Michael Pugliese, a mechanical engineering technology graduate student, designed the sustainable lighting technology called Twig Light last spring in response to African villagers’ requests for lights.
Two ASU entities are finalists for the 2009 Innovator of the Year Award for Academia, which is given out as part of the Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation.
Japanese aviation students are beginning a specialized aviation program as part of an academic partnership between Oberlin University in Tokyo and Arizona State University.
The restructuring of ASU's colleges of education and the recent award of a $33.8 million federal grant are but two milestones in the university's effort to improve the quality of America’s K-12 education system.
A machine currently being developed by ASU student engineers could help people with physical disabilities and injuries recover through physical therapy.