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• Gary Bowman, associate professor of physics, had his book, Essential Quantum Mechanics, published by Oxford University Press. The book emphasizes both physical and mathematical understanding by focusing on the fundamental structure, concepts and methods of quantum mechanics.
• Matt A. Casado, professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, had the refereed article, "Location of the Ancient City of Urci and Delimitation of the Frontier between the Baetica and Tarraconensis Provinces in Ptolemy's Time," published in the ancient history journal Gerion, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. This study determines the location of the lost city of Urci from written documents by Pomponious Mela, Gaius Plinius Secundus and Claudius Ptolemaeus. The research, based on these sources, indicates that this settlement could not have been on or around the modern city of Almeria, as proposed by encyclopedias and several historians, but to the east, on the lower basin of the Almanzora River.
• The biography of former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini, a member of the Arizona Board of Regents, will receive a Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association. DeConcini co-authored the book, Senator Dennis DeConcini: From the Center of the Aisle, with Jack L. August, Jr. The award encourages the writing and publication of noteworthy titles about the Southwest. To be awarded this honor, a nominated book must be deemed of the highest quality in the context of both the current year´s entries and the existing body of literature about the Southwest.