Members of the School of Information leadership team (l-r): Bryan Heidorn, Catherine Brooks, and Kelland Thomas

The University of Arizona is poised to become a leader in the rapidly growing field of information science with the opening of the new School of Information, which is housed in the College of SBS. Capitalizing on already strong programs in library science, information technology, and digital arts, the UA's newest school will prepare students to tackle the challenges of an information-based society as well as seize opportunities to succeed in emerging industries. More 

Megan Mills-Novoa in Hanoi, Vietnam, where she supported projects related to climate change adaptation and plant breeding among rice producers

Five SBS students have received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation! "We are delighted that over a third of the NSF fellowships given to students currently enrolled at the UA went to SBS students," said John Paul Jones III, dean of the College of SBS. "This is a great testament to the quality of our graduate programs in the STEM fields." More

A round structure uncovered at Ceibal from about 500 B.C.

Archaeologists working in Guatemala have unearthed new information about the Maya civilization's transition from a mobile, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a sedentary way of life. Led by UA archaeologists Takeshi Inomata and Daniela Triadan, the team's excavations of the ancient Maya lowlands site of Ceibal suggest that as the society transitioned from a heavy reliance on foraging to farming, mobile communities and settled groups co-existed and may have come together to collaborate on construction projects and participate in public ceremonies. More

Dale Kunkel

Dale Kunkel, professor emeritus in the Department of Communication, wants U.S. regulators to take action about YouTube for Kids, describing it as "the most hyper-commercialized media for children I have ever seen." Kunkel assisted a coalition of consumer groups in preparing the complaint to the FTC alleging that YouTube for Kids is unfair and deceptive to children. Kunkel also wrote an op-ed titled "Google gaffe: YouTube for Kids disregards rules, common sense." More 

This semester, students in the Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop offered by the School of Sociology are working to collect data and insights that will be used to address the issue of poverty in Tucson. The course is part of an ongoing partnership between the College of SBS and the mayor's Commission on Poverty. "This course has made such an impact on my life," Alexis Montoya, a senior who took the course last spring, said. "I have since volunteered to provide the homeless with necessities and provide after-school care for children from families with low incomes." More

The UA Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) has received a $1.2 million grant to launch the ANCHOR Project to support chronically homeless LGBTQ young adults. The project promotes housing stability, employment skills, educational achievement, mental and emotional well-being, recovery support, healthy decision making, and community engagement. Between 20 to 40 percent of the homeless in Tucson between the ages of 18 and 24 identify as LGBTQ. More 

Roll up your sleeves and visit the UA's archaeological field school at Mission Guevavi, an hour south of Tucson, where students receive hands-on training.