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The BA in Applied Humanities is expanding its horizons for the 2026-27 academic year with the launch of a new emphasis: Human-Animal Interaction (HAI). Developed in partnership with the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, the…

Two Department of Public and Applied Humanities faculty members were recognized with Community Impact Awards on March 26, 2026, at the 2nd Annual Community Impact Symposium. The symposium “is designed to inspire faculty and staff to foster a…

A Bachelor of Arts in Applied Humanities with an Astrobiology emphasis will be launched in the Fall 2026 semester through a partnership with The College of Humanities Department of Public and Applied Humanities (PAH), College of Science, and Arizona…

Entrepreneurship Emphasis Added to Applied Humanities MajorThe growing Department of Public and Applied Humanities is adding Entrepreneurship as its latest emphasis, partnering with the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship to offer students…

Matt Mars, Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Public & Applied Humanities, has won the 2025 Ted K. Bradshaw Outstanding Research Award from the Community Development Society. Presented at the CDS Annual Conference on July 8 in…

College of Humanities Professor Suzanne Panferov Reese will receive the Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award in recognition for her longstanding dedication to doctoral students in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program. Panferov…

 Six teams selected as awardees of the inaugural University of Arizona Big Idea Challengefunding By Craig Reck, Office of Research and Partnerships Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, U of A senior vice president for research and partnerships,…

Judd Ruggill has received the University of Arizona's Distinguished Head/Director's Award. To learn more, click here.

As the inaugural H3 Interdisciplinary Scholars, Ryan Haymore and Nagasriya Ramisetty each developed their own unique ways to unite their studies in the humanities and health. Ramisetty is a double major in Applied Humanities, with an…

Jasmine Linabary has received the 2025 Helen Award for Emerging Feminist Scholarship. The award, given by the International Communication Association’s Feminist Scholarship Division, “recognizes and supports those whose early research and leadership…