ASU's Professional Development School program has been awarded a $33.8 million grant that will enable more students in Arizona's rural communities to earn teacher certifications.
New College has recruited two new history faculty members, from Harvard and Michigan, to share their interdisciplinary expertise with students on ASU's West campus.
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, director of the Indian Legal Clinic at the College of Law, has been selected for the 2009 Equal Justice Works Outstanding Law School Faculty Award.
Sun Devils will host the 24th ASU Invitational and will be part of the Desert Twilight Festival before heading to Notre Dame invite for the first time.
ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation is rolling out a new way to treat those in the community who may not be able to seek medical attention on their own with the WoW, or Wellness on Wheels, van.
Arizona State University Fire Marshal Jim Gibbs has been appointed Chair of the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) Fire and Life Safety Committee.
It may not be in the heart of ASU's West campus, but the heartbeat of the Diablo Performance Recreation Center keeps getting stronger as it helps students, faculty and staff "find their fitness."
If you know an ASU student who has put service at the top of his or her list of priorities, you can nominate that person before Oct. 7 for the annual ASU MLK Student Servant-Leadership Award.
College of Teacher Education and Leadership students will read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle to young children on Oct. 8 to help set a world record promoting literacy.
ASU researchers have received more than $39 million in stimulus package research grants that are being applied to a variety of projects, ranging from energy to health and social development.
2008 Regents’ Professor James A. Ohlson, a world-renowned leader in the field of financial accounting theory, proves to companies that accounting is more than just a numbers game.
The ASU community is invited to a series of events October 7 to officially launch the new School of Social Transformation in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
With the help of ASU's Advanced Technology Innovation Center and students in the College of Technology and Innovation, a Valley physical therapist is realizing a dream of developing an automated robotic physical therapy device.
Independent film producer and director Heather Rae, recently named by Variety as one of the industry's "10 producers to watch," will be at ASU to deliver the Jonathan and Maxine Marshall Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m., Oct. 5.
The Judaism, Science and Medicine Group, established and organized by the Center for Jewish Studies at ASU is working to promote and facilitate a close relationship between the Jewish religion, its cultures and values, and the sciences.
Law professor Paul Bender was quoted in the Sept. 21 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times in an article entitled "Goldwater Institute: Arizona Constitution leaves many other states in the dust."
Jennifer Williams, legal assistant in the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has completed the two-day exam for Certified Legal Assistants or Certified Paralegals.
Law professor Milton Schroeder has been asked to review and recommend changes to Article 9 on Secured Transactions of the Uniform Commercial Code as part of a joint committee appointed by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, will give the Third Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture at the University of Oregon on Oct. 15.
An article by professor Adam Chodorow of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, "Tax in the Final Frontier: A Theory of Interstellar Tax," has been published in the Sept. 7 issue of Tax Notes.
A book by clinical professor Judy Stinson, director of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Legal Research and Writing Program, has been published by Carolina Academic Press.
In another lifetime, Regents’ Professor James Elser might have pursued his childhood passion for a life devoted to faith, as a priest, taking confessions rather than conducting experiments. However, his early desire to discover answers to deep questions took him instead into a career in science.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a large grant to a transdisciplinary team of ASU faculty to continue research on the growing lag between emerging technologies and the policies and ethics that govern them.
Laurie Marker, the "Ultimate Cat Lady,” will talk about sustainable conservation programs working to ensure Africa’s most endangered cats’ survival, including the fund’s Bushblok project.
ASU has selected Gary Dirks as director of LightWorks, a new initiative to position ASU as a leader in solar-based energy and other light-inspired research.
Members of the Greater Phoenix community are invited to join Arizona State University faculty, administrators and students on Oct. 14 to discuss new ways to collaborate and develop partnerships that are mutually beneficial.
Human activities have pushed the earth system beyond three of the planet's biophysical thresholds, according to an international study that includes ASU's Sander van der Leeuw.
Professor Subhash Mahajan has been appointed into a new position that assigns him a major role in helping lead ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Students in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication are producing news and weather reports for “The Pat McMahon Show” on AZTV7/Cable13.
A workshop with Sandra Day O'Connor will include a discussion with the Justice about her personal leadership style, how she manages through difficult times and advice she has for women who want to make a difference.
Licensed Arizona attorneys can earn up to 6 continuing legal education credits, including 1 credit in ethics, by attending this annual DUI CLE workshop.
Seeking to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the ASU Alumni Association and the ASU community, the Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its annual Founders’ Day Awards.
"Extreme Speech and Democracy," a book that professor James Weinstein of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law edited with British human-rights attorney Ivan Hare, recently was praised as "timely and compendious" in the heralded Times Literary Supplement.
Jane Buikstra, a pioneer in the fields of bioarchaeology and paleopathology, was named an ASU Regents’ Professor, the most prestigious faculty award bestowed at the state university level.
Shelli Soto, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's associate dean of admissions and financial aid, will participate in a panel at the ABA's 2009 National Conference for the Minority Lawyer.
ASU students, alumni and community members are invited to attend the Oct. 1 Career Fest presented by ASU Career Services and Alpha Kappa Psi, the student business fraternity, at the West campus.
Associate professor of English Claudia Sadowski-Smith is this year's recipient of the ASU Institute for Humanities Research Transdisciplinary Book Award.
Nurse Practitioners can play a larger role in expanding access to primary healthcare in U.S. health reform if limits to their practice are resolved, according to nursing dean Bernadette Melnyk.
A report about Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Professor Marjorie Kornhauser's new Tax Literacy Project was published in the Sept. 15 edition of The National Law Journal.
Artists in a new exhibit at the Downtown Phoenix campus are using the arts as a means toward mental wellness and practical acts of peace for themselves and communities.
The Arizona State University Alumni Association will team with AZ Magazine to host “A Conversation with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor” Oct. 9 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa.
Science and Engineering Ethics has published a special edition that is an offshoot of a conference held at the law school and includes contributions from faculty and staff in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology.
Nearly 300 volunteers signed up in the first two weeks of a new Arizona weather network, but more are needed, says Arizona State Climatologist Nancy Selover, a research professor at ASU.
A state civics coalition has concluded that civics education is in need of resuscitation and Arizona public schools have focused energy and resources on preparing students for high-stakes testing, at the expense of teaching foundational principles of our democracy.
The sixth issue of the Morrison Institute's Forum 411 series looks at the collapse of the economic underpinnings in Arizona of housing, employment and financial services, and what it will take for the state to recover.
A new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business shows that for the first time since 2007, Phoenix-area home prices increased from one month to the next.
More homes are being sold in the Phoenix area now than last year, but the market is still flooded with foreclosures, according to the latest Realty Studies report from the W. P. Carey School of Business.
The W. P. Carey School of Business is offering an innovative course for all incoming accounting students designed specifically to teach leadership, ethics, accountability and professionalism.
School of Sustainability professor Jay Golden has been given the Rising Star award for demonstrating leadership and risk-taking in integrating ethical, environmental and social issues into the business curriculum.
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation has received the largest research grant in the history of the college to study asthma health disparities among Latino children.
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law has joined the ranks of a handful of law schools across the country that offer students specialized training in protecting the creative property of inventors.
Arizona State University welcomes artist Mel Chin for a lecture and workshop, Sept. 24-25, 2009, as part of the Elaine Horwitch Memorial Lecture on Contemporary Art and Visual Culture series.
ASU professor Kevin McGraw takes a look at the significance behind differences in duck feather coloration – from intense bands of color, to the downright drab.
A theatrical production, appearances by two noted Hispanic leaders, and a night of dancing are on the agenda as Arizona State University's West campus celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Law students from across the country can spend a semester working and studying in the nation's capital through a new Washington, D.C., Legal Externship Program.
Michael Saks, a world renowned expert in the field of law and social science, was named an ASU Regents’ Professor, the most prestigious faculty award bestowed at the state university level, for his significant contributions to legal education.
ASU's recycling program coordinator Dawn Ratcliffe was honored with the School Recycling Representative of the Year Award at the 2009 APWA/AzRC Conference Awards Luncheon.
ASU’s Graduate College has awarded fourteen fellowships to provide support to first-year doctoral students participating in research that can impact society and our quality of life.
James G. Hodge Jr., Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law recently was appointed a vice chair of the ABA's Public Health & Policy Interest Group.
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Indian Legal Clinic and Quarles & Brady have filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas in A.A. v. Needville School District in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Those who need to renew an old passport or apply for an new passport book or card can do so at the U.S. Passport Acceptance Office on ASU’s Tempe campus.
An article in The National Law Journal about the growing popularity of legal externships during the current recession included comments from Ilona DeRemer, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's assistant dean for Career Services and Professional Development.
The tourism industry is the world's largest employer, and a new collaboration between ASU and Clark University is devoted to making it more responsible to communities.
Guest lecturers will discuss and explore sex trafficking, the Holocaust and worldwide refugee situations in ASU’s School of Letters and Sciences Humanities Lecture Series at the Downtown Phoenix campus.
Alumnus Joshua Kelman found a passion for video production at an early age. A degree in broadcast journalism helped him turn that passion into a career.
Law professor Gary Marchant will participate in a panel discussion on Sept. 11, at an international conference, "Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies," in London.
Associate professor of law Carissa Byrne Hessick, will speak on Sept. 11, at a sentencing conference, "Judicial and Prosecutorial Discretion in Criminal Abjudication: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Effects," at the University of Iowa College of Law.
Carl Artman, Director of the Economic Development in Indian Country Program at the College of Law, will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Business Development in Indian Country Conference at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Law professor Marjorie E. Kornhauser leads The Tax Literacy Project, which will use popular media to informally educate young adults about basic aspects of taxation.
ASU and Central Arizona College have entered into a partnership to increase the number of students who complete a community college degree and attend and graduate from ASU.
Public Allies, an AmeriCorps national youth leadership organization that places service-minded young people in apprenticeships in nonprofit organizations throughout the community, recently launched its fourth Public Allies Arizona class and is nearly doubling in size.
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, director of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Indian Legal Clinic, has been chosen 2009 NABA-AZ Member of the Year Award by the Native American Bar Association of Arizona.
Law professor Evelyn Cruz will participate in an international conference to discuss social science research that examines immigration and its impact on transnational migration, diverse populations and communities, and law and policy.
Sports memorabilia, concert tickets, vacation packages, spa treatments and more are on tap as part of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce's 16th annual auction and "Keys to Success" dinner, set for Oct. 2 at ASU's West campus.
Law professor Rebecca Tsosie and Andrew Askland, director of the College of Law's Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology were featured prominently in the September 2009 edition of ASU Magazine.
Regents' professor Michael Saks, a Faculty Fellow in the College of Law's Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology, is featured in the September 2009 edition of ASU Magazine, with the other four ASU professors who also received the Regents' honor on May 1.
Laura Dickinson, faculty director of the Center for Transnational Law and Regulatory Governance at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, was interviewed recently on CNN Newsroom.
Some 25 local, national and international scholars will meet at Arizona State University Sept. 10-11, for an interdisciplinary workshop on immigration and refugees.
Nobel Prize winner Leland H. Hartwell is joining ASU to lead an expansive effort addressing two of today’s top concerns: improving the effectiveness of health care while reducing its costs, and advancing science education.
The Graduate College has awarded eight "Reach for the Stars" fellowships to outstanding new master's students who demonstrate academic excellence and are underrepresented in their field of study.
Biology major Elyse Munoz had the rare opportunity to investigate why now only small insects remain when giant insects once dominated earth, while participating in cutting-edge research in the lab of physiologist Jon Harrison.
Phoenix-area housing prices are declining at a slower rate than earlier this year, indicating that the worst is over for falling home values, a new Arizona State University study has found.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, under the direction of professor Mark Robinson, returns an image of the Apollo 12 landing site that shows impressive details.
Thanks to a unique partnership with New Global Citizens, potential students have the opportunity to learn about the nonprofit management program at ASU's College of Public Programs.
The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named Maria Luisa Ramos, director of the American Dream Academy at ASU's Center for Community Development & Civil Rights, to its 2009 Forty Hispanic Leaders Under 40 list.
ASU is at the top, ccording to the in Golf World/NGCA Division I Preseason Coaches' Poll. Sun Devils are coming off their first NCAA title in 11 years and seventh overall.
Frank Serafini of ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership is using two of his passions - teaching and photography - to encourage kids to read and explore.
The award is presented to a NCAA Division I Football Subdivision senior with notable achievements in four areas of excellence: classroom, character, community and competition.
Scott Decker, director of ASU's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, recently spoke at a White House conference on gang violence prevention and crime control.
Photovoice, a project co-directed by two Arizona State University faculty members, is doing more than teaching Valley students how to take riveting photos. It's teaching them to be aware of, among other things, their community and health.
Professor James G. Hodge Jr., Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently was elected president of the Public Health Law Association.
President Bush’s chief economic adviser will be among those featured in the Economic Club of Phoenix speaker series, in conjunction with the W. P. Carey School of Business, this season.
An ASU student's doctoral study of street children in Peru reveals their need to be seen as individuals and a desire to create a history of their lives through photography.
Marcy Karin, associate clinical professor and director of the Work-Life Policy Unit in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Civil Justice Clinic, has published a paper about efforts to offer increased time off for soldiers and their families during war times.
