April 16, 2019 Center for Arabic Study Abroad Moves to UA The Center for Arabic Study is finding a new home at the UA, where it will be overseen by director Sonia Shiri.
April 3, 2019 Afghan Students Learn to Combat Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property Students in Afghanistan attended an online UA class developed to raise their awareness of illicit trafficking and help them protect important cultural artifacts.
April 2, 2019 How the Brain Finds Meaning in Metaphor Whether you bend a rod or bend the rules, the brain processes the word "bend" similarly, with the sensory motor region playing a key role, according to new UA research.
April 1, 2019 Startup Licenses UA Libraries E-learning Platform Inventors at the UA Libraries developed a new e-learning platform for creating easy-to-build tutorials. Now, startup Sidecar Learning is taking it to the world.
March 27, 2019 CAPLA Builds for a Changing Urban World In "Building a Changing World," the UA College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture's studies of the built environment include how future urban design and planning projects must work hand in hand with surrounding natural environments.
March 26, 2019 With $1.5M Gift, UA Launches Consortium on Gender-Based Violence The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation's gift will support a center that seeks to model and inspire a radical shift in the way people think about and address gender-based violence.
March 12, 2019 Are Eyes the Window to Our Mistakes? When humans make certain types of mistakes, their pupils change size, UA researchers found. This may offer clues to what goes on in the brain when people make suboptimal decisions.
March 6, 2019 Four Questions: What 'Tidying Up' Means for Sustainability Sabrina Helm says the decluttering trend can be good for the environment - as long as people aren't clearing space to make way for new purchases.
Feb. 27, 2019 Savoring … It's Not Just for Dinner Just as we can savor a decadent dessert, so, too, can we savor a meaningful conversation. And the latter may be better for us, according to UA researcher Maggie Pitts.
Feb. 26, 2019 Four Questions: Tackling the Problem of Incivility Keith Allred, the new director of the UA’s National Institute for Civil Discourse, discusses how the institute plans to stem a rising tide of incivility that strains interpersonal relationships and paralyzes effective governing.