ASUNews

September 08, 2008

July, 2006

07/31/06

ASU News:  ASU Police Department grows to keep pace with bigger university

The ASU Police Department is taking on new responsibilities and recruiting new officers to accommodate the rapid population growth at ASU's four campuses.

07/31/06

ASU News:  NSF aids biotechnology education effort

ASU's Biodesign Institute and Polytechnic campus has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

07/30/06

ASU News:  Lost and found: Archivists unveil footage of WWII relocation center

World War II-era Poston Relocation Center film found.

07/28/06

Business:  Top real estate expert joins W. P. Carey School

Top real estate expert joins W. P. Carey School

07/28/06

ASU News:  Birnbaum takes on associate dean responsibilities

Gary L. Birnbaum has been appointed associate dean for graduate studies and program development at ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

07/26/06

ASU News:  Piper Center for Creative Writing offers workshops for aspiring authors

The Piper Writers Studio at ASU's Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing will offer two eight-week series of workshops in creative writing.

07/26/06

ASU News:  Ecologists explore biodiversity, ecosystem links

ASU ecologists  have been awarded a $1.1 million grant over the next five years from the National Science Foundation.

07/25/06

ASU News:  SkySong fuels collaboration on teacher training

Working through SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center will work to address the health care needs of the community.

07/25/06

ASU News:  ASU achieves single accreditation for all campuses

Opportunities have widened for ASU West campus students, as the university has achieved single institutional accreditation for all campuses.

07/21/06

ASU News:  ASU steps up to improve public schools

 Michael Crow created the office of University-School Partnerships, to bring the full weight of ASU's resources into schools where the need is greatest.

07/21/06

ASU News:  ASU Gammage announces shows, dates for New Times Beyond Broadway season

Officials with ASU Gammage have announced the 2006-2007 New Times Beyond Broadway season.

07/20/06

Business:  Arizona not deficient in high-wage jobs

The proportion of high-wage jobs in Arizona is nearly identical to the national average, according to an analysis of federal government employment data .

07/20/06

Arts / Culture:  Online book club to read Chabon, Rankine and Moseley

ASU's Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing sponsors Claudia Rankine's book “Don't Let Me Be Lonely."

07/19/06

Science:  Scientists decode how plants avoid sunburn

Too much sun – for plants as well as people – can be harmful to long-term health.

07/19/06

ASU News:  Des Georges named director of marketing, PR at West campus

ASU has named Steve Des Georges to the post of director of public relations and marketing at the West Campus.

07/18/06

ASU News:  AP exec to lead student-run news service

Steve Elliott will be the founding director of the Cronkite News Service print journalism program at ASU.

07/18/06

ASU News:  Schedule set for PeopleSoft training sessions

 The OASIS Student Records team will conduct general information sessions to familiarize the ASU community with PeopleSoft.

07/17/06

ASU News:  Symposium explores science's ‘sweet spot'

The Biodesign Institute at ASU played host to a two-day gathering of international experts.

07/14/06

ASU News:  Air traffic, history degrees find niche at Polytechnic

The Federal Aviation Administration estimates that, over the next 10 years, more than 12,500 air traffic controllers will be needed to replace retiring ATCs.

07/13/06

ASU News:  Entrepreneurship education attracts interest

ASU is partnering with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to make entrepreneurship education a common and accessible campus opportunity for college students.

07/12/06

ASU News:  ASU to convert course catalog to PeopleSoft

The Online Administration and Student Information Systems Student Records team is working on converting the ASU course catalog into the PeopleSoft software system.

07/11/06

ASU News:  Job growth exceeds expectations

Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast publishes employment forecast.

07/11/06

Business:  Ethics expert Jennings adds to Carey School duties

Marianne Jennings has been appointed the faculty director of the W. P. Carey MBA – Executive Program.

07/10/06

Science:  Canadian university tabs Peacock as dean

Simon Peacock, a distinguished geoscience scholar, will take up duties as dean of UBC's Faculty of Science.

07/06/06

ASU News:  Alliance aims to stem extinctions

The Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) would be a new international group that would coordinate and facilitate conservation programs for amphibians.

07/06/06

ASU News:  ASU offers employee ticket deals

ASU faculty and staff have the opportunity to buy season tickets for football and men’s basketball at a special employee rate.

07/06/06

ASU News:  University discontinues AppleTalk

Routing of the AppleTalk protocol on the core ASU network will be discontinued

07/05/06

ASU News:  Fellowship beckons ASU's Hopkins to Paris

ASU doctoral student Richard Hopkins was awarded a $20,000 International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship.

07/03/06

ASU News:  ‘Aha' moments change career paths for faculty members

Professors talk about the moments that led to a change in career paths