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July 04, 2009

Research

07/02/09

Research:  ASU researchers nominated for World Technology Award

Scientists Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld were selected as nominees for the award for their work with algal feedstocks and biodiesel fuel.

07/02/09

Research | Earth / Space:  New focus on the Moon

The first images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera show dramatic views of the Moon's surface, to the delight of ASU's Mark Robinson, the project's lead scientist.

07/01/09

Life Science:  Beetles are popular among magazine’s ‘top 18 species’ list

Quentin Wheeler, an ASU entomologist who also is director of the International Institute for Species Exploration, named six of the top 18 specied on a list put together by Popular Mechanics.

07/01/09

Research | Social Science:  ASU scientist: Swine flu study requires revised public health strategies

ASU mathematical epidemiologist Gerardo Chowell-Puente, is co-author of a new study of the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic strain. 

06/30/09

News coverage | Earth / Space:  Cassini spacecraft finds evidence for liquid water on Enceladus

Research published in the journal Nature, confirms ASU planetary geochemist Mikhail Zolotov's prediction that an early ocean on one of Saturn's moons would have contained sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate.

06/30/09

Engineering | Science | Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  Professor strives for 'greener' power plants

Jerry Lin is aiming to make power plants more green by researching a way to produce hydrogen without the side-effect of releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

06/29/09

Engineering | Community | Sustainability and environment:  Astronaut highlights summer science camp experience

An appearance by veteran astronaut, scientist, physician, and educator Bernard Harris will highlight a summer science camp at ASU in July.

06/26/09

Community | Research | Social Science:  Researchers meet at ASU to discuss swine flu strategies

Researchers from across North America are meeting at ASU to focus on understanding and possibly mitigating the spread of the H1N1 flu virus.

06/24/09

Life Science:  Water webs connect spiders, residents in Southwest

If you are a cricket during dry season on the San Pedro River in Arizona, on your nighttime ramblings to eat leaves, you are more likely to be ambushed by thirsty wolf spiders, or so a new ASU study suggests.

06/24/09

Arts / Culture | Faculty and Staff | Students | Community | Sustainability and environment:  ASU Art Museum becomes catalyst for sustainability dialog

The fall 2009 season, titled Defining Sustainability, is a series of dynamic and interactive projects that will come together at the ASU Art Museum and Ceramics Research Center to illustrate ideas about sustainability.