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November 24, 2009

Research

11/13/09

Innovation / Entrepreneurship | International engagement | Community | Research:  Start-ups use ASU Technopolis as path to Invest Southwest

With potentially millions of dollars of funding on the line, start-up companies turn to the mentoring at ASU Technopolis to ready them for the biggest presentation of their lives.

11/10/09

University | Sustainability and environment:  Renovated MU strikes gold with LEED certification

ASU turns a disastrous fire into gold, with a renovation that transformed the Memorial Union into a state-of-the-art green facility. 

11/09/09

Engineering | Faculty and Staff | Bioscience / Biotech:  Rittmann makes big challenges seem small

2009 Regents' Professor Bruce Rittmann is tackling some of the world’s biggest and most critical technological challenges with some of the tiniest tools.

11/09/09

Engineering | Science | Faculty and Staff | Alumni | Engineering:  Lin lauded for chemical engineering leadership

The American Chemical Engineering Institute gives one of its top awards to ASU professor Jerry Y.S. Lin, recognizing his ground-breaking contribitions.

11/05/09

Life Science | Earth / Space | Sustainability and environment:  Research shows impacts from airborne nitrogen

The impact of airborne nitrogen released from burning fossil fuels and widespread use of fertilizers in agriculture is much greater than previously thought, according to an ASU study.

11/05/09

Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  New book expands on concept of sustainability

ASU professor Brad Allenby has written the first of two books that aim to broaden the concept and practice of sustainability in the field of engineering.

11/03/09

Students | Bioscience / Biotech | Research:  New College student puts accent on research to help fight cancer

The chance to do research as an undergrad came as a surprise to New College senior Julie Furmick, but she is making the most of the opportunity.

11/03/09

University | Administration | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | International engagement | Sustainability and environment:  UAE to model new innovation center on ASU’s SkySong

After a visit to the United Arab Emirates by ASU leadership, a decision was made to create a new innovation center in the Arab state modeled after ASU's Skysong.

11/02/09

Renewable energy | Bioscience / Biotech | Sustainability and environment:  Grants to help change how we generate, consume energy

The Department of Energy has awarded ASU two grants for alternative energy research that has the potential to change the way the nation generates and consumes energy.

10/30/09

Renewable energy | Students | Community | Sustainability and environment:  Barrett Lecture Series presents former ASU President Lattie Coor

Former ASU President Lattie Coor will be appearing at the Downtown Phoenix campus as part of Barrett Honors Lecture Series, to drum up support for a new state initiative.