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March 04, 2009

Social Science

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

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.

02/19/09

Faculty and Staff | Humanities | Social Science:  Presentation highlights women writers from different eras

Neal A. Lester, ASU English professor and chair, will present “African American Women Writing their Lives and Experiences” on Feb. 26.

02/13/09

Law | Nursing | Science | Humanities | Community | Bioscience / Biotech | Social Science:  Law school hosts brain addiction conference

Legal and ethical perspectives on important scientific developments in the field of substance addiction will be explored during a free conference hosted by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

02/13/09

Science | Social Science:  ASU genetics research sheds light on evolution of the human diet

ASU associate professor of anthropology Anne Stone discussed how diet holds keys to understanding who we are at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.

02/11/09

University | Science | Humanities | News coverage | Social Science:  MSNBC reporter talks evolution with ASU's Johanson

Alan Boyle of MSNBC speaks with ASU's Donald Johanson about his new book, Lucy’s Legacy; his famous discovery; and his thoughts about humankind’s evolutionary past and future.