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First Four-Year Phoenix Medical School Class Graduates
The UA College of Medicine-Phoenix has graduated its first class of 24 students. More than half of them will be training in Arizona, and 16 of the 24 will be in primary care programs. The four-year-old downtown Phoenix campus currently has 168 students.
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Fulbright Taking UA Grad, Photographer to Slovakia
Christiana Caro, a photographer who graduates from the UA this week, has earned a Fulbright fellowship to conduct research in Slovakia. There, she will focus on landscape, identity and cultural preservation.
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Guilt, Cooperation Linked by Neural Network
A UA study using economic models backed up by fMRI scans offers new insights on why people choose to cooperate rather than act selfishly. The study appears in the current issue of the neuroscience journal Neuron.
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Putting Planet Earth Under Glass
"X-Ray Earth," a new National Geographic documentary airing May 15 and May 17, features UA scientists applying new technology to uncover complex processes and their interactions in the Earth's interior, the oceans, on the continents and in the atmosphere.
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First in C.E. Rose Program Graduating
It was 13 years ago that Rotary Club members promised third-grade C.E. Rose Elementary School students scholarship funds if they qualified to attend the UA. Miguel Morales and Xavier E. Verdugo are the first two from that class set to graduate - this week from the UA.
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UA to Bestow Honorary Degrees on Science Leaders
The UA will present four people with honorary degrees during its Spring Commencement Ceremony on May 13: Ewen Adair Whitaker, Phillip C. Miller, Richard N. Morrison and Dr. Douglas G. Stuart.
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First Four-Year Phoenix Medical School Class GraduatesUANews | The UA College of Medicine-Phoenix has graduated its first class of 24 students. More than half of them will be training in Arizona, and 16 of the 24 will be in primary care programs. The four-year-old downtown Phoenix campus currently has 168 students.
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UA Press Receives Seven HonorsUANews | The UA Press earned seven awards at the Arizona Book Awards, including Judges' Choice for Best Book. "It's so wonderful when our books and authors, who've worked so hard, are singled out for their contributions to Arizona's literary landscape," said Kathryn Conrad, interim director for UA Press.
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Medicine Graduates Reflect Upon Time at UAUANews | The UA College of Medicine is graduating 124 students, 43 percent of whom will remain in Arizona for their residencies. Twenty-four students will begin their residencies in Tucson. The students will train in family and internal medicine and pediatrics.
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Border Journalism Network Created at UA UANews | The nine-school network, based at the UA School of Journalism, aims to assist journalists covering stories on the U.S.-Mexico border. The goal is to keep journalists safe while reporting in a region that often is in turmoil.
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Cancer Helped Her Find Her Career Goal
Arizona Daily Star | Michelle Grenier, who has battled a rare form of stomach cancer, will receive her nursing degree today at the UA College of Nursing commencement. While she was sick, she found her nurses giving and nurturing. Grenier now wants to be one of them, specifically a pediatric nurse. -
Pride Alliance Welcomes New Co-DirectorsUANews | UA students Christina Bischoff and Stephan Przybylowicz have been named the new co-directors of Pride Alliance. The two intend to introduce new programs while also working to make the resource center more inclusive.
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Hospitals, Medical Centers Offering Meditation and More ABC News | Health-care providers are increasingly suggesting that their patients look to meditation and other integrative techniques to improve their health. University Medical Center offers Reiki for cancer patients and tai chi for stroke patients, and the Arizona Cancer Center runs a Mind-Body Medicine Skills Group program for patients with life-threatening and chronic illnesses.
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UA to Graduate its First Arizona Assurance Scholar UANews | The Arizona Assurance scholarship program was started in fall 2008 by UA President Robert N. Shelton to make higher education a reality for low-income Arizona residents who are eligible. Jeremiah Walpert will be the first scholar in the program to graduate from the UA.
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V.E.T.S. Center Leader Leaves Legacy for Student VeteransUANews | Matt Randle will graduate on May 14 having helped the UA become one of the nation's most welcoming and integrated campuses for student veterans. He has served as director of the student-run UA Veterans Education and Transition Services office, known as the V.E.T.S. center.
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Fulbright Taking UA Grad, Photographer to SlovakiaUANews | Christiana Caro, a photographer who graduates from the UA this week, has earned a Fulbright fellowship to conduct research in Slovakia. There, she will focus on landscape, identity and cultural preservation.
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Oral Readings Help Students Understand Difficult Texts USA Today | Faculty members and students who participate in oral readings say they help convey messages, engage students and foster community on their campuses in ways that reading alone cannot do. "Milton is meant to be heard, not just seen," said John C. Ulreich, a John Milton scholar at the UA that leads readings of "Paradise Lost."
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Putting Planet Earth Under GlassUANews | "X-Ray Earth," a new National Geographic documentary airing May 15 and May 17, features UA scientists applying new technology to uncover complex processes and their interactions in the Earth's interior, the oceans, on the continents and in the atmosphere.
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Six UA Students to Receive Medals for Leadership UANews | Mona Eskandari and Sarah Edwards have earned Nugent medals; Elizabeth Marchionne and Matthew Randle have earned Robie medals; and Emily Fritze and Megan Shekleton have earned Freeman medals. They will be honored during the May 14 commencement ceremony.
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Guilt, Cooperation Linked by Neural NetworkUANews | A UA study using economic models backed up by fMRI scans offers new insights on why people choose to cooperate rather than act selfishly. The study appears in the current issue of the neuroscience journal Neuron.
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A Memory for Pain, Stored in the Spine Discover Magazine | You slam your hand in a door, and the experience becomes etched into your brain. UA scientists have found that a protein called PKMzeta helps to store memories in our brains, and it sensitizes neurons in our spines after a painful experience.
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