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August 29, 2008

Life Science

08/20/08

Science | Faculty and Staff | News coverage | Life Science | Research | Social Science | Sustainability and environment:  Discovery sheds new light on 'green Sahara'

ASU bioarchaeologist Chris Stojanowski and an international team of experts discuss what they are learning about humans and climate change from cemetery remains buried thousands of years ago in the Sahara desert.

07/17/08

Life Science | Sustainability and environment:  Professor earns national ecology award

Stuart Fisher is the recipient of the 2008 Eugene P. Odum Education Award, for his outstanding work in ecology education, outreach and mentoring activities.

06/27/08

Students | Life Science:  Student presents work on meningitis vaccination program

ASU undergraduate Rebecca Raub was one of just a handful of students to present their work to the 2008 American College Health Association.

06/26/08

Life Science:  Award-winning anatomist inspires learning

Assistant professor Rebecca Fisher's creative course development has garnered her the Basmajian Award, which recognizes exceptional health science faculty who are in the formative stages of their career.

06/02/08

Life Science:  New study reveals image makes the bird

ASU's Kevin McGraw and a team of researchers are discovering that a manipulation of breast feather color can result in higher testosterone levels for male barn swallows.

05/23/08

Life Science | Sustainability and environment:  Ranking touts ASU's impact in ecology research

ASU's research and publication efforts have landed the university at the sixth spot in Thomson Scientific’s U.S. University’s Top 10 for ecology and environmental sciences.

05/23/08

Life Science:  Scientists announce top 10 new species

ASU's International Institute for Species Exploration and an international committee of taxonomists – scientists responsible for species exploration and classification – are unveiling the top 10 new species described in 2007.

04/15/08

Life Science:  Webby Awards cite 'Planet Bob' as ‘Official Honoree’

ASU's viral video on taxonomy and biodiversity has been given an "Official Honoree" distinction from the "Oscars of the Internet."

04/14/08

Life Science:  Researchers view microorganisms from space

An ASU lab is using satellite imagery to view micro phytoplankton, supporting research to understand the organism and its ecology.

04/07/08

Life Science:  Clays hold promise in fight against infections

ASU scientists are reporting that minerals from clay could provide inexpensive, highly-effective antimicrobials to fight deadly MRSA infections.