive impact or continuing to influence the culture of the University of Arizona College of Education, the University, the Tucson community, and...

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Dr. Meg Cota selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Education as a member of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)

Sept. 13, 2023

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating Assistant Professor of Practice, Educational Policy Studies and Practice, Dr. Meg Cota for being selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Education as a member of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC): West.

The objective of the RAC is to provide advice and...

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With new fellowship, UArizona researchers will study how to create inclusive STEM learning environments

Sept. 10, 2023

"Culturally responsive practices are not about the STEM discipline in and of itself; it's about how the discipline relates to our real experienced lives, our communities and the things we need in our communities," said program principal investigator Heather Haeger, research director for the University of Arizona STEM Learning Center and an assistant professor of education policy...

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Scientists from the University of Arizona are exploring cutting-edge sound research through a $30 million center

Sept. 8, 2023

On Thursday, The University of Arizona was granted $30 million over five years to establish a new NSF Science and Technology Center. The New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center, which comes with an additional $30 million funding option over the following five years, will bring together researchers working in topological acoustics.

With topological acoustics, researchers exploit the properties of sound in ways that could...

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A poetic journey unfolds along Mountain Avenue

Sept. 7, 2023

"Using the language, first of all just in Tucson, I think is important because this is traditional O'odham homeland," Ofelia Zepeda said. "So, just having the language visible for the public I think is a good thing, always."

The University of Arizona, Regents Professor of Linguistics and Director of the university's American Indian Language Development Institute and Tohono O'odham poet, Ofelia Zepeda was featured for her work as a...