From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., April 13, the Rotaract Club of ASU will play host to a dinner and silent auction at the Fiesta Inn Resort Tempe to raise proceeds for the building of a new school in Nias, Indonesia.
ASU's West campus played host to its fifth annual “Visionaries Celebration” April 14, honoring seven community leaders during a celebration that attracted more than 300 attendees.
ASU student filmmakers who dream of seeing their creations on the big screen once again have their shot, as the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film plays host to its second annual student short film festival and competition. The event will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., April 30, at the Harkins Valley Art Theatre in downtown Tempe.
The Arizona InterFaith Movement recently honored ASU's Center for the Study of Religion & Conflict with a Golden Rule Award. The celebration took place at the Phoenix Civic Plaza and celebrated several organizations and individuals.
In just a few years, we might not have to be examined by our physicians to get an assessment of our health. Instead, a network of tiny sensors implanted in our bodies could alert us about health problems even before we feel any symptoms.
ASU's Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University introduced the new annual Faculty Achievement Awards April 24 at the inaugural award ceremony held at the ASU Art Museum.
You don't have to look far to find correlates in the animal and plant kingdoms. Nature's showy subjects also promote reproductive success with bright colors and flash, in feathers, scales, petals and wings. So what is it about bling? With millions of years of evolution behind them, wouldn't you think butterflies would be more evolved?
At 7 p.m., April 28, the ensemble-based theater company – SITI Co. – will present its piece “Hotel Cassiopeia” at ASU Galvin Playhouse. This performance will mark the beginning of a three-year artist-in-residency with ASU Gammage.
Redefining the face and values of the emerging American work force was the topic of the inaugural César E. Chavez Leadership Lecture, a program conducted by ASU's Office of Public Affairs and led by Nancy Jordan, associate vice president of community development.
Thirty-four second-year participatory phase fellows in ASU's Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program will showcase their teaching, research and service projects at the PFF Capstone Fair from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 27, in the Arizona Ballroom of the Memorial Union on ASU's Tempe campus.
As an undergraduate student in environmental science, Katherine O'Clair looked forward to the day she could leave the classroom behind and do field research – studying birds in their native habitats.
Officials with the ASU Libraries remind all borrowers that they are responsible for meeting the assigned due dates – or recall due dates – of all checked-out materials, whether or not they remain on campus.
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named first in the nation in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards, often called the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism.
The ASU Herberger College School of Music presents the time-honored operatic classic, “Candide, the Chelsea version.” This high-energy spoof of the “Age of Optimism” runs through April 29 at the Evelyn Smith Music Theatre on the ASU Tempe campus.
ASU faculty and staff members who also are members of the ASU Alumni Association are invited to participate in “U Lucky Devil,” a prize drawing that includes a free lunch for two at the University Club on the Tempe campus and a custom ASU class ring from Jostens.
The significance of Shakespeare's poetry survives in “Love's Fire,” a play on five of his sonnets interpreted by some of today's most notable playwrights. The ASU Herberger MainStage Theatre presents eight performances of “Love's Fire” April 20-29 at the Lyceum Theatre on the ASU Tempe campus.
Although many adolescents in the United States already are drinking alcohol or using drugs by the time they are exposed to prevention messages, the field of prevention science offers hope.
ASU's Office of Human Resources continues to move forward with its OASIS (Online Administrative and Student Information System) Human Capital Management (HCM) system.
On April 24, the entire ASU Tempe campus community is invited to attend the Campus Safety Town Hall meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Great Hall.
The Herberger College of the Arts School of Music and the ASU Art Museum will play host to a weeklong residency of eminent Alaskan composer, percussionist and environmentalist John Luther Adams. Free concerts, a sound installation, roundtables, workshops and an exhibit run April 23-27.
The Mary Lou Fulton Spring Symposia concludes this month with a presentation from Colin Lankshear, professor of literacy and new technologies at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. The lecture, presented by Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, will take place at 1:30 p.m., April 24, at the University Club on ASU's Tempe campus.
The Hispanic Business Alumni Chapter (HBA) of the W. P. Carey School of Business will celebrate its past and present scholarship winners at an awards dinner – “Celebrating 25 Years of Giving” – at 7 p.m., April 23, in the Carson Ballroom of Old Main on the ASU Tempe campus.
The National Science Foundation has selected School of Life Sciences graduate student Jason Walker to attend the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI).
Rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse and domestic violence are often labeled “crimes of silence.” Help others break the silence and raise awareness at the “Take Back the Night” event April 23 at ASU's Polytechnic campus in southeastern Mesa. A candle ceremony and speakers are planned.
The ASU Foundation (ASUF), a separate nonprofit organization that supports ASU, recently appointed John Graham and John Solheim, two Valley chief executive officers, to its board of trustees.
Few issues awaken passions as consistently and as strongly as the debate over religion, and how it shapes an individual's beliefs, traditions, justice and the dignity of human life. On April 23, ASU's Department of Integrative Studies presents the first “Conflict or Common Ground? Evangelical, Jewish, Muslim Perspectives” forum.
To keep pace with the rapid technological advances of modern society and prepare students, K-12 educators must harness emerging technologies, enable collaborative learning, and bridge the physical and digital realms.
The National Science Foundation has selected School of Life Sciences graduate student Jason Walker to attend the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI).
Richard Rogerson believes in mentorship. The Rondthaler Professor of Economics in the W. P. Carey School of Business and new Regents' Professor credits his mentors with instilling in him a passion for economics.
ASU's Electronic Systems Department at the Polytechnic campus was awarded a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant recently to develop alternative energy programs and courses in conjunction with community colleges in Arizona and Texas.
ASU neurophysiologist Carsten Duch and doctoral student Stefanie Ryglewski have discovered evidence that a voltage sensor might exist that directly activates an intracellular calcium release mechanism
Christine Chacon is the 100th student to complete the Child Welfare Training Project at the Tucson component of the ASU School of Social Work. The program is a collaborative partnership among ASU's School of Social Work, the Arizona State Department of Economic Security (DES) and Child Protective Services (CPS).
For the first time, ASU's Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness will play host to the Western States Collegiate Sales Competition, formerly the California Collegiate Sales Competition, on April 13.
Many significant discoveries have enriched our exploration and understanding of the brain, including one of its most active cellular elements – neurons – since the brain was first described in 7,000 B.C. by Egyptian scholars.
After a record-breaking 43 submissions for this year’s Professor of the Year program, the votes are in: Three-time nominee Amy Ostrom, an ASU marketing professor with the W. P. Carey School of Business since 1996, was named 2007 Professor of the Year April 16 at a special recognition event at Old Main on the Tempe campus.
U Devils, the Alumni Association group for faculty and staff members, is playing host to an “Escape the Madness” lunch time picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., April 18, on the Old Main lawn.
The ASU Herberger College School of Music welcomes Mike Seeger, one of American's premier traditional folk-music artists. Seeger will perform songs from his album, “Music From True Vine,” beginning at 7:30 p.m., April 18.
A team of chemists, led by an ASU professor, has come up with an elegant method for cutting proteins into more manageable pieces for analysis. The method, which uses industrial fillers commonly found in paint and light, could significantly aid the development of bioanalysis tools that identify human remains – and might aid ushering in the age of personalized medicine.
A record-breaking number of participants in the 2007 Student Book Collecting Contest made it an enormous success this year. Thirty students entered the contest – almost twice as many as the previous record.
ASU Herberger College Dance is honored to present José Limón's “Missa Brevis” on the 60th anniversary of its creation. Limón's masterwork, along with a new piece created by award-winning choreographer Robert Moses, are the center of a moving dance concert, “Poetry Both Fierce and Fragile,” running April 19-22, in the Galvin Playhouse on ASU's Tempe campus.
Few people have Tom Kelley's depth of experience managing innovation and design. Kelley is the featured speaker at one of ASU's premiere events, the 2007 Design Excellence Dinner presented by the College of Design and its board of advisers, the Council for Design Excellence.
Arizona State University is deeply saddened by the many lives lost and the many wounded at Virginia Tech and our condolences go out to the family and friends of the victims and our wishes for a speedy and complete recovery for those who have been injured.
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) has awarded $1.5 million in funds to seed the first round of research grants to eight ASU professors. SFAz's Competitive Advantage Awards are a strategic investment designed to provide a catalyst for researchers of exceptional quality to help secure future federal funding.
The School of Global Studies Student Association and other organizations are the forces behind the Green Summit, a one-day sustainability event that will take place on the Tempe campus from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., April 19.
Cities are considered by many to be a blessing and a curse. Large cities generate considerable wealth, are home to many high-paying jobs and are known as engines of innovation. But cities also generate much pollution, crime and sometimes degraded social environments that lead to the urban blight that plague their very existence.
ASU's police force will soon have a new name and place to call home. The law enforcement team is moving to a new police station at the corner of Apache Boulevard and College Avenue Nov. 15, bearing the new name of ASU Police Department.
Recipients of the President's Award for Innovation, the President's Medal for Social Embeddedness, and the top multiple SUN Award for Individual Excellence winners were honored by ASU President Michael Crow at the President's Recognition Reception and award ceremony.
The long, challenging technological march from the low-power light bulb Thomas Edison invented to the ultimate in a bright and energy-efficient lighting device may reach fruition in work led by the two ASU researchers.
The learning curve for Zarinah T. Nadir, new director of admissions at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, is shorter than most. She's already familiar with many of the names, the faces and the classrooms that surround her.
ASU's James McCabe was part of a research team awarded the National Institute of Senior Centers' (NISC) research award for 2007. The team received the recognition for its outstanding, innovative research in the senior center field.
The bionic man or woman is not a reality yet, but scientists are working on new areas in the life sciences, technology and neurosciences that promise more and more control of the human body.
Arizona State University is committed to the highest ethical standards in providing financial aid services to students and our current practices reflect this commitment. We focus on providing our students with the best available options to finance their education and we welcome opportunities to improve the loan products we recommend to our students.
Research promising to break new ground in the understanding and treatment of epilepsy and similar maladies is detailed in a paper by Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering faculty member Ying-Cheng Lai published in March by a leading physics journal.
“No small part of being human is having the urge to explore beyond the boundaries of the known and into the unknown,” says Kip Hodges, founding director of ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration.
A reception and ceremony April 10, marked the official launch of the school. A lecture by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt in Armstrong Hall and a daylong symposium at the Biodesign Institute were among other launch activities.
What do Molly Schaffer, Yvans Jourdain and Alberto Bonilla have in common? Fughetaboudit. They all are graduates of the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film, and each appeared recently on popular television shows. Their names may not be deemed “household” yet, but their faces are growingly recognizable.
ASU students' excellence in science and engineering has again been recognized nationally, with two outstanding students having been chosen to receive Goldwater Scholarships. Eric Anderson, a bioengineering sophomore, and Allison Engstrom, a materials science and engineering junior, were selected for the award.
The advantages and dangers of emerging technologies that may accurately read individuals' innermost thoughts and memories through brain scanning is the subject of a spring conference conducted by ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
What do you get when you cross pig cookies, a grandmother's wisdom, robots, poets and a godfather? A spectacular line-up of ASU authors at the 2007 Arizona Book Festival.
Charles Christian, director of the School of Accountancy at ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. He will chair the “Tax Gap Analysis” working group.
ASU's Center for Health Information and Research (CHIR) is playing a major role in a national effort to improve the quality of services for Medicare patients.
Faculty and staff who are ASU Alumni Association members are invited to “Fairytale Brownie Hour,” an event presented by the association's U Devils group. Freshly delivered Fairytale Brownies and Cupz coffee will offer members a mid-afternoon work break.
The Piano Preparatory/Conservatory Program at ASU's Herberger College of the Arts, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2007-2008, is inviting new students to enroll in the program. Interviews are held for beginners with no previous piano instruction who will reach the age of 7 by Sept. 1, and for students ages 7-17 with prior piano study.
More than 80 people gathered recently at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law as part of a new multilevel mentoring program that connects high school students with pre-law undergraduates, law students and local lawyers.
Michael Berch is one of three ASU professors selected to speak at the 12th annual Last Lecture Series this month. The honor is based on students' nominations and the nominees' lecture proposals, and in both categories, Berch's was top-notch.
Nearly 35 years ago, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Hagan Schmitt became the 12th and last man to step onto the moon. He was the lunar module pilot for that mission, and he carries the distinction of being the only geologist to ever walk on the lunar surface.
Tracy Rineberg is either sublimely good-natured or punchy from sleep deprivation – or perhaps a bit of both – because her reaction to being asked how her days begin and end is laughter.
ASU's Office of the Vice President for Global Engagement, under the direction of Anthony “Bud” Rock, is enhancing ASU's cooperative relationships with Mexico and Latin America through the establishment of a new global engagement unit devoted specifically to this strategically significant region.
Gary McMahan has been named Eight's new associate director of development, according to Greg Giczi, the station's general manager. McMahan will be responsible for securing philanthropic resources and support for the station, including major giving, planned giving, fund-raising events, and grants.
Recognizing the growing need for global leaders to efficiently manage nonprofit organizations, the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) announced that the ASU Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management will be part of a consortium supported by a $65,000, two-year grant to address these issues here and abroad.
Larry King, described as the “Muhammad Ali of the broadcast interview” and dubbed “master of the mic” by Time magazine, will receive the Hugh Downs Award for Communication Excellence this month from ASU.
ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College of Education continues its Spring Symposia series in April with featured presentations from acclaimed scholars in the field of literacy.
Those were among sentiments expressed by veteran science writer Charles Petit and some of the nation's leading scientists and science journalists during a symposium April 2 at Arizona State University titled “Essential Dialogues: Why Scientists and Engineers Must Not Speak in Tongues.”
ASU professor Laurie Chassin's father was a practicing physician who made a lot of house calls. As a child growing up in Queens, N.Y., Chassin was interested in her father's work and often accompanied him on hospital rounds and visits with patients in their homes. She observed his techniques in asking patients questions about their health, and about what else was happening in their lives.
There's no better way for many people to start the day than with a cup of “joe,” so the Alumni Association is inviting faculty and staff who also are Alumni Association members to make a detour to the lobby of Old Main from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., April 4, for a free “Coffee Stop.” The event is part of a monthlong series of events to launch U Devils, a new Alumni Association group.
In April, under a wide, azure sky, heat is rising from desert expanses prickling with cactus – just what you'd expect in Phoenix . But just outside the city in Tres Rios Wetlands, the unexpected can be found: scores of birds, water fringed with reedy grasses and trees, and the low buzz of dragonflies.
The joint venture team of Sundt Construction Inc. and DPR Construction Inc. has won a 2007 Aon Build America Award for construction of Building B at ASU's Biodesign Institute.
Delegates from International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), the government agency that assists Singapore-based enterprises with globalization, made Arizona the first stop of their U.S. mission. The delegation is exploring new research and development partnerships, as well as strategic alliances, in the domain of wireless telecommunications.
ASU's long record of giving to the Valley of the Sun United Way (VSUW) has not gone unnoticed. At the recent VSUW campaign recognition luncheon, the organization presented ASU with its Sustaining Supporter Award, given to an organization that provides consistent long-term revenue to the VSUW campaign.
ASU's School of Global Management and Leadership and the Thunderbird School of Global Management have signed an agreement that will allow ASU undergraduate students in their final semester in leadership in international management to take nine credit hours in one of Thunderbird's new master's degree programs, beginning this fall.
Nearly every Monday afternoon for the past year, an unlikely group of 40 ASU staffers gathered in the second-floor conference room at University Services Building (USB) to discuss a likely topic: the flu.
James N. Crutchfield, a former major newspaper publisher and editor, has been named ASU's director of student media. Additionally, Crutchfield was appointed to the Weil Family Professor of Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
ASU head women's basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne has agreed to a contract extension that will run through the 2012 season, according to an announcement by Lisa Love, ASU's vice president for university athletics.
ASU is a partner in two grants to further develop solar energy, which were recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The grants are part of the Solar America Initiative (SAI), announced last year by President George W. Bush.
University Provost Elizabeth Capaldi and David Young, senior vice president of Academic Affairs, shared modifications to the existing five-year plan for ASU's Polytechnic campus with faculty and staff on March 27. Recommendations included name changes for two of the colleges and the official spinoff of the education unit as a standalone school.
It’s hard to say what may have impressed the Truman Scholarship Foundation committee the most, leading them to award a $30,000 scholarship to ASU junior Megan McGinnity this week.
The ASU Herberger College School of Music, the ASU Jewish Studies Program and the Bureau of Jewish Education present a series of concerts, recitals, films, an exhibition and lectures, titled “Ways of Happiness, Paths of Peace: Bernstein, Bloch and Music of the Jewish Tradition,” March 31-April 26 at various Valley locations, including ASU's Tempe campus.
The Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies opened its doors with a celebration – and the commitment from its faculty and staff members to create a center that addresses and studies the different aspects of Latinos in the United States.
