College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Bilingual journalism is more than being able to ask questions in two different languages. "It's important to understand the history, the economics, the politics, the culture of diverse groups," says associate professor Jessica Retis.

Three scholars in the UArizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences see several parallels between today's pandemic and ones from centuries past.

Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest Maya monument ever recorded. Its construction suggests that Maya civilization developed more rapidly than once thought.

Science and folklore can be important partners when it comes to addressing global challenges like climate change and COVID-19. Folklorist Maribel Alvarez says folklore can document the kind of "knowing" that only comes from generations of tradition and observation.

Geographer Jason Jurjevich discusses "hard-to-count" populations in Arizona and how the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional challenges for ensuring an accurate census.

While the pandemic is a shared challenge for the class of 2020, some students have also overcome deeply personal struggles, from drug addiction to family tragedies.

In a time of uncertainty, false information is flourishing. UArizona experts in law, journalism and digital technology discuss how to deal with bad information circulating around COVID-19.

UArizona Regents Professor Diana Liverman has been elected to two prestigious honoraries for her work on climate change and society.

The university will welcome 12 of this year's 19 Flinn Scholars, who are among Arizona's highest-achieving high school seniors. This will be UArizona's largest cohort of Flinn Scholars in about a decade.

COVID-19 could create a "perfect storm" for reinforcing stereotypes about older people, says UArizona researcher Jake Harwood, who studies intergenerational communication.