May 2017
SBS Features
Deming is the Agnese Nelms Haury Chair of Environment and Social Justice
Alison Hawthorne Deming Named Regents' Professor
Alison Hawthorne Deming, a professor in the Department of English, has been named Regents' Professor, which is the highest recognition bestowed on faculty in the Arizona state university system!

"As a writer and educator, I believe deeply in the power of language to bridge differences and build empathy," Deming said. "This recognition makes me grateful to be part of a dynamic community that holds such beliefs dear." More
Photo by Patrick McArdle/UANews
Student Accolades!
Several SBS undergraduate students will be honored for their extraordinary accomplishments during the SBS and UA commencement ceremonies! Nominated by faculty and peers, the students were selected because of their notable achievements and positive contributions to their communities. This impressive group of students, which includes a veteran and a former homeless youth, are passionate about a range of topics, including environmental sustainability, civic engagement, social justice, and eradicating health disparities. More
Julia Clancy-Smith and
Ander Monson

Two New Guggenheim Fellows
SBS Professors Julia Clancy-Smith and Ander Monson both received a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship Award. Clancy-Smith, a Regents' Professor in the Department of History, will use her fellowship to complete the monograph "From Household to Schoolroom: Women, Gender and Education in North Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean, c. 1900-present." Monson, who directs the MFA program in creative writing, will work on a book of essays on "Predator," the 1987 science-fiction action film, as a filter for exploring American gun violence, masculinity, homoeroticism, and "the not inconsiderable beauty of Arnold Schwarzenegger." More
Students explain their chess project to Assistant Professor David Sterling Brown. Photo by Aengus Anderson/University Libraries
Diversifying Shakespeare
This semester, students in the class "Diversifying Shakespeare: Engaging Students Beyond Boundaries," worked with English professors and UA librarians to develop digital teaching tools that explore the social construction of identity in Shakespeare's work. On April 22, the students presented their projects at a statewide conference. The course and conference were funded by an NEH-sponsored grant from the Folger Institute and a UA 100% Engagement Initiative grant. More
Ruth Oropeza is one of three students in the Department of History to receive a Fulbright Fellowship.
Graduate Students Receive Prestigious Fulbright and NSF Fellowships
Five SBS graduate students received Fulbright Fellowships to conduct international research for their dissertations! Their research topics include Swiss Antibaptist refugees in Germany, disease and sanitation in Spain, student activism in Chile, olive oil production in Italy, and urban spaces in Spain. Five graduate students also received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Their topics include Klinefelter Syndrome (males with an extra X chromosome), migration and caregiving, soil and plant carbon movement, physical activity and aging in East Africa, and wild rice! More
"Tribesourcing places historical materials with the peoples they represent in order to tell the untold or suppressed story," Jenkins said.
NEH Grant to "Tribesource" Historic Films
A UA project to repurpose mid-century non-Hollywood educational films about Native peoples of the Southwest has been awarded a three-year NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant totaling nearly $291,000. The grant will enable Jennifer Jenkins, associate professor of English, to lead a team in recording narratives from tribal members, which then will be added to 60 films The project is based on the American Indian Film Gallery, or AIFG , a collection of hundreds of mid-20th-century films that Jenkins brought to the UA in 2011. More here and here.
Making Renewable Energy More Efficient
At Biosphere 2, Greg Barron-Gafford, an assistant professor in the School of Geography and Development, is experimenting with agrivoltaics, which involves growing plants beneath solar panels. The pairing cools down the solar panels, allowing them to retain their efficiency. In return, the solar panels shade the plants, reducing evaporation of water. More

WISE Program Promotes Biodiversity in K-12
This spring semester, the Women in Science and Engineering Program, or WISE, launched the Bio/Diversity Project, which was funded by a grant from the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice. UA interns worked in K-12 schools to get students excited about biodiversity and to increase the diversity of people involved in environmental sciences. More 
This semester, WISE also launched a local meeting of Girls Who Code!
This semester, WISE also launched a local chapter of Girls Who Code!
SBS News Briefs 
Francisco Cantú
* UA MFA alumnus Francisco Cantú received the prestigious Whiting Award in nonfiction, based on his work chronicling his experiences as a border patrol agent. More 
 
* While most people recognize Martin Luther's role in sparking the Protestant Reformation, not many know about his advocacy of education for all children, including girls. Susan Karant-Nunn, Regents' Professor and director of the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, explains here
Laura Bakkensen
* In a newly published report, School of Government and Public Policy researchers Laura A. Bakkensen, an assistant professor, and Riana Johnson, a master's student, advocate for three strategies to mitigate weather-related risks. More 
 
* Sociologist Jennifer Earl comments on recent legislative bills that could chill people's will to engage in public protests. More 
Andrea Gerlak
* Geographer Andrea Gerlak wrote an op-ed about what the current presidential administration must do to address the nation's growing water challenges. More
 
* UA linguists are documenting and archiving endangered and lost languages. More

* Bioarchaeologist Jim Watson was quoted in the Science story "In surprise, tooth decay afflicts hunter-gatherers." More 
Paul Schuler
* Paul Schuler, an assistant professor in the School of Government and Public Policy, co-wrote an op-ed that Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has started to tolerate protests against him in order to maintain improved relations with the West. More
 
* Patricia MacCorquodale, a professor in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies, wrote the op-ed "The masquerade of school choice: a parent's story." More 
Leila Hudson
* The United States launched missiles at a Syrian airfield in response to chemical attacks. Leila Hudson, a professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, is interviewed. More 
 
* Professors Kate Kenski (Communication), Chris Segrin (Communication), and David Cuillier (Journalism) are quoted in the story " Fake news is changing the news media landscape." More
Ben Irvin
*  Historian Benjamin Irvin is quoted in The New York Times article, "A new parchment Declaration of Independence surfaces. Head-scratching ensues." More

* David Soren, Regents' Professor of Anthropology and Classics, was interviewed for the story "When baseball players were vaudeville stars." More

* Roberto Rodriguez, an associate professor in Mexican American Studies, wrote an op-ed about how Cinco de Mayo should not simply be celebrated, but also taught properly. More 
Gary Paul Nabhan
* Gary Paul Nabhan, the Kellogg Endowed Chair in Food and Water Security for the Borderlands in the Southwest Center, wrote an op-ed titled "Solar idea is a viable, job-creating option to border wall." More
 
Maurice Rafael Magaña and Michelle Tellez, assistant professors in the Department of Mexican American Studies, wrote the op-ed "A climate of hate: How border militarization is getting deadlier." More 
Dept News
Upcoming Events
The Third Annual Community Forum on Tucson Poverty
Presented by the School of Sociology
May 11, 9-11 a.m.
Location: Habitat for Humanity, 3501 N. Mountain Ave.
Students from the 2017 Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop will be presenting their findings on financial security, household nutrition, and the overall wellbeing of low income households in Tucson.
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Arizona Food & Farm Finance Forum
Presented by Local First Arizona Foundation. Sponsored by SBS
May 18 and 19
Location: ENR2
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Extended Deadline for Master-Apprentice Program
Presented by Southwest Folklife Alliance
Deadline: May 22
The SFA Master-Apprentice Award seeks to support and encourage the preservation and perpetuation of traditional art forms present and thriving in Arizona.
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"Blurring the Boundaries: Trauma and Healing Justice"
Presented by American Friends Service Committee. The College of SBS is a sponsor
May 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N. Bonita Avenue
Professor Monica J. Casper will open the conference by providing an analysis on trauma and its relation to the criminal justice system.
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