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November 24, 2009

Social Science

03/10/09

University | Arts / Culture | Humanities | Community | Social Science:  Rock Art Center festival offers something for everyone

Arts & crafts, world music, outdoor activities and archaeological adventure await visitors to the Deer Valley Rock Art Center's family friendly expo.

03/10/09

Arts / Culture | Students | Social Science:  ASU student stars in Discovery Channel series

Graduate student Lars Krutak is starring in his own television series, Tattoo Hunter, thanks to his globetrotting exploits and intriguing research on indigenous body modification practices.

03/06/09

University | Law | Faculty and Staff | Social Science:  Lecture examines government responsibility regarding HIV/AIDS in Africa

An ASU professor will provide his perspective on "HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in sub-Saharan Africa: Pushing the Limits of State Responsibility" on March 18.

03/05/09

Social Science:  Economy, energy are topics of latest ASU-Southwest Poll

Economic forecasts are dismal, yet many Southwesterners are optimistic that conditions in the U.S. will improve over the next year, according to the most recent ASU-Southwest Poll.

03/04/09

University | Science | Faculty and Staff | Humanities | News coverage | Social Science:  Celebrated paleoanthropologist talks about “Lucy”

Don Johanson, a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, discusses the significance of Lucy, the iconic 3.2 million-year-old fossilized skeleton that changed our perception of the human trajectory.

03/03/09

University | Science | Faculty and Staff | Humanities | Research | Social Science:  Johanson guests on NPR's Science Friday

02/26/09

Science | Students | Alumni | Social Science:  Applied math program produces first graduate, success story

Anuj Mubayi, the first graduate of ASU’s doctoral program in Applied Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences, discusses his work and how his transdisciplinary training prepared him for researching “real world” problems.

02/25/09

International engagement | Community partnerships | Social Science:  Kosovo president receives leadership award at ASU

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu received the first ASU Distinguished Global Leadership Award in a Feb. 23 ceremony on campus.

02/24/09

Arts / Culture | Humanities | Social Science:  Latin American art collection finds home at ASU

ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change is the new home of dozens of Latin American folk art pieces that represent the beliefs, practices and creative expressions of Latin American peoples.

02/20/09

Humanities | Social Science:  Researchers earn inaugural Minerva Award

ASU is one of seven universities in the United States selected for a new program to infuse university-based humanities and social science research into the Department of Defense.