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November 07, 2009

Science

11/06/09

Engineering | Education | Science | International engagement | Students | Alumni:  Cluster Devils prepare for battle in cyberspace

ASU engineering students have undertaken months of intense training to compete in a supercomputing challenge at the international Supercomputing Conference 2009.

10/29/09

Science | Community:  With venom and vigor bugs vie to be crowned ‘ugliest’

ASU's "Ask A Biologist" Web site is a scientific sanctuary for students and teachers alike – and host to this year's Ugly Bug Contest.

10/26/09

Engineering | Health care | Science | Bioscience / Biotech | Life Science | Research | Engineering | Grants / Awards:  Engineering new approaches to cancer research

The Center for Ecogenomics, directed by ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Dean Deirdre Meldrum, has a key role in a new cancer research center at the university.

10/23/09

Science:  Researchers tackle clouds, rivers with NSF Career awards

Two ASU faculty members have earned Faculty Early Career Development awards from the National Science Foundation.

10/15/09

Science | Humanities:  New consortium explores how war weapons impact society

ASU's Consortium on Emerging Technologies, Military Operations and National Security will explore the meaning of new war weapons and their ethical ramifications.

10/15/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Earth / Space:  Europa or Mars: Where Could Extraterrestrial Life Be Found First?

In a SPACE.com article, professor Jack Farmer weighs in on where extraterrestrial life could be found first – Europa or Mars.

10/14/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Students | Alumni:  Sparking innovation in engineering education

The dean of ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and one of the schools' faculty member will join an effort by the National Academy of Engineering to foster creative approaches to improving engineering education.

10/13/09

University | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Renewable energy | News coverage | Life Science | Research | Sustainability and environment:  ASU entities nominated for Innovator of the Year Award

Two ASU entities are finalists for the 2009 Innovator of the Year Award for Academia, which is given out as part of the Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation.

10/09/09

Engineering | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Renewable energy | Research | Engineering | Grants / Awards:  Heydt earns top electrical engineering honor

ASU electical engineering professor Gerald Heydt has won one of most prestigous awards in his field for his accomplishments in electrical power engineering.

10/08/09

Education | Science | Life Science | Research:  30 years of finches bring evolutionary theory to life

Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton professors emeritus and winners of the 2009 Kyoto Prize for Lifetime Achievement, come to Arizona State University on Oct. 28 to join in ASU’s Darwinfest.