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November 25, 2009

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11/25/09

University | Faculty and Staff | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | International engagement | Community partnerships:  ASU SkySong company wins innovation award

Technology company Ubidyne has won the 2009 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Award for Start-Up Companies and shares the credit for their accomplishment with SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center.

11/25/09

Business:  Phoenix-area home prices going up, despite foreclosures

A new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business confirms Phoenix-area home prices have continued to slowly increase for the past five months in a row.

11/25/09

Sports:  Wrestling set to host intrastate rival Grand Canyon

ASU faces the Antelopes on Sunday; look to halt two-dual losing streak

11/25/09

Arts / Culture:  A life story – in seven words

Can seven words a memoir make? That was the challenge issued by the Department of English as part of a day-long celebration of the National Day on Writing.

11/25/09

Engineering | Education | Science:  $1.9M grant aims to close gender gap

Researchers are supporting efforts designed to help women persist and succeed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics doctoral degree programs.

11/25/09

Faculty and Staff | International engagement | Research | Social Science | Sustainability and environment:  Professor represents ASU at Royal Society meeting

ASU archaeologist C. Michael Barton was asked to speak about his research at a Royal Society of the United Kingdom conference on water and society.

11/25/09

Law | Students:  Moot Court students dominate at state, regional levels

ASU law students demonstrated their stellar advocacy skills over the weekend by winning the Jenckes Competition against the University of Arizona and by besting four other law-school teams to become the regional champions in the National Moot Court Competition.

11/25/09

University:  ASU Police holds holiday toy and food drive

ASU's Police Department is holding its annual holiday toy and food drive to help families in need.

11/24/09

Students | Community | Social Science:  Students design projects for vacant Phoenix lots

Low cost ideas, such as the construction of planter boxes, to transform vacant lots in downtown Phoenix for temporary use will be presented Dec. 8 on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.

11/24/09

International engagement | Sustainability and environment:  ASU, UAE partner for global decision-making platform

ASU's Decision Theater will be the model for a new collaborative initiative with the United Arab Emirates.

11/24/09

Engineering | Faculty and Staff:  Professor's role in civil engineering leadership expands

An ASU professor is recognized nationally for his contributions to civil engineering and rises to president of a national geotechnical engineering group.

 

11/24/09

Sports:  Nixon named ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American

ASU senior linebacker Mike Nixon is the first Sun Devil to earn usch status since 2006.

11/24/09

Law | News coverage:  Furnish article published in 'Review'

An article by emeritus professor of law Dale Furnish has been published in the Spring 2009 issue of American Indian Law Review.

11/24/09

Law | Alumni | News coverage:  Pace quoted in 'AZ Capitol Times' employer sanctions story

Julie Pace, a '92 alumna of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, is quoted in a Nov. 6 Arizona Capitol Times article, "Groups hopeful about appeal of employer sanctions."

11/23/09

Sports:  Eleven soccer players named to Pac-10's All-Academic Team

ASU women's soccer players Elston, Harkin and Johns named to first team.

11/23/09

ASU News:  Quotes from coach Dennis Erickson's weekly press conference

Football head coach Erickson discusses Saturday's rivalry game against the University of Arizona.

11/23/09

Sports:  Territorial Cup Rivalry heating up and expands to include Food Fight

State Farm Insurance using sponsorship of Territorial Cup series to help collect food for local food banks.

11/23/09

Engineering | Faculty and Staff:  Dieter Schroder approaches 30-year career at ASU

Dieter Schroder's research achievements, engineering renown and teaching skills and contributions have helped him garner the distinction of Regents' Professor – the highest recognition for state university faculty members in Arizona.

11/23/09

Engineering | Faculty and Staff | Engineering | Grants / Awards:  Making battlefield communications better

An ASU engineer is part of national research project to develop more reliable communications networks for soldiers on the battlefield.

11/23/09

ASU News:  Intel donation advances medical research

A donation of equipment from Intel to ASU will put sophisticated technology to an entirely new use that could result in earlier, less costly diagnosis of disease.