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November 22, 2009

Research

11/20/09

International engagement | Sustainability and environment:  ASU, UAE partner for global decision-making platform

ASU's Decision Theater will be the model for a new collaborative initiative with the United Arab Emirates.

11/20/09

Health care | Research:  Baby’s sleep position is major factor in ‘flat-headedness’

Sleep position is the best predictor in the development of flat spots on an infant's head, according to findings reported by ASU scientists.

11/19/09

Engineering | Faculty and Staff | Engineering | Grants / Awards:  Making battlefield communications better

An ASU engineer is part of national research project to develop more reliable communications networks for soldiers on the battlefield.

11/19/09

Engineering | Faculty and Staff | Engineering | Grants / Awards:  Making battlefield communications better

An ASU engineer is part of national research project to develop more reliable communications networks for soldiers on the battlefield.

11/19/09

Innovation / Entrepreneurship | International engagement | Research:  SkySong showcase features research universities, global companies

Several of the world’s premier research universities and hospitals – as well as many top venture capitalists and promising global company start-ups – will visit SkySong for a one-day showcase.

11/18/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Research:  ASU professor creates joint invention with MIT

For ASU professor Thomas Moore, an invitation to guest lecture became a demonstration in a lab which led to a seafood lunch – which led to a joint invention with colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

11/18/09

Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Engineering:  In the news: ASU aerospace industry alliances

Research by an ASU engineering assistant professor and a graduate student is creating opportunites for the aerospace business.

11/18/09

University | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | International engagement | Renewable energy | Sustainability and environment:  ASU plays key role in Arizona’s landing of Suntech

ASU's commitment to sustainability and advancing solar development played a key role in bringing Suntech, China's leading manufacturer of solar panels, to Arizona.

11/16/09

Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Community partnerships | Research:  ASU becomes key member of Boeing Technology Alliance

ASU has been chosen as one of five universities to become a member of the Boeing Technology Alliance, a network established to help Boeing identify and acquire technologies from nontraditional sources.

11/16/09

Science | Life Science | Research | Sustainability and environment:  Bacterial ‘ropes’ tie down shifting Southwest

ASU researchers have discovered that several species of microbes, at least one found prominently in the deserts of the Southwest, have evolved the trait of rope-building to lasso shifting soil substrates.