An ASU research project to help the nation protect the health of its military aircraft and aerospace systems has been awarded additional funding from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Three undergraduates from Barrett, the Honors College, will give a presentation on how ASU students have helped design the new Barrett campus at a national conference in Washington, D.C.
Helping Hands for Single Moms, an award-winning Valley-based nonprofit organization, will benefit from a March 29 5K walk and run at ASU's West campus.
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law will host an Alumni Reception in conjunction with this year's Annual State Bar Convention at the Biltmore Resort and Spa on June 25.
ASU hosted a health professions fair Feb. 24 for students applying to a professional school in health fields, including dentistry, medicine and pharmacy.
Using practical, business oriented examples, this program will focus on the latest free, authoritive resources for Indian Law research including Arizona State University Ross-Blakley Law Library's new Indian Law Research Portal at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
ASU is launching a program designed to prepare students for new jobs in nuclear power generation, in response to a rapidly growing demand for more electricity from cleaner energy sources.
"Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward," presented by The Honorable Harry T. Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge, Chief Judge Emeritus of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Syndicated columnist, women’s activist and economist Julianne Malveaux will present this year's A. Wade Smith Memorial Lecture on Race Relations at 7 p.m., March 30 on ASU’s Tempe campus.
The presenter, Bob Barr, represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and was the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States.
The Oplinger Competition is a closing-argument competition for law students prepared from a closed case file and is sponsored by the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel.
ASU professor Jenefer Husman is tracking engineering students through their undergraduate coursework to examine how a sense of one's own future affects their education and career path.
Researchers at the Decision Theater at ASU put a new twist on pandemic flu planning at a recent preparedness exercise, with a specific emphasis on school closures.
A new federal report that recommends an overhaul of the nation's forensic science system was discussed by law professors Michael Saks and Zig Popko during a segment on KJZZ's Here and Now program.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (ret.) will be on The Daily Show at 9 p.m., March 3, on Comedy Central to discuss the Our Courts project.
Law professors Zig Popko and Carissa Byrne Hessick discussed sentencing issues in the criminal justice system during a segment on Here and Now, a program on radio station KJZZ.
Dr. Milton Sommerfeld from the ASU Applied Biological Sciences program talks about the efforts of the Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology to turn algae into biofuel.
Dr. Walter Block, the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at Loyola University and an Adjunct Scholar at the Mises Institute and the Hoover Institute and an eminent Austro-libertarian economist, will present.
Dr. Robert B. Denhardt, director of the ASU School of Public Affairs, recently received the new Associate Award for Excellence in Leadership from the Arizona City/County Management Association, or ACMA.
Anuj Mubayi, the first graduate of ASU’s doctoral program in Applied Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences, discusses his work and how his transdisciplinary training prepared him for researching “real world” problems.
Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, spoke on "Judicial Reasoning in Cases of Cultural Conflict" at the University of Nebraska College of Law on Feb. 27.
Engineering faculty member Ed Kavazanjian has recently garnered a string of honors, awards and positions that reflect his prominence in the field of geotechnical engineer and his skills as a teacher.
The nationally touring, interactive World Vision Experience: AIDS exhibit will travel to ASU's West campus March 15-22 to raise awareness about the effects of the AIDS pandemic on children in developing countries.
Law professor David Kader attended a presentation of the first Distinguished Global Leadership Award, which was given by ASU's Office of Global Engagement to Dr. Fatmire Sejdiu, president of Kosovo, Feb. 23.
Arizona StateUniversity was cited several times among the top 25 institutions in the United States in “The Condition of Latinos in Education: Fact Book 2008” by Excelencia in Education.
ASU’s Django Paris has been awarded the Mary Catherine Ellwein Outstanding Dissertation Award for Qualitative Research Methodology from the American Educational Research Association.
The 2009 Arizona State University Softball home season will feature many promotions, including discounts for groups, a Pink-Out/Breast Cancer Awareness game, Junior Sun Devil Club Day, Buy One Get One Free Sundays, and a post-game concert.
The Arizona State women's swimming and diving team finished day one of competition in the Pac-10 Championships held at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
ASU looking to claim 17th Pac-10 title in 31 years, as the Sun Devils travel to Fullerton, Calif., for the 47th Pacific-10 Conference Wrestling Championship, March 1-2 at CS Fullerton's Titan Gym.
Arizona State University sophomore guard James Harden has been named one of 30 mid-season candidates for the 2009 Naismith Trophy, which is awarded to men's college player of the year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
An article in the Feb. 9 edition of Tax Notes headlined, "The Thorndike Challenge," by tax historian Joseph J. Thorndike, mentioned a clever phrase coined by law professor Marjorie Kornhauser.
Gary Birnbaum, associate dean for Graduate Studies and Program Development at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law has been named "Phoenix Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year" for 2009.
Professor Adam Chodorow, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has published an article, "Ability to Pay and the Taxation of Virtual Income," in the Tennessee Law Review.
ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change is the new home of dozens of Latin American folk art pieces that represent the beliefs, practices and creative expressions of Latin American peoples.
Professor Ira Ellman, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has been invited to represent the United States at a June conference at the University of Cambridge on "Marital Agreements and Private Autonomy in a Comparative Perspective."
Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has published an article, "Why Are Only Bad Acts Good Sentencing Factors?" in the Boston University Law Review.
Clinical Professor Zig Popko, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has co-authored a new book, Federal Sentencing Law & Practice, 2009 ed. (Criminal Practice Series), printed by West Publishing.
Professor Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of ASU's Indian Legal Program, spoke at a symposium about developing and sustaining the world's natural resources that was held on Feb. 6 at the University of Houston Law Center.
Associate professor of law Andy Hessick participated in a faculty workshop on Jan. 21, at the Saint Louis University School of Law, where he discussed a paper he's writing entitled, "Size and the Supreme Court."
Dr. John Shufeldt, CEO of HealthCare Urgent Care speaks on "Health Care Entrepreneurism - Legal Challenges" Tues., Mar. 3, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
An article posted Feb. 18 by ProPublica.org, an investigative journalism Web site, included remarks from Professor Michael Saks, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, about a new federal report that called the nation's forensic science system "badly fragmented."
The 23rd Annual Fajita Cook-off will be sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Law Student Association of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Kiwanis Park on Mar. 1.
Rod Fuller, a member of Fennemore Craig law firm’s intellectual property and life sciences practice, which includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics, presents "The Importance of Intellectual Property in Advancing Science."
The Edward J. Shoen Leading Scholars Lecture presents Paul H. Robinson, the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Thur., Mar. 26.
ASU Herberger College Dance’s Artist Faculty program welcomes Rulan Tangen, artistic director and choreographer of Dancing Earth, for a residency March 2–27.
The growth of online courses has inspired ASU professor James Klein and other researchers to find new ways of prompting student interaction and improving collaborative learning.
Men's golf finishes the first day of the John Hayt Invitational in the lead. Sophomore James Byrne paced the No.10 Sun Devils with the best round of the day.
The Sun Devils hit the road for a pair of games in Washington, the first of which against current Pac-10 leader Washington on Thursday, Feb. 26, followed by Washington State on Saturday, Feb. 28
From new curriculum to improved services, ASU made many advances in the 2007-2008 academic year to help students get the most out of their educational investment.
Planetary scientist and impact specialist H. Jay Melosh is this year’s recipient of the Eugene Shoemaker Memorial Award presented by the BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at ASU.
Women of color who have been elected to the office of president of national learned societies will gather at ASU Feb. 27 for an unprecedented summit and leadership workshop.
ASU’s Institute for Humanities Research has taken the lead in promoting excellence and innovation in humanities scholarship by contributing to scholarly research and engaging the community.
ASU is one of seven universities in the United States selected for a new program to infuse university-based humanities and social science research into the Department of Defense.
Nearly 200 ASU students and staff members turned out on a chilly February morning to participate in the opening of the ThinkSwiss Climate Trail Exhibit on the lawn of Old Main.
Nearly 200 middle and high school students raised their voices asking questions, putting forward arguments, and holding discussions at the Second Annual Sun Devil Mock Trial Academy hosted by the College of Law.
Major reforms to the nation's forensic science practices, mandatory certification for forensic scientists and research into the reliability of various methods within the science are among recommendations in a new report from a committee of the National Academy of Sciences.
Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Life Science | Engineering | Sustainability and environment: Forum shows off ASU technologies
More than 50 venture capitalists, angel investors and industry executives came to campus to see what gems of technologies are ready to come out of ASU's laboratories.
ASU's Paul Davies challenged the orthodox view that there is only one form of life at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.
Diane Enos, president of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, spoke about "Tribal Governance and Individual Rights" at the Second Annual William C. Canby Lecture sponsored by the College of Law.
An event designed to build support systems for Arizona's adult college students, and adults who may want to return to college but aren't aware of the resources available to help them, is set for April 3, at ASU's West campus.
Law professor Joe Feller recently blogged about the Bush administration's 2003 proposed regulations to govern livestock grazing on more than 150 million acres of federal public lands for the Center for Progressive Reform, of which he is a Member Scholar.
Law professor Gary Marchant participated in a panel discussion at "Sustainable Energy: The Intersection of Innovation, Law, and Policy," a conference held on Feb. 10 at Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pa.
Professor Michael Saks, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently authored an article as part of a symposium issue on Evidence and Law in the current edition of Episteme, a journal of social epistemology published by Edinburgh University Press.
ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership has launched a free electronic newsletter to enhance communication with its community partners, educators, alumni and friends.
Men's basketball player Derek Glasser and women's golfer Juliana Murcia have been named ASU's Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 21, 2009.
Lisa Loo, deputy general counsel at ASU will present a Diversity Day Lecture, "Lawyers and Giving: The Roads to Community and Bar Involvement," on March 2.
In the same week President Barack Obama visits Phoenix to announce his plan for dealing with the U.S. mortgage crisis, the Arizona State University – Repeat Sales Index (ASU-RSI) shows average home prices in the Valley of the Sun continue to plunge, dropping a record 32 percent in one year.
A documentary film and panel discussion centering on humanitarian efforts in northern Uganda will highlight an evening hosted by ASU's master's program in Social Justice and Human Rights at the university's West campus.
The ASU men's and women's golf teams taught more than forty students from Tempe's Gililland Middle School lessons on putting, short game, long game and fitness.
The ASU Academic Bowl winning team from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences placed second at a regional championship to the University of California, Los Angeles, at the Feb. 7 tournament.
Members of the Daedalus Astronautics rocket club are taking rocket science to new heights by earning top rocketry awards, mentoring young students and giving ASU students hands-on experience in technology development.
ASU's Lodestar Center is hosting an interactive conference aimed at nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members and anyone interested in nonprofit collaboration.
Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program at the College of Law, has contributed a paper to the book, Indigenous Rights, that will be published in April.
Applications for two new $1,000 scholarships at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, named for two popular staff members in the Student Services Office, are due Feb. 16.
A. Gregg Ramos, (Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Class of 1980), has been chosen as the 2008 Nashvillian of the Year by the Nashville (TN) Scene newspaper.
ASU and U of A are teaming up to help show educators from six under-served schools across the Valley how to better use technologies to better teach and inspire students.
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss describes how revolutionary discoveries in cosmology have dramatically altered our views on the universe.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, two leading journalists from Newsweek and local television news anchors are among featured speakers at the ASU's School of Journalism this spring.
ASU professor Charles Perrings says trade in exotic goods comes with significant local economic costs – in the rush to market, products also bring hitchhikers: invasive species.
ASU educators will focus on the positive and share stories of academic and community success at the “What Works” National Conference hosted by the Office of Vice President for Education Partnerships.
Law professor Orde F. Kittrie recently spoke at the unveiling of a joint report by the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences on "The Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015."
Legal and ethical perspectives on important scientific developments in the field of substance addiction will be explored during a free conference hosted by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
ASU associate professor of anthropology Anne Stone discussed how diet holds keys to understanding who we are at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.
The ASU Wells Fargo Center is hosting the “Tunnel of Oppression,” an hour-long sensatory experience intended to allow students to take a look at their own prejudices and eradicate oppression worldwide.
The annual Local to Global Justice Teach-in is drawing hundreds to ASU to address local human rights and social justice issues with an understanding of their greater global context.
Historians, engineers, attorneys and more gathered at the Canalscape Symposium to discuss the potential for one of the region's most important pieces of critical infrastructure: the canals.
A new early education program for Native American children aims to enhance school-readiness skills, promote school achievement in later years, and support family involvement in children’s education.
The idea of reducing whale populations to increase fish quantities appears to be nothing more than a whale of a tale, according to research by ASU scientist Leah Gerber.
A National Science Foundation regional grants conference at ASU will provide researchers and educators with valuable insights into issues, laws and policies concerning the funding for science programs and research projects.
Researchers are finding that carotenoids – the compounds responsible for amping up red, orange and yellow colors of birds – also may play a role in a bird’s ability to reproduce, making it a cornerstone in birds’ vitality.
ASU researchers Hao Yan and Yan Liu are able to imagine and assemble intricate structures on a scale almost unfathomably small, using the double-helical DNA molecule.
Members of the ASU Police Department will share crime prevention and safety awareness tips to faculty, staff and students at ASU's West campus in a seminar sponsored by the campus Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Psychology student Stefani Baca's outstanding research work has earned her the competitive Millennium Scholar award from the Society for Research in Child Development.
A short story by Corie Rosen, Director of the Academic Support Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently was published in the book, Powwow: Charting the Fault Lines in the American Experience - Short Fiction from Then to Now.
If you stumbled into room W-114 in the School of Music Building Monday through Friday mornings, you might have a hard time figuring out just what was going on.
Together, music professor Sam Pilafian and visiting professor Patrick Sheridan have devoloped “The Breathing Gym,” a system of stretching and air-flow exercises that promote maximum use of lung capacity.
ASU’s North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) has presented a report to President Obama urging his administration to strengthen certain U.S. partnerships with Canada and Mexico.
The Rodel Exemplary Teacher Initiative has given one ASU graduate, who relied on the mentorship of a fellow ASU alumnus as he prepared to enter the teaching profession, the chance to make the same impact on a new crop of future teachers.
The No. 1 Sun Devils women's golf team si 13 strokes ahead going into the final day of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. Murcia leads the field for the second day.
A drug used to improve blood flow to the brain could improve learning and memory and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study with two ASU researchers.
Students are searching nature for inspiration to solving human problems, as part an emerging discipline known as biomimicry, in ASU's InnovationSpace program.
Law professor Jonathan Rose will explore legal history in his lecture, "Musing on Clio and Legal History: Some Whys & Whats," at the Fifth Annual Rare Book Lecture, at the University of Texas School of Law.
Three students received tuition or book scholarships from the Alumni Association of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at its annual luncheon, Feb. 3.
The No. 18 Arizona State's men's hoops team takes on three-time defending Pac-10 champion and No. 11 UCLA on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. Game can be seen on ESPN.
The ASU Alumni Association will showcase four successful Sun Devil women at a Feb. 26 breakfast and panel discussion hosted by its Women In Business networking program.
Just as mainframe computers no longer are part of the future of information technology, so are fossil-fueled power plants becoming less vital to tomorrow's energy production, a solar-energy visionary told a Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law audience, Feb. 3.
ASU's College of Law is issuing the first major response to a highly anticipated report that is expected to be a sweeping critique of evidence used by police and prosecutors to convict defendants.
A new collaborative study between Arizona State University and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has reported that a safe and effective drug used to treat vascular problems in the brain improved learning and memory in middle-aged rats.
The Sun Devils invite the public to come on for Open House and autograph session on Saturday, February 7, at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
A Feb. 4 article in The New York Times about a highly anticipated national report that may recommend sweeping changes to the field of forensic science featured quotes from law professor Michael Saks.
Arizona State University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is continuing its Polytechnic campus offerings to those 55 and older with lectures and short courses for those with Osher membership.
Arizona State University Police will host a regional safety conference on Feb. 19-20 at ASU's Memorial Union to ensure that campuses around the country remain a secure environment.
ASU is participating in the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions, Feb. 5, a solutions-driven dialogue that will engage more than a million Americans in discussion.
Careers don't always come first for graduates who want to serve; ASU has been named the top producer of Peace Corps volunteers in Arizona in the annual list of Peace Corps’ “TopColleges and Universities.”
Arizona State University signed 21 student-athletes to national letters of intent Wednesday to study and participate in football, head coach Dennis Erickson announced.
Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan has been appointed deputy vice president for Research and Economic Affairs to help facilitate, advance and grow ASU research opportunities.
The ASU Academic Bowl championship team from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is heading to the University of California, Los Angeles, for a regional tournament.
An ASU delegation recently visited the Middle East seeking partnership opportunities with an eye toward fostering regional collaborations on key issues in the areas of sustainability and education.
Professor Gary Marchant received the 2009 Faculty Award from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Alumni Association at its annual luncheon on Feb. 3.
Six writers, who are on the faculty of the 2009 Desert Nights, Rising Stars writing conference at Arizona State University, will read from their work on four evenings, beginning Feb. 18.
ASU social scientists are part of an international team publishing new research that reveals nut-cracking abilities in our 2.5-million-year-old relatives.
Directed by ASU's Charles St. Clair, the drama "A House With No Walls" asks us to consider which elements of our history we will take into our house, and which we will erase – and why.
Visitors to ASU Gammage will have a variety of art expressions to view Feb. 18-April 12, when the work of Tom Stephenson, Edie Daldrup and Carlos Encinas is spotlighted.
“The Barrett Light Rail Party,” sponsored by Barrett, the Honors College at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus, has organized a scavenger hunt to expose the ASU community to the Metro Light Rail.
Diane Enos, president of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, will speak on "Tribal Governance and Individual Rights" at the Second Annual William C. Canby Lecture.
Regents' Professor Alberto Rios describes his life growing up as a mélange of cultures, traditions and experiences in “Capirotada: A Nogales Memoir,” which has been selected as OneBookAZ for 2009.
The Alumni Association’s Founders’ Day event will mix the spirit of ASU’s earliest supporters with the determination of modern-day Sun Devils tackling the challenges that will shape the world’s future.
In a tucked away studio on campus, Becky McDonah's students put their blacksmithing and silversmithing techniques to practice in the open flames to create objects of beauty.
In an opinion piece in the Jan. 23 issue of CQ Researcher, law professor Gary Marchant urges caution in the application of the precautionary principle when dealing with uncertain risks, from vaccines to Corn Flakes.
Law alum Grant Woods was interviewed about topics ranging from Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign to the Arizona Republican party to Roland Burris, the new junior Senator from Illinois, in a recent issue of Arizona Capitol Times.
ASU Global continues engagement efforts with Vietnam, in areas running the gamut from higher education reform and university design to joint research on climate change adaptation.
ASU’s Campus Health Service and the Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education Arizona are hosting a talk on dermatologic rashes and lesions with dermatologist Dr. Brent Sloten, Feb. 12
