Desktop News July 2020 – College of Arts & Sciences

UA Professor Receives Grant from State Council on the Arts

July 21, 2020

From the July 2020 Desktop News | Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett are amongst the most impactful African American female voices in opera, both rising to esteem in the mid to late twentieth century. The two sopranos famously joined forces in 1982 to perform a recital to honor Marian Anderson, the first African American to perform a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955. An esteemed vocal performer herself, Dr. Luvada A. Harrison seeks to honor the women with […]

UA Establishes Center for Innovative Autism Research

July 21, 2020

CIRA, which was formally created in April, strives to change the way medical professionals identify and treat individuals with autism through interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research.

UA Professor Creates Interactive Map of Confederate Monument Removals

July 21, 2020

Dr. Hilary Green, associate professor in the department of gender and race studies, created an interactive map documenting dozens of removals spanning back to 1891.