The recession will likely have many effects on the economic impact of annual big-money bowl games, according to a sports marketing veteran with the W. P. Carey School of Business.
The Sun Devils (10-1) take on the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils on Monday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. before the Pac-10 begins on Jan. 2 at Stanford (8-0) and Jan. 4 at California (10-2).
Biodesign postdoc Fabia Battistuzzi's new research argues that nearly two-thirds of all bacteria species share a common ancestor that was adapted to life on land.
Metro and City of Phoenix officials will culminate 12 years of planning, research, construction and development of the Valley’s new light rail system with a downtown celebration.
The American Dream Academy, an ASU program that helps parents become better advocates for their children's education, celebrated the “graduation” of its 5,000th parent.
Candidates at the convocation ceremonies for the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law were given advice from contemporary literature, the ancient Tao Te Ching, and one of their own classmates.
“Yin and Yang Political Science,” the third issue of Morrison Institute’s Forum 411 briefing series, explores the changing roles of government at a time of national relevance.
Eight ASU faculty members are among the 486 newly elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a prestigious international scientific society.
Patricia White, dean emerita of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, will be honored with a 2009 Judge Learned Hand Award from the Arizona Chapter of the American Jewish Committee.
Families and friends of graduates from ASU's West campus gathered Dec. 18 and 19 for convocation ceremonies to celebrate their loved ones' accomplishments.
A student in ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has placed first in a national public service announcement contest that spotlights the importance of free speech.
This past year has been a remarkable one for ASU. The university has expanded across all four campuses, taken major strides in and outside of the classroom and climbed national rankings.
ASU geographer Paul Torrens is among the newest recipients of a Presidential Early Career Award, an honor he was recognized with in a White House ceremony.
The Phoenix-area can claim a disturbing new record for the steepest-ever one-year decline in Valley home prices, according to the latest data from the Arizona State University - Repeat Sales Index.
According to ASU professor Daniel Sarewitz, there are three rules that can help policy makers become smarter about where to apply technological fixes and what to expect as a result.
Law professor Jonathan Rose has been invited to join the ASU Department of History as an affiliate and, in a separate action, the history department’s Ph.D. program voted to admit Rose as a member of its graduate faculty.
ASU student David Paul, who nearly died in an automobile accident 10 years ago, has surmounted incredible odds to graduate this fall, earning a degree in economics from the W. P. Carey School of Business.
The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, will headline the Economic Club of Phoenix’s speaker series on Jan. 15.
Brigitte Bavousett received the first-ever master’s degree from ASU's School of Sustainability, the first degree-granting institution of its kind in the nation, at its fall commencement.
Bullying prevention has come to the forefront of safety interventions in Arizona's schools through the efforts of a partnership led by ASU's Arizona Prevention Resource Center.
Third-year law students Tiffany De'Ann Richardson and Paul Singleton recently received scholarships from the Arizona Black Bar, in honor of a late judge, community leader and civil-rights activist.
ASU"s freshman defensive tackle Lawrence Guy had 44 tackles and two sacks during the season, earning him a Freshman All-American nod from Sporting News.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University are offering tips on how to avoid over-consumption during the holidays.
School Principals from across the United States will attend the second annual Winter Institute of the NIUSI-LeadScape Project to learn and share ideas for creating inclusive schools that support all their students academically, socially and culturally, particularly those who challenge conventional approaches to teaching and learning.
Creative writing faculty member Melissa Pritchard had the life-changing opportunity to accompany the first all-female team of plastic surgeons, nurses and volunteers on a medical mission to Cuenca, Ecuador, sponsored by Women for World Health.
Education professors Jeffrey MacSwan and Kellie Rolstad have new research arguing that English language learner (ELL) language assessment policy and poor language tests partly account for ELLs' disproportionate representation in special education.
Noel Stowe, an ASU professor who founded the university’s Public History Program and is recognized for his work in helping Arizona preserve its heritage, died Dec. 13.
In the wake of our current recession, several top experts revealed their highly anticipated economic forecasts for Arizona and the nation at the annual W. P. Carey School of Business/JPMorgan Chase Economic Forecast Luncheon.
With his eye toward a full-length film career, administrative assistant Phillip Karagas has received the honor of having his seven-minute film, “Judgement,” place 14 in the top 20 at the Almost Famous Film Festival.
ASU professor David W. Coon is offering up tips for caregivers during the holidays, emphasizing that caregivers should know their limitations and make their stress less.
The ASU Police Department has been selected as a flagship agency by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, representing one of only eight campus law enforcement agencies to receive this designation.
New York Times best-selling author and distinguished professor of marketing Robert Cialdini offers three techniques to help retailers turn things around this holiday season.
Scholars from around the world gathered for an ASU conference to debate whether law and ethics are capable of keeping pace with science and technology and seek potential solutions for the challenges created by the growing gap.
LuAnn Leonard, the newest member of the Arizona Board of Regents, and its first Native American member, said that she could not turn down the appointment when Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano called her.
The Downtown Phoenix campus recently kicked off its Third Annual In The Spirit of Giving Campaign, a yearly drive intended to help residents of the Westward Ho enjoy a joy-filled holiday season.
The Center for Population Dynamics is changing the way we think about demography and creating an inclusive and multi-discipline approach to its research.
Agribusiness professor William Nganje is working to reduce the risk of contaminated food imports reaching grocery store shelves, with help from a Homeland Security grant.
When the Metro Light Rail makes its debut, it will end shuttle service between the Tempe and Downtown Phoenix campuses, but usher in new era of public transportation.
More than 40 faculty members, research associates and students from the School of Earth and Space Exploration will be presenting the results of their research at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Three professors at Arizona State University are among the first scholars in the country to receive funding from the National Institute of Justice to research the psychology of decision-making using forensic science expert evidence.
The Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference, coordinated by the departments of Exercise and Wellness and Nutrition in ASU's School of Applied Arts and Sciences, features stress management experts and ways to combat stress.
Laura A. Dickinson, Foundation Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Faculty Director of the Center for Transnational Public-Private Governance, was interviewed about the Blackwater case recently on PRI's The World radio program on National Public Radio.
ASU designers Galina Mihaleva and Jacqueline Benard aren't afraid to sometimes go to unusual lenghths to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind costumes for various dance productions.
Women's swimmer Ashton Aubry and Men's Basketball Player James Harden have been named Arizona State's Athletes of the Week for the week ending December 13.
Education professor Julie Luft has been elected by her peers to represent them for a three-year-term as the Research in Science Education Division Director for the National Science Teachers Association Board of Directors.
Scientists at ASU are studying how the distribution of elements on Earth – or beyond – shapes the distribution of life, the state of the environment and the course of evolution.
Weekly radio show "Off the Bench" with Charli Turner Thorne debuts Tuesday, December 16, on The Fan AM 1060, 8 p.m. Taping takes place at Macayo's in Tempe, at 5:30 p.m.
The "Pack the House" campaign promoting the Desert Classic, scheduled for Dec. 14 at U.S. Airways Center, has been extended through game day and now features a 50 percent discount in ticket prices.
The new partnership names ISP Sports as the exclusive marketing firm in charge of ASU's promotion for the next 10 years. Partnership starts on January 1, 2009.
The Polytechnic Academic Complex, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism building, and Institute of Religion at ASU building received awards for construction and design excellence.
Americans are "partly relying on their religious beliefs when they make sense of science and technology issues," says ASU co-author of new report on the subject.
Nearly 1,000 students who participate in the FFA Arizona Chapter will compete in the Mid-Winter Conference Career Development Events, hosted by ASU's Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness.
Leonard Downie Jr., executive editor of The Washington Post who led his newspaper to more Pulitzer Prizes than any editor in history, is joining the faculty of the Cronkite School.
Attorneys Fred Mau and Dan Fuchs will present this lecture that describes the legal responsibilities of a legal department at a major motor vehicle manufacturer.
ASU students helped Arizona children, whose parents have or had cancer, experience a week of fun at Camp Kesem, held this year at the YMCA's Chauncey Ranch located in Mayer, Ariz.
In just a few short years, associate professor of piano Baruch Meir has put Arizona – and ASU – on the worldwide musical stage through the launching of an international piano competition at ASU.
Participating in Phoenix's annual Principal for a Day program gives two ASU administrators the chance to see dedicated public school educators in action.
The Herberger School of Theatre and Film’s new film production program is receiving a nod from Universal Pictures as ASU students head to Los Angeles to hone their skills.
The Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness is collaborating with the Tecnologico de Monterrey-Sinaloa in Culiacan, Mexico, to offer a series of agribusiness-focused workshops.
Carlos Flores Vizcarra, the Consul General of Mexico for Arizona and Nevada, was a guest speaker in law professor Orde Felix Kittrie's U.S.-Mexico Business Transactions seminar, Dec. 2.
Roselle Wissler, research director of the College of Law's Lodestar Dispute Resolution Program, will present a paper at the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation's Access to Justice Symposium in Atlanta.
ASU's student chapter of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers wins regional and national chapter of the year awards for forging a sense of community among Hispanic engineering students and for its community outreach endeavors.
ASU will face some of the top competition in the nation this weekend, as the Sun Devils are set to take part in the 27th Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday inside the Las Vegas Convention Center.
ASU men's basketball team plays host to the Jackson State Tigers (Thusday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. MT) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (Sunday, Dec. 7, at noon MT).
The Arizona State football defense and women's basketball senior guard Briann January have been named ASU's Athletes of the Week for the week ending December 6.
Susanne Neuer, an oceanographer who studies carbon flux and planktonic diversity at ASU, has been selected by the Association for Women in Science to serve on the national executive board, as councilor.
William Lewis' contributions to ASU during his 42 years at the university are recognized through a new scholarship program in his name for students in computer science and engineering.
Carrie Sharoff, a postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Metabolic Biology, was selected as a post doctoral trainee councilor to serve on the Arizona Physiological Society’s steering committee.
Natalie Lefort, a kinesiology doctoral student, received top honors for her oral presentation at the inaugural meeting of the Arizona Physiological Society.
With an eye on providing his students an "education of the heart," ASU New College Professor Jose Nanez is named one of three university President's Professors for excellence of craft.
Professor Robert Spring's strong command of the clarinet attracts enthusiastic audiences to his concerts held world-wide, winning them over with his rock and roll style and unique playing technique.
Arizona State University football student-athletes Mike Nixon, Colin Parker, Anthony Reyes and Thomas Weber have been selected to the Pacific-10 All-Academic football team, the conference announced today.
The latest data from the Arizona Sate University – Repeat Sales Index shows home prices in the Phoenix area declined for the 18th straight month in August.
ASU’s Campus Health Service and the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education Arizona are hosting a talk on diabetes prevention and metabolic syndrome.
The Sun Devil Entrepreneurship Network is a program on the grow, connecting university students with local businesses in need of entrepreneurially-focused brain power.
The public is invited to join alumni, students, faculty and staff of ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership for its third annual "Bring a Book Bash."
