Rain Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication, researches social norms and how they influence behavior, particularly concerning food waste — a global issue with significant environmental and social impacts.
Regents Professor of Linguistics Ofelia Zepeda, who co-founded NAMA, says this master's program advances the objectives of the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages to draw global attention to Indigenous languages preservation.
Arden Holloway (’24), an honors graduate in urban development and Arabic, received the SBS Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award and is now working as a transit planner and sustainability specialist with Valley Metro in Phoenix.
Johanne Harrigan, a history graduate student in the Department of History, was awarded an SBSRI Pre-Doctoral Research Grant in 2023 for her history-based research, which explores themes of vaccine hesitancy and memory.
Daniel Cervantes is the recipient of the SBS Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for winter 2024. His senior capstone research project focused on the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising (often referred to as the LA Riots), aiming to challenge the dominant narratives that frame the event.
New research, co-authored by University of Arizona sustainability scientist Jonathan Sullivan, revealed that over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions.
Takashi Inomata, Regents Professor in the Department of Anthropology was recently awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to write a book on the Maya civilization. The project will explore a comprehensive new theory of the development of the Maya civilization.
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences graduate student Mariana Manriquez was recently awarded the Louise Foucar Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for spring 2025. Manriquez earned the fellowship for her research that challenges the myths of automation and universality, examining how local contexts, particularly in Mexico City, shape and influence the way couriers interact with and navigate technology.
Katie Hemphill, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of History, researches gender, sexuality and focuses the significant but often ignored contributions of women in labor, sexuality and urban economies.
Principal investigator Sonia Shiri, director of Arabic Special Programs and professor of linguistics (MENAS), and her team have secured three new multi-year federal grants.