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University Breaks Fresh Ground With Transgender Publication

HuffingtonPost.com | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.17.2013 | Gay Voices
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Dr. Susan Stryker (University of Arizona) and Dr. Paisley Currah (CUNY-Brooklyn) are collaborating with Duke University Press to bring forth TSQ: Tran...

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WATCH: The Best Commencement You've Ever Seen

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.14.2013 | College
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Most universities book a well-known political figure or celebrity to speak at their commencement speaker to get the public's attention. The University...

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'You Deserve Rape' Sign Outrages Arizona Students (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.25.2013 | College
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Dean Saxton, a student at the University of Arizona, stood on campus Tuesday wearing a shirt that said "Virgin Pride" and holding a sign reading "You ...

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Shooting Scare At University Of Arizona

AP | Posted 03.23.2013 | Crime
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Police carried out a room-by-room search of a University of Arizona building after receiving a report of a gunman and a shooting, but...

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Police Looking For Man With Rifle On Arizona Campus

AP | Posted 05.22.2013 | College
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Police were searching a building on the University of Arizona campus floor-by-floor Friday night after receiving a report of a m...

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The Unexpected Reason Facebook May Be Good For Older Adults

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 02.19.2013 | Fifty
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Spending time on Facebook has been shown to reduce stress levels, slow down heart rates and -- generally speaking -- just simply relax people. Now new...

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Outraged by Pink Slime? Actually, Chicken Could Be a Much Bigger Risk

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 01.19.2013 | Home
Read More: Chicken, Usda, Fsis, Campylobacter, Consumer Reports, University of Arizona, Michael Greger, Salmonella, Pink Slime, Mark Bittman, Home News
Bruce Friedrich

There's a real dispute about the safety of pink slime, but not so of chicken. If we has a nation became alarmed in proper proportion to things that are concerning, however, white slime would be a much bigger concern than pink slime.

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David Wood

Veterans In College Struggle With Frustration, Isolation As Drop-Out Rate Soars

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 10.25.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- In the decade after World War II, 2 million veterans went to college on the new GI Bill, and almost all of them graduated and went on to...

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Arizona Daily Wildcat Apologizes for 'Fruit Roll Up' Cartoon Depicting Homophobia, Child Abuse

Dan Reimold | Posted 12.18.2012 | College
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Dan Reimold

The Arizona Daily Wildcat faced criticism after publishing a controversial cartoon earlier this week that features a fairly horrific depiction of homophobia and child abuse.

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Arizona Wins College World Series

AP | ERIC OLSON | Posted 08.25.2012 | Sports
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OMAHA, Neb. — Brandon Dixon's tie-breaking double started a three-run ninth inning for Arizona, and the Wildcats won their first national title ...

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Repress U, Class of 2012: 7 Steps to a Homeland Security Campus

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.23.2012 | College
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Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Since 9/11, the homeland security state has come to campus just as it has come to America's towns and cities, its places of work and its houses of worship, its public space and its cyberspace.

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Are Your Beliefs Making You Ill?

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 04.29.2012 | Healthy Living
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Morty Lefkoe

One of the best proofs that beliefs have a powerful impact on our health has existed for years right under the noses of every physician in the world: the placebo effect.

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Do You Have a Fear of Public Speaking?

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 04.10.2012 | Business
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Morty Lefkoe

Now, today, we might realize that innovation is possible only if we are willing to try new things that might not work out. Mistakes are part of the process of doing something new and different.

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Space Porn (SFW)

Posted 02.03.2012 | Arts
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You've seen food porn, you've seen design porn, you've seen other types of porn... now we bring you Space Porn! Thanks to the High Resolution Imaging ...

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Ancient Skull Reveals Clues About Man's Best Friend

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.24.2012 | Science
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How long have we been raising dogs? According to new research, long enough that we ought to call them 'caveman's best friend.' A 33,000 year-old do...

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Scientists Prepare For First Ever Black Hole

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 01.18.2012 | Science
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At the center of our galaxy, an enormous black hole has worked invisibly for billions of years, and now scientists are gearing up to snap its picture....

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21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma As Parents Consider Organ Donation

Posted 12.23.2011 | Impact
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As Sam Schmid's parents started to accept that their son might never wake up, the 21-year-old snapped out of a coma, ABC reports. Back in October,...

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Cutting Coupons Most Popular Among Wealthy White Women

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.09.2011 | Business
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Tough economic times and the proliferation of coupon sites like Groupon and LivingSocial has made coupon use increasingly popular, but one demographic...

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The #1 Scariest New Finding About Divorce

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 02.02.2012 | Divorce
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Robert Hughes, Jr.

Researchers found that adults who were divorced were 23% more likely to die younger than their married counterparts. Men had almost twice as high a risk of early death compared to women.

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Applying To College With ADD

Posted 01.07.2012 | Home
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Besides the usual stress over getting good SAT scores, writing a powerful personal statement, and making the perfect college list, having a learning d...

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Is Your Attitude Towards Love Impacting Your Wallet?

Posted 12.25.2011 | Women
Read More: Terrance Odean, Gender and Money, Jessica Li, Douglas Kenick, Love and Money, Sex, Brad Barber, Evolutionary Perspective, Sex and Spending, University of Arizona, Video, Women News

Is the best time to shop when you're in love? A new study shows women looking for a mate may hold on tighter to their wallets. The study, part of a...

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No. 9 Oklahoma State Crushes Arizona

AP | JEFF LATZKE | Posted 11.09.2011 | Sports
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STILLWATER, Okla. — Mike Gundy loves the way No. 9 Oklahoma State can put up points in bunches. He's not so thrilled when the Cowboys find ways...

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Interview With a Philosopher: Lou Marinoff -- Part Two

Tom Morris | Posted 09.21.2011 | Home
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Tom Morris

In a free and open society, such as ours, citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, that leaves room for a lot of future criminals and blossoming psychopaths to cross the line without prior intervention or restraint.

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When College Presidents Exit the Public Square

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Posted 08.17.2011 | College
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The Chronicle of Higher Education

William Ayers said that democracy requires dialogue, but that too many academics refuse to express their opinions.

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Linda Ronstadt Donates Collection To University Of Arizona

AP | Posted 06.18.2011 | College
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Linda Ronstadt has donated orchestrations, memorabilia and photographs to the University of Arizona's school of music. The singer's ...

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