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November 25, 2009

Science

09/24/09

Science | International engagement | Community partnerships | Sustainability and environment:  Cheetah preservation inspires sustainable initiatives

Laurie Marker, the "Ultimate Cat Lady,” will talk about sustainable conservation programs working to ensure Africa’s most endangered cats’ survival, including the fund’s Bushblok project.

09/23/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Research | Earth / Space:  The hunt for extraterrestrial life gets weird

ASU professor Ariel Anbar talks to Wired Science about the hunt for extraterrestrial life.

09/22/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Students | Research | Earth / Space:  ASU seismologists’ research featured in EarthScope newsletter

The fall 2009 issue of onSite featured the research of ASU seismologists Ed Garnero and Chunpeng Zhao on the front page in the article, "Heterogeneous Lowermost Mantle Beneath the Pacific Ocean."

09/21/09

Engineering | Health care | Science | International engagement | News coverage | Bioscience / Biotech | Engineering:  International spotlight on ASU spinal cord research

Advances by ASU bioengineering professors in repair and recovery from spinal cord injuries get the spotlight in a prominent lecture series.

09/18/09

Science:  Hodges discusses Desert RATS, human space exploration

Kip Hodges, part of NASA's recent Desert RATS field tests, discusses on Eight, Arizona PBS Horizon show his involvement with the tests and comments on the future of human space exploration.

09/17/09

Engineering | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Engineering | Grants / Awards:  Spotlight on nanotechnology advances

Innovative use of nanotechnology by ASU engineering researchers in making engineering advances is featured in TechConnect magazine.

09/16/09

Engineering | Science | Faculty and Staff | Earth / Space:  Robotics desert test provides NASA with new set of wheels for moon

Two members from the School of Earth and Space Exploration assisted with testing of NASA's new lunar rover in the Arizona desert.

09/13/09

Science | Research:  SETI’s chief alien hunter brings 'true confessions' to ASU

Seth Shostak brings his personal account as an "alien hunter" to ASU for this year's "Science Fact Meets Science Fiction" lecture.

09/08/09

University | Science | Community:  Celebrate 400 years of the telescope at star-gazing event

Celestial sights, including Jupiter and its moons, will come into focus through telescopes set up for public viewing at ASU's West campus on Sept. 15.

09/04/09

Education | Health care | Science | Bioscience / Biotech:  Nobel Prize winner Hartwell to lead major ASU health initiative

Nobel Prize winner Leland H. Hartwell is joining ASU to lead an expansive effort addressing two of today’s top concerns: improving the effectiveness of health care while reducing its costs, and advancing science education.