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August 20, 2008

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08/19/08

Faculty and Staff | Students:  Zipcar arrives at Downtown Phoenix campus

Parking and Transit Services has expanded the presence of the car-sharing program, Zipcar, by shifting one of the cars in the university’s fleet to ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus.

08/19/08

Journalism:  Entrepreneur in residence named at Cronkite School

Digital media innovator CJ Cornell has been named Entrepreneur in Residence and a professor in the new Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at ASU.

08/19/08

Education:  Two new national memberships place College of Teacher Education and Leadership among nation’s elite

ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership has been invited to join a pair of national projects that will re-examine and work to strengthen the education doctorate.

08/19/08

University | Engineering:  Conference confronts energy challenges

ASU is bringing together future power engineering innovators to spark new solutions for the 21st century’s energy challenges.

08/19/08

Law | Faculty and Staff:  Criminal law project features professor’s essay

Law professor Jeffrie Murphy is among leading scholars who have been invited to debate the fundamental questions of modern criminal law for a project at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

08/18/08

Business:  Study: Pondering mortality may lead to overeating

In a new study, ASU marketing professor Naomi Mandel say that people who are exposed to death-related images and ponder their own mortality tend to overeat.

08/18/08

Faculty and Staff:  Honors College designates Lynk as visiting fellow

Professor Myles Lynk of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law has been appointed a Barrett Honors Visiting Fellow by Barrett, the Honors College at ASU.

08/18/08

Students:  Students earn Freeman Awards to study in China

Six ASU undergraduates participated in an intensive course on Chinese language and culture in Beijing this summer, as recipients of the Freeman Award for Study in Asia.

08/18/08

University | Administration | Faculty and Staff:  ASU announces budget reduction plan

The university has announced a plan that will reduce $6 million a year in academic administrative costs as part of its ongoing effort to respond to state funding reductions.

08/18/08

Sports:  Puhakka advances, track Devils bounce from Olympic meet

The past two days of competitions at the Beijing Olympics again saw mixed results for the Arizona State University contingent as the track and field athletes were eliminated from competition while two Sun Devils extended their stays at the 29th Olympiad.

08/18/08

Sports:  ASU soccer announces promotions for 2008 home schedule

The 2008 Arizona State University women's soccer home schedule will feature numerous promotions this season, including several admission discounts. All groups of 15 or more will receive $3 discounted admission.

08/18/08

Sports:  Carpenter on 2008 Walter Camp award watch list

Arizona State University senior quarterback Rudy Carpenter has been named to the Watch List for the 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year award, the nation's fourth-oldest individual college football accolade.

08/18/08

Sports:  Football student ticket and wristband policy announced

Arizona State University's athletic ticket office announced the student ticket policy for the 2008 football season on Monday, August 18.

08/17/08

Journalism:  Cronkite School holds programs for students, public

The Cronkite School is hosting special programs every day for studentss and the general public during the school's inaugural semesters in its new downtown Phoenix home.

08/16/08

Sports:  Tough day in the field for Olympic track Sun Devils

Johnson, Quinley fall short in first Games as Sun Devil contingent begins to dwindle in number.

08/16/08

Sports:  ASU holds Camp Tontozona scrimmage

More than 3,200 Sun Devil fans come out to enjoy scrimmage at Camp Tontozona.

08/15/08

Faculty and Staff:  Tourism professor shares the ‘triple bottom line’

Timothy Tyrrell recently spoke about destination marketing to the world’s largest association of convention and visitor bureaus.

08/15/08

Sports:  ITA honors ASU women's tennis

ITA honors ASU women's tennis, the Sun Devils are one of the top scholastic and athletic teams in the nation.

08/15/08

Sports:  Gymnastics unveils its 2009 schedule

The Arizona State women's gymnastics team has unveiled its 2009 schedule.

08/14/08

Students:  SFAz harnesses brain power for state

$3.5 Million to Fund a Second Wave of Graduate Research Fellowships at ASU.