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November 07, 2009

Education

11/06/09

Engineering | Education | Science | International engagement | Students | Alumni:  Cluster Devils prepare for battle in cyberspace

ASU engineering students have undertaken months of intense training to compete in a supercomputing challenge at the international Supercomputing Conference 2009.

10/22/09

Education:  Epilepsy research project examines teacher knowledge, confidence

Associate professor David Wodrich is working with epileptologists at Phoenix Children's Hospital to measure what teachers know about seizure disorders and their confidence in teaching children with epilepsy.

10/19/09

Education:  Artiles recognized for scholarship, service to children with disabilities

Special education professor Alfredo J. Artiles has received the 2009 Curry Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, the University of Virginia, for his outstanding scholarship and service to advance the education of children with disabilities.

10/14/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Students | Alumni:  Sparking innovation in engineering education

The dean of ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and one of the schools' faculty member will join an effort by the National Academy of Engineering to foster creative approaches to improving engineering education.

10/13/09

University | Education:  Degree program to train tomorrow’s leaders of education

ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education has launched a three-year Doctor of Education degree program, which prepares intellectual leaders for a range of careers in higher and postsecondary education.

10/08/09

Education | Science | Life Science | Research:  30 years of finches bring evolutionary theory to life

Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton professors emeritus and winners of the 2009 Kyoto Prize for Lifetime Achievement, come to Arizona State University on Oct. 28 to join in ASU’s Darwinfest.

10/07/09

Education:  Restructured colleges, grant target K-12 school performance

The restructuring of ASU's colleges of education and the recent award of a $33.8 million federal grant are but two milestones in the university's effort to improve the quality of America’s K-12 education system.

10/02/09

University | Administration | Education | Faculty and Staff | Students | News coverage:  Podcast: The Case for a New Kind of Public University

10/01/09

Education:  $1.25M grant to develop teacher training institute

ASU is combining energy, innovation and expertise in STEM education to develop a new institute that will produce a community of middle school math and science teachers.

09/30/09

University | Education | Diversity | Community partnerships | Research:  Grant expands innovative teacher preparation program

ASU's Professional Development School program has been awarded a $33.8 million grant that will enable more students in Arizona's rural communities to earn teacher certifications.