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September 06, 2008

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09/05/08

University:  College of Arts schools 'thinking green'

Faculty in the Herberger College of the Arts are coming up with new ways to paint their schools "green."

09/05/08

Law:  Japanese judge spends semester at College

Takehiko Saito, an assistant judge in Nagoya District Court in Japan, is spending the year in Arizona taking courses at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

09/05/08

Law:  Hessick follows indirect path to teaching

After serving as a visiting professor last year, Andy Hessick joins the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law this year as a permanent faculty member.

09/05/08

Journalism:  Former CNN anchor back on the air, in the classroom

Aaron Brown returns to the journalism classrooms this fall and to the airwaves this year as host of Wide Angle on PBS.

09/05/08

Law:  Loan repayment assistance available

Arizona attorneys who are employed in non-profit organizations that serve the legal needs of low-income individuals and families may receive help reducing their law-school debt.

09/05/08

Law:  Stinson becomes president of Association of Legal Writing Directors

Professor Judy Stinson, director of the Legal Research and Writing Program at the College of Law, became president of the Association of Legal Writing Directors on Aug. 1.

09/05/08

Law:  Technology transfer group assists Phoenix innovators

A technology transfer group that helped Arizona Technology Enterprises bring ASU's scientific discoveries to market has turned its attention to assisting Arizona's innovators and entrepreneurs.

09/05/08

University | Arts / Culture | Community:  Events celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at ASU's West campus

A health awareness fair and a range of events spotlighting the diversity of Latin cultures are planned as ASU's West campus celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.

09/05/08

University | Arts / Culture | Humanities | International engagement | Community | Social Science:  Refugee children's artwork on display at ASU

ASU is hosting a unique exhibition that features art by several dozen refugee children who were encouraged to create paintings of their families, homelands and their new homes in Arizona.

09/05/08

Education:  ASU education alums earn ‘Circle of Honor’ recognition

Two graduates of ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership have been recognized by the Arizona Department of Education for their accomplishments as principals at a pair of local grade schools.

09/04/08

University | Sustainability and environment:  GreenSummit grows in second year

ASU student Chris Samila is building on last year's success of his event GreenSummit to be held Sept. 5-6 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

09/04/08

Bioscience / Biotech:  Young biochemist seeks to discover medical breakthrough

The research of Conor Cox, an undergraduate, could allow for a big change in medical diagnostics, drug design or medical treatment regimens with help from his mentor and graduate student, Matt Greving.

09/04/08

Business:  ASU expert weighs in on health care reform

While the presidential candidates are announcing their plans to deal with health care reform, one ASU expert is endorsing some politically viable recommendations, stopping short of universal health care.

09/04/08

Business:  ASU expert: World’s main energy source likely to change

Gerry Keim says high gas and oil prices are just part of a historic cycle needed for an upcoming shift of the world's main energy source to an alternative fuel.

09/04/08

Education:  Education experts strive to shape national policy

Two education professors are working to provide America's presidential candidates with the best research-based evidence on education policy.

09/04/08

Education:  Tracey honored for contributions to counseling psychology

The American Psychological Association has bestowed two of its most prestigious awards upon education professor Terrence Tracey for his contributions to the field of counseling psychology.

09/04/08

Innovation / Entrepreneurship:  ASU expert outlines ways to effectively manage innovation

Fueled by a $6.2 million dollar grant, ASU’s Center for Nanotechnology in Society is pursuing a research, education and outreach agenda on nurtuing innovation within socially acceptable frameworks.

09/03/08

Arts / Culture:  New Night Gallery spotlights ASU faculty, grads

A new gallery venue, located in Tempe Marketplace, is giving graduate students, faculty and alumni of the Herberger College School of Art a place to show their artworks large and small.

09/03/08

Arts / Culture:  Piper Online Book Club reads poetry for September

Natasha Trethewey’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poems, “Native Guard,” is the September selection for ASU’s Piper Online Book Club.

09/03/08

Engineering:  Software to enhance online education, research collaborations

Engineering faculty are developing computer software to enhance the quality of online education and collaborations between researchers working together via the Internet.