SBS In The News
  • IMPORTANT - UAConnect migration notice
    05/14/2012 - 13:13
    According to UITS schedule, campus email and calendar systems will not be available from 5pm Friday, May 18 to 8am Monday, May 21 during which email accounts of SBS faculty and staff will be migrated to a new system. To prepare for the migration of your account, please make sure to complete the...
  • C-Sections a Measure of Ethnic, Economic Disparities
    05/09/2012 - 13:21
    UA sociologist Louise Roth says the increasing number of cesarean deliveries negatively impacts the health of women and their children and health-care costs. University of Arizona sociologist Louise Roth wonders why women, at least according to news reports, are increasingly opting to give birth by...
  • “Voices for Peace in a War-Filled Age” -- Summer Lecture Series by Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies
    05/09/2012 - 13:11
    Summer Lecture Series 2012 on the theme of “Voices for Peace in a War-Filled Age” Presented by: The University of Arizona's Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies together with St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church When Four consecutive Sundays at 10:15 am, July...
  • Communication Professor Receives $1.3 Million American Cancer Society Grant
    05/09/2012 - 11:52
    Chris Segrin, head of the Department of Communication, and Terry Badger, professor in the College of Nursing, have been awarded a five-year, $1.3 million grant by the American Cancer Society for their study “Support for Latinas with breast cancer and their intimate and family partners....
  • A Rare Feat: UA Grad Earns Three Distinct Degrees
    05/09/2012 - 11:19
    When Brandon McBrien graduates this week, he will have accomplished something only seven other students are known to have managed in the UA's history. You've likely heard of triple majors, but when Brandon McBrien graduates this week with three degrees in hand, what he will have accomplished is...
  • Geography Graduate Student's Work on Deportation Featured on CNN
    05/08/2012 - 16:10
    Jeremy Slack, a graduate student in the School of Geography and Regional Development, was featured on CNN for his research on migrant experiences on the border. The story is titled “Deportations After Dark.” Click here and here to watch.    
  • Team Identifies Water Vulnerability in Border Region
    05/08/2012 - 14:32
    The Arizona-Sonora region has been called the front line of ongoing climate change, with global climate models projecting severe precipitation decreases and temperature increases coupled with vulnerability from urbanization, industrialization and agricultural intensification. A team of bilingual...
  • Student Achievement a Highlight of Commencement
    05/08/2012 - 13:07
    Congratulations to the more than 900 SBS students who will graduate on May 12th. This spring's SBS Outstanding Senior is Francisco Lara Garcia, who is receiving his bachelor’s degree in political science, sociology and Latin American studies. During his time as a student, he served three...
  • Arizona Model United Nations Conference at 50
    05/04/2012 - 13:21
    The UA student-run Arizona Model United Nations, or AzMUN, hosts the High School Conference – now in its 50th year – to inform students about international affairs in an interactive format. "Our long goal is a little more substantial than just keeping our students involved in MUN,...
  • Binational Migration Institute Celebrates Five-Year Mark
    05/04/2012 - 13:14
    The institute looks to channel and expand interdisciplinary efforts with a variety of departments at the UA for master and doctoral thesis and outside of the University with key partnerships in Mexico. The Binational Migration Institute at the University of Arizona, which has celebrated five years...