Lives saved, thieves caught and the fruits of hard work were celebrated at a recent awards ceremony to honor exemplary ASU Police Department employees and local civilians.
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law will host a reception in conjunction with this year's Annual State Bar Convention at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa at 5:30 p.m. June 25.
Bob Barr, the presenter, represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and served from 2003 to 2005 as a member of a project at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University addressing matters of privacy and security.
Seventeen of the nation's top teams will compete at the annual PING/ASU Invitational, including UCLA, Purdue, USC, Pepperdine, Oregon and Stanford. Teams will swing into action at the Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, April 3-5. Admission is free.
The College of Law presents "Unlocking the Secrets to Researching Indian Law" a program that will focus on the latest free, authoritive resources for Indian Law research.
ASU senior Jessica Mapes is maong the top 10 nominees for one of softballs most pretigious awards. Voting is now open to fans at www.seniorclassaward.com.
Assistant dean Ilona DeRemer and Samantha Williams, assistant director in the Career Services Office, of the College of Law, will give a presentation at the 2009 Annual Education Conference of the National Association of Legal Placement.
Rebecca White Berch, a 1979 graduate of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has been elected to be Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, replacing Ruth V. McGregor, a 1974 graduate of the College of Law, who announced on March 23 that she will retire at the end of June.
A book authored by Rachel Fuchs, professor in the ASU Department of History, has been awarded the Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize by the Western Association of Women Historians.
ASU and assistant professor Stephen Pratt hosted engineers, computer scientists, biologists and social scientists at a recent workshop that focused on developing bio-inspired solutions to engineering problems.
Theater professor David Barker has taken the true story of how his brother-in-law, “Dr. Jack,” opened fire on him and his sister, and turned it into a one-man play titled “Dodging Bullets.”
ASU scientists, with collaborators from the University of Padova in Italy, have discovered that a suite of proteins thought to be a minor player in the regulation of cellular processes – is not minor at all.
For the ninth consecutive year, ASU's Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication dominated the Society of Professional Journalists’ regional student awards competition.
For his efforts to help future teachers develop and promote children's literacy, Frank Serafini has received the 2009 Faculty Achievement Teaching Award from the ASU Alumni Association.
A team of student scholars from ASU will compete in the national Intercollegiate Championship Tournament held April 3-4 at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
After a great opening day, the Sun Devils completed the ASU Invitational without any losses. Lynlee Smith added 13 goals in two games, while every field player scored at least once.
Nearly 100 ASU alumni, staff, faculty and supporters participated in ASU Cares Day community-services events in 15 cities across the United States on March 21.
ASU student Carly Campo's “Nationless,” which documents the trials and tribulations of two refugees from Bhutan, will be screened April 10 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Patricia D. White, former dean and Jack Brown Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has been named dean of the University of Miami School of Law.
The ASU Art Museum selected 19 short films by 17 artists to screen during its Short Film and Video Festival on April 18, on the plaza of the Nelson Fine Arts Center.
Law professor Aaron Fellmeth, participated in a conference, "Civilian Protection in War," on March 27-28 at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in Arlington, Va.
A senior at South Mountain High School who was coached by students at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law won the Inaugural Marshall Brennan Moot Court Competition.
The election of America's first Black president is the focus of the annual John P. Morris Memorial Lecture, sponsored by ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
The Honorable Harry T. Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, will deliver the 13th Annual Willard H. Pedrick Lecture, April 3, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
The ASU Sun Devils will battle the Texas A&M Aggies for a shot at the Elite Eight of the NCAA during the Trenton Regional semifinals on Sunday, March 29 at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., 2:30 p.m. ET.
The Sun Devils will will be in action hosting a series of contests against Oklahoma and Wyoming on Sunday, March 29 at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, matches start at 9 a.m.
Students in Mario Gomes' mechanical and aerospace courses rose to the challenge of designing and building automatic tire inflators that would help drivers conserve fuel – and money.
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.
To recognize those that serve to meet the behavioral health needs of fellow citizens, ASU's Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy is seeking nominations for the 2009 Arizona Behavioral Health Awards.
The Sun Devils will battle 14 foes this weekend as part of the ASU Invitational, including NAU, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Purdue, Texas A&M and Georgia. All day competitions March 27-28 at Sun Angel Stadium.
The Sun Devils will host the Deer of the Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo as part of an exhibition game on April 15. Game will have first pitch at 6:30 p.m.
The ASU Women’s basketball team is making its case that it belongs among the nation's elite, finishing in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for two of the last three years and Sweet 16 three of the last five.
Linda Austin, editor and vice president of the Lexington Herald-Leader will be the new executive director of the Donald W. Reynolds NationalCenter for Business Journalism at Arizona State University.
The Dean’s Council of 100, a national group of business executives who advise the W. P. Carey School of Business, is honoring First Solar CEO Mike Ahearn as Executive of the Year.
This year, “School of Life Sciences Takes a Hike” will take place very close to home as life sciences faculty members lead three hour-long hikes at the Desert Botanical Garden, April 4.
The blast that reverberated through Sun Devil Stadium on March 10 was only a drill, but the exercise demonstrated the need to alert the ASU community of an emergency.
Times have been announced for the 2009 NCAA West Regional on Thursday, March 26 in Glendale, Ariz. First game will tip off at 4:07 p.m. with the second game following 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first.
Broadcast students in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication finished second in the nation in the news portion of the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards program.
Complex and controversial issues of crime, enforcement, security, and human rights will come into focus during the "Crime, Justice, and the Border" event, March 31 through April 2 at ASU's West campus.
“Drink, Drank, Drugged” is an adapted performance text based on dangerous college drinking research conducted by Linda Lederman, dean of social sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a bite-size, five-minute tour of the wonders of Earth and space in a display case located in the reception area of the Dean’s Office.
The Legal Writing faculty at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law recently hosted the 9th Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, a three-day event that featured more than 60 presentations and drew 120 participants.
Foundation Professor of Law Robert N. Clinton testified as a defense witness for the University of Colorado, March 20, at a civil trial in Denver about the discharge of a faculty member.
Nutrition researchers from ASU and Pennsylvania State University are finding that edible mushrooms may help boost the immune system and reduce inflammation.
ASU professor Thomas Barone collects the stories of educators to allow readers of his research to vicariously participate and re-experience it for themselves, to reflect more deeply on issues related to education.
Live captioned webcasting is one of the options that students and the public can use to watch and hear the world’s leading science intellectuals and authors discuss forefront questions of origins at ASU’s Origins Symposium April 3 and April 6.
The School of Business ranks among the Top 25 schools in the world for business research productivity, according to an annual study by the University of Texas at Dallas.
Ms. Sinema will be giving the law community an update on recent developments in the state legislature, with a focus on the budgetary crisis, recently passed ballot initiatives, and civil and human rights issues of special concern to progressive organizations like the National Lawyers Guild.
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.
Eleven local and out of town artists are joining up with two Valley restaurants for “A La Carte,” an ceramic exhibition that lets patrons eat from – and buy – the art.
Many of ASU's ceramics exhibits will attract attention when more than 5,000 ceramics enthusiasts are drawn to Phoenix for the annual National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts conference.
No more practice. The Sun Devils begin their 27-game Pac-10 Conference schedule by hosting the Wildcats for a three-game series, starting Friday, March 20 at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium, Brock Ballpark, 6:30 p.m.
Nearly 300 Native American dancers from across the United States will be featured at the 23rd annual Pow Wow hosted by Arizona State University April 17-19.
Sun Devil sophomores Anthony Robles and Chris Drouin will battle for elite status at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, hosted by the University of Missouri, March 19-21.
Friends of professor Daniel Strouse, a beloved faculty member at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law who died of cancer in August 2007, are planning an event to raise money for scholarships and student prizes which were established in his name.
A line-up of top professionals in the field of sports and entertainment law will speak at a day-long symposium at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
Sun Devils Ashton Aubry, Jen Beckberger and Jordyn Green are set to make a splash at the 2009 NCAA Championships, March 19-21 at the Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas.
Barzin Mobasher, a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute for his "oustanding contributions" to the field of concrete engineering.
ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication marks Sunshine Week, a national initiative encouraging dialogue about open government and freedom of information.
Alumni chapters affiliated with the ASU Alumni Association will strengthen communities across the United States on March 21, when they volunteer with local community-improvement events in conjunction with ASU CARES Day.
Analysis from business professor Lee McPheters shows that even though some Western states are among those hardest hit by unemployment from the recession, they may not receive as much help from the federal stimulus package.
The ASU men’s basketball team has moved out of the first round of the Pac-10 tourney for the first time since 1990, and is now focusing on even loftier goals.
February 2009 resale activity experienced an upsurge of 8,510 resale homes recorded sold; however, foreclosure activity represented 51 percent (4,295 transactions).
ASU's research to find ways to more effectively harness solar power and produce more energy-efficient light sources is drawing support from two international corporations.
Former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will deliver this year’s John P. Frank Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m., March 19 in the Evelyn Smith Music Theatre on ASU’s Tempe campus.
Almost 40 years after his paradigm-shifting discovery, paleoanthropologist Don Johanson writes about "Lucy's" latest contributions to the field of human origins.
Law professor Aaron Fellmeth has had a paper, "State Regulation of Sexuality in International Human Rights Law and Theory," published in the William and Mary Law Review.
A top mortgage expert from the W. P. Carey School of Business is testifying before Congress about the need for greater transparency when it comes to the use of Troubled Assets Relief Program funds.
Geneticist Winifred Doane, ASU Professor Emerita, was one of eight Fellows honored for “commitment to the achievement of equity for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics” by the Association for Women in Science.
Zarinah Nadir, director of admissions at the College of Law, is part of a community group that recently received a 2009 Diversity Award from the Tempe Human Relations Commission for working to promote an understanding of the city's Muslim population.
Some of the top minds in the business, legal, academic and policy worlds gathered for a series of three invitation-only forums to produce recommendations for improvement on trade relations between the United States and China.
Anyone interested in pursuing a career in a medical-related field can talk with medical school representatives during a Pre-Health Conference on March 25 at ASU's West campus.
Women's Tennis senior Laila Abdala and Track and Field freshman Mason McHenry have been named ASU's Athletes of the Week for the week ending March 14th.
Cindy Vogt Anderson, an ASU School of Social Work graduate, recently was honored as the 2009 New Mexico Social Worker of the Year by the New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
Arizona is one of the latest states to announce its commitment to a new education reform agenda intended to help students succeed both in school and the workforce.
Robert N. Clinton, Foundation Professor of Law, recently presented "The Return of Indian Treaty Making" at the 13th Annual Tribal Law and Government Conference at the University of Kansas.
Graduate student Lars Krutak is starring in his own television series, Tattoo Hunter, thanks to his globetrotting exploits and intriguing research on indigenous body modification practices.
ASU professor Jianguo “Jingle” Wu is one of 19 Leopold Leadership Program Fellows chosen for their scientific excellence, leadership qualities and desire to expand their communication and outreach skills beyond traditional scientific circles.
Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the ASU's Indian Legal Program, will discuss "Indigenous Women and International Human Rights Law" at the University of Hawaii.
Paul Schiff Berman, dean of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has recently published a review essay of two books on law and culture in the latest edition of the American Journal of Comparative Law.
Two law college faculty members, professor Aaron Fellmeth and Doug Sylvester, associate dean for Faculty Research and Development, participated in an international law conference at Williamette University College of Law.
Ira Ellman, affiliate professor of psychology and law professor, has written an article, "Marital Roles and Declining Birth Rates," which has been published in Family Law Quarterly.
ASU's College of Law is hosting a roundtable discussion titled "Academic Freedom and the Treatment of Dissenting Ideas in the Modern University," March 19.
Author Martha Nussbaum will discuss what she considers a clash within virtually all modern nations in a free lecture, titled ”The Clash Within: Religion, Pluralism, and the Future of Democracy.”
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.
A visit to ASU's West campus showed dozens of students from Mitchell Elementary School in Phoenix that college is an achievable goal for anyone willing to work hard.
Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, author, educator and activist, will speak at ASU on the “Resurgence of Traditional Ways of Being: Indigenous Paths of Action and Freedom.”
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.
Gary Paul Nabhan, Arab-American writer and food and farming advocate, will lecture on his recent book, “Where Our Food Comes From,” at a fundraising event to support opportunities for undergraduate English majors.
ASU's sensational sophomore guard, James Harden, has become the third Sun Devil to earn the title of Pac-10 Player of the Year, joining Eddie House and Ike Diogu.
The ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is hosting its annual Alumni Leaders Panel featuring three college alumni who excel in their fields on March 17.
ASU President Michael Crow discussed the role of the West campus as a core component of the university at a public forum March 4 attended by more than 500 people.
If America's consumers must be warned of possible food and drug dangers, why shouldn't education consumers be warned of the pitfalls of standardized value-added assessments of their students?
Environmental engineering graduate student Tingting Gao wins a prestigious scholarship from a national industry association based on her research to help alleviate air pollution.
Students at the W. P. Carey School of Business are learning more about the intimate relationship between business and the arts, while creating important connections to the local arts community.
ASU West campus students and alumni are invited to attend the annual Spring Career Fair on March 24. Over 40 businesses and organizations will be on hand to meet, visit and answer questions.
The annual Spring Career Fair at ASU's West campus on March 24 will provide students and alumni with an opportunity to meet and visit with over 40 companies and organizations.
An ASU professor will provide his perspective on "HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in sub-Saharan Africa: Pushing the Limits of State Responsibility" on March 18.
Economic forecasts are dismal, yet many Southwesterners are optimistic that conditions in the U.S. will improve over the next year, according to the most recent ASU-Southwest Poll.
ASU's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice will explore prisoner reentry issues during a day-long conference featuring some of the top minds in the field on April 3.
Professor Michael Saks, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, was a speaker at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, "Forensic Science: Envisioning and Creating the Future," held on Feb. 16-21 in Denver.
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law will, for the first time, offer a flexible-schedule option to incoming students, Dean Paul Schiff Berman announced.
Candacy Lindsay has all the makings of a leader – the assistant director of Sponsored Projects Service recently completed a year-long leadership training program, approaching the project with great enthusiasm and diligence.
The goal of punishment has been a longstanding issue of debate in America according to Paul H. Robinson, one of the world's leading scholars on criminal law, who delivered the Edward J. Shoen Leading Scholars Lecture at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
The ASU Alumni Association is honoring faculty members and alumni involved in solving challenges with world-changing consequences at its Founders’ Day Awards Dinner.
Law professor Andrew Hessick has written two entries – one on the Calendar of the Court, the other on Orders – in the new five-volume Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Law professors Carissa Byrne Hessick and Andrew Hessick have co-authored an article, "Appellate Review of Sentencing Decisions," in the Alabama Law Review.
Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently spoke on "Transitions: Building Stronger Tribal Governance," at the Second Annual Tribal Leaders Conference.
Some of the top minds in the business, legal, academic and policy worlds are addressing how to improve trade relations between the United States and China at a series of invitation-only forums sponsored by ASU and the nonprofit Kearny Alliance.
Some of the greatest minds in science, including six Nobel Laureates, will gather to discuss the origins of everything, from the universe to humanity, April 6, in ASU Gammage.
Edging the rim of the Grand Canyon and paving the way for geoscience education, the world's largest geoscience interpretative exhibit nears completion.
In a lecture, titled "Private Faith/Public Faith: Religion and Government," Daisy Kahn addressed questions about how Americans perceive Islam and what Muslims believe about violence and the relationship of faith and government.
Extreme Speech and Democracy, a book edited by law professor James Weinstein and British barrister Ivan Hare, recently has been published by Oxford University Press.
An essay by law dean Paul Schiff Berman, "Federalism and International Law Through the Lens of Legal Pluralism," was recently published in a symposium issue of the Missouri Law Review.
The 14th annual edition of the "Excellence in Diversity Awards" begins with nominations for outstanding faculty, staff and students at ASU's West campus who have worked to promote academic inclusion.
"Holy Sites & Holy War in the Middle East," a research symposium March 2-3, at ASU, brings together scholars working on disparate aspects of holiness and conflict in the Middle East.
ASU President Michael M. Crow tells an international audience that universities must focus on "innovation of themselves" and expand on the traditional roles they've played in the past.
After a 5-0 win over Southern Utah, the Sun Devils collected the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational title. Next, ASU hosts South Dakota State for is a three game series.
