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November 25, 2009

Research

02/23/07

Research:  Does God answer prayer? ASU research says 'yes'

Hodge meta-analysis to appear in prestigious academic journal

02/01/07

Faculty and Staff | Engineering:  Davulcu’s research corrals NSF Career Award

Efforts at ASU to advance knowledge in Web services science will be aided by a grant of more than $400,000 through a National Science Foundation Career Award recently earned by Hasan Davulcu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.

01/30/07

Research:  Wickenburg study serves town, foundation

ASU study creates blueprint for preserving town's values and traditions

01/29/07

Faculty and Staff | Earth / Space:  Space rocks Wadhwa's world at meteorite center

It was a piece of Mars that set ASU geology professor Meenakshi “Mini” Wadhwa on a career investigating meteorites.

01/24/07

Earth / Space:  Starrfield adds stellar expertise to study of ‘Star Wars’ explosions

An international team of astronomers (including one from ASU) are using the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain the first direct optical images of the aftermath of a titanic explosion that occurred recently in a star system 5,000 light-years from Earth.

01/23/07

Bioscience / Biotech:  Researchers study interplay between environment, evolution

Claudia Acquisti, a postdoctoral researcher who recently joined the Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics at the Biodesign Institute at ASU, is providing new perspectives on environmental nutrient availability and the evolution of life.

01/19/07

Engineering:  Research puts ASU on international radar

ASU engineering professor Ghassan Jabbour is helping to draw an international spotlight onto next-generation electronics research at ASU.

01/16/07

Earth / Space:  Rain, rain, bombs away: Study makes impact in soil erosion thinking

ASU research has shown that on a microscopic level, raindrops hitting bare ground have nearly the force of a hammer hitting a mound of dirt.

01/11/07

Engineering:  Tennis, ballet put study in motion

Avi Wiezel, an associate professor in the Del E. Web School of Construction in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, set out to devise computer models to measure, evaluate, teach and improve the physical skills involved in construction work.

01/05/07

Engineering:  Professor of sustainability wins international science award

ASU professor and ecologist Jianguo Wu is the winner of the 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International Scientific Cooperation.