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Debra Gage Hurd Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From National Social Workers Association
Debra Gage Hurd, clinical full professor in the School of Social Work, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers Arkansas Chapter.
Caffeine Boosts Problem-Solving Ability but Not Creativity, Study Indicates
While the drug is known to increase focus, alertness and motor skills, its effect on creative thinking had not been studied previously.
Psi Chi invites you to Mock Graduate School Interviews
Join Psi Chi at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in Memorial Hall 253. The psychology honors club will be holding mock graduate school interviews.
Research Shows Candidates Look to Arkansas More for Big Donors than Super Tuesday Voters
Political Science's Karen Sebold writes about Arkansas' unique role in the primaries for Brookings, saying, "With low turnout, candidates look to Arkansas more for big donors than Super Tuesday voters."
Master of Social Work Student Hosts NASW and MSLC Presentation at Hanoi, Vietnam Non-Profit
Kelly Dundon, a graduate student in social work, gave a presentation on a code of ethics and a program developed at the U of A to help overcome barriers that affect single mothers and their children.
U of A Anthropology Hosts Fifth Annual Open House Today
Join the Department of Anthropology during their Open House event between 4 and 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 19, on the first floor of Old Main
U of A Anthropology Hosts Fifth Annual Open House Feb. 19
Join the Department of Anthropology in exploring the question of what makes us human during its open house between 4 and 7 p.m. Feb. 19, on the first floor of Old Main.
Medical Humanities Minor Now Available to U of A Students
The medical humanities minor gives an overview of the ways in which various disciplines in the humanities inform, intersect with, and apply to understandings of the medical arts and sciences.
Collection of First African American Professor at U of A Now Open
The Gordon Morgan Papers contain teaching materials, research files, correspondence and manuscripts — both published and unpublished.
Final Feb. 15 Deadline This Weekend for 2020-21 Fulbright College Scholarship Applications
Fulbright College is accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic year. Deadline for general college scholarships is Feb. 15.