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November 25, 2009

Science

04/01/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Students | Alumni | Bioscience / Biotech:  Engineering program leads to 'life-changing experience'

ASU bioengineering student Liliana Rincon earned a distinctive honor of selection for a summer program in neurobiology at the renowned Woods Hole laboratory.

03/26/09

Business | Engineering | Education | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Students:  Biomedical expertise demand spurs new degree program

ASU is responding to the need for personalized healthcare by offering an undergraduate biomedical informatics degree program.

03/25/09

Science | Community:  Origins Symposium to reach worldwide audience

The Origins Symposium at ASU is bringing together 70 of the world's leading scientists to explore questions about the origin of the universe, consciousness and culture.

03/20/09

Engineering | Science | Sustainability and environment:  Keeping our old computers out of the 'e-waste' piles

Assistant professor of engineering Eric Williams talks about how to begin dealing with the growing worldwide problem of old electronic devices ending up in landfills and posing an environmental threat.

03/20/09

Engineering | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Engineering:  A flexible future for electronics

A report by the KAET-Channel 8 Horizon show details the advances at ASU's Flexible Display Center in developing the flexible – as in bendable and foldable – screens for the next generation of computers and other electronic communication and information devices.

03/18/09

Law | Science | Bioscience / Biotech | Research:  Event panel asks 'should science be shackled?'

ASU's Bioethics Club has put together a group of panelists, including Sandy Askland of ASU's Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology, to shed light on a scientist's moral responsibilities.

03/12/09

Engineering | Science | Engineering:  Turning that buzzing sound into better computing

William Ditto, chair of ASU's bioengineering department, talks to Science News about research he is involved in that will allow computers to work better by feeding off noise.

03/09/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Students:  New microscope to advance research, education

ASU is the new home to a sophisticated electron microscope that will help make advances in energy production technology, national security and sustainable materials, on a nanoscale.

03/09/09

Science | Students | Research:  Staying cool under stress: ASU researchers investigate strategies

Researchers at ASU show that having a more flexible approach to resolving an acute conflict interaction results in more frustration and anger.

03/09/09

Science | Alumni:  Founding father of social neuroscience to discuss loneliness

Social psychologist John T. Cacioppo will deliver a public lecture “Loneliness and the Need for Social Connection” from 6-8 p.m. on March 31 in the Lyceum Theatre on ASU’s Tempe campus.