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November 23, 2009

Science

04/02/07

University | Science | Sustainability and environment:  ASU plays key role in solar initiative

ASU is a partner in two grants to further develop solar energy, which were recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The grants are part of the Solar America Initiative (SAI), announced last year by President George W. Bush.

03/27/07

Engineering | Science:  Renaming ceremony honors pioneering ASU professor

Professor LeRoy Eyring's contributions to science education and research at ASU were honored March 23 in a ceremony to mark the naming of the LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science (CSSS).

03/16/07

Science:  Quark discoverer to present inaugural lecture at ASU's new cosmic think tank Beyond

Murray Gell-Mann, one of the leading intellectuals of our time and recipient of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics, will present the inaugural lecture of ASU's new cosmic think tank known as Beyond, the Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science.

03/15/07

Science:  Hubble-hugging astronaut Grunsfeld schedules visit to ASU

Astrophysicist John M. Grunsfeld will visit ASU March 20 to deliver the annual Robert S. Dietz Lecture, presented by the School of Earth and Space Exploration.

03/13/07

University | Engineering | Science:  Nanotech leaders gather at ASU

Scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working on the leading edge of nanotechnology will gather at Arizona State University for the international Nano and Giga Challenges Symposium March 14 to 16.

03/07/07

Science:  Professors earn national science honors

Several ASU faculty members earned national recognition for their research efforts during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Francisco.

03/01/07

Science | Students:  Undergraduate research reveals lichen's secrets

With summer just around the corner, undergraduate life sciences students can look forward to a unique work experience through the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in the School of Life Sciences.

02/28/07

Science | Faculty and Staff | Students:  Modeling Method presents different way to teach students physics

In the Modeling Method, students are not being lectured to by the teacher. They instead are guided to develop a model of a physical system using diagrams, maps and mathematical formulas. The teacher acts as a facilitator who is unobtrusively in control of the agenda at all times.

02/06/07

Engineering | Science:  ASU’s Newman earns honors from leading science group

ASU scientist Nathan Newman has been elected to a distinguished position in one of the leading professional scientific organizations in the nation.

01/17/07

University | Science | Students:  Grant fuels grad student research

ASU will receive $1.85 million from the Science Foundation of Arizona (SFAz) as part of the foundation's Graduate Student Fellowship program.