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November 23, 2009

Research

08/18/09

Science | Earth / Space | Social Science:  When it comes to weather, there's still much to learn

Arizona State University professor Randy Cerveny is bringing past weather to light in a new book that shows how weather played a major role in key turning points in history.

08/18/09

Engineering | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Renewable energy | Alumni | Research | Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  Engineering prof lauded as leading innovator

Research on new battery technologies has earned ASU engineering associate professor Cody Friesen recognition from a leading technology magazine as one of today's top young engineers.

08/15/09

Alumni | Bioscience / Biotech:  Distinguished Alumni reprograms STEM career, stem cells

ASU alumna Barbara Knowles will add one more title to her long list of impressive achievements when she returns to ASU as the first recipient of the School of Life Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award.

08/11/09

Engineering | Science | Research | Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  Professor works toward safer nuclear options

An ASU associate professor of engineering is working with the Los Alamos National Laboratory on efforts to make nuclear fuels more effective and on methods to store and better secure spent fuels.

08/11/09

University | Sustainability and environment:  'Green' initiatives shape campus retrofit

ASU's West campus is undergoing a 'green' retrofit that will dramatically reduce the campus' energy consumption and bring the university closer to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2020.

08/07/09

Sustainability and environment:  ASU parking structures get the ‘green’ light special

ASU has taken another step in its commitment to ‘going green’ by retrofitting six parking structures on the Tempe campus with new light emitting-diode (LED) fixtures.

08/07/09

Bioscience / Biotech:  Internship offers students 'day in the life' of a scientist

Putting their brains to the test, more than 20 high school students worked alongside Biodesign Institute scientists as part of a summer high school internship at ASU.

08/07/09

Arts / Culture | Health care | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Community | Community partnerships | News coverage | Engineering:  Stroke patients benefit from interactive therapy

A KTVK-3TV report shows how stroke victims’ rehabilitation is changing due to a partnership between Arizona State University researchers and Banner Bay wood Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz.

08/04/09

University | Science | Students | Bioscience / Biotech | Research:  Sun Health Research Institute inspires ASU student intern

New College student Jane Kruchowsky was one of only 16 students selected from 150 applicants for a summer internship with Banner Sun Health Research Institute.

07/30/09

Engineering | Science | Research | Engineering:  Flight mechanics: Does robofly live up to its name?

An engineering professor examines claims about the flight capability of a robotic insect. Tiny, free-flying robots could have significant uses in security and search-and-rescue operations.