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November 25, 2009

Research

09/28/09

University | Health care | Renewable energy | Research:  Federal stimulus grants give boost to ASU research

ASU researchers have received more than $39 million in stimulus package research grants that are being applied to a variety of projects, ranging from energy to health and social development.

09/23/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Research | Earth / Space:  The hunt for extraterrestrial life gets weird

ASU professor Ariel Anbar talks to Wired Science about the hunt for extraterrestrial life.

09/22/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Students | Research | Earth / Space:  ASU seismologists’ research featured in EarthScope newsletter

The fall 2009 issue of onSite featured the research of ASU seismologists Ed Garnero and Chunpeng Zhao on the front page in the article, "Heterogeneous Lowermost Mantle Beneath the Pacific Ocean."

09/13/09

Science | Research:  SETI’s chief alien hunter brings 'true confessions' to ASU

Seth Shostak brings his personal account as an "alien hunter" to ASU for this year's "Science Fact Meets Science Fiction" lecture.

09/03/09

Students | Life Science | Research:  Cockroaches advance student’s study of ancient life

Biology major Elyse Munoz had the rare opportunity to investigate why now only small insects remain when giant insects once dominated earth, while participating in cutting-edge research in the lab of physiologist Jon Harrison.

08/31/09

Science | Humanities | Research:  Books by School of Life Sciences faculty

Eight new books have been published by the School of Life Sciences faculty.

08/19/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Students | Alumni | Research | Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  Pursuit of engineering Ph.D. aided by awards

Incoming ASU engineering graduate student wins national scholarship and other awards that will aid his pursuit of a doctoral degree.

08/19/09

Engineering | Health care | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Community partnerships | Alumni | Bioscience / Biotech | Research | Engineering:  Mixed-reality system enhances physical therapy

ASU experts in media arts, bioengineering, music, computer science and other areas are collaborating on the design of an innovative system to help stroke patients with their physical therapy.

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.

08/11/09

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.