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July
July 16, 2019
Tamales, churros, raspados, elotes. On the streets of Los Angeles, the hands that serve these dishes from the shade of a vending cart may...
July 16, 2019
As the Apollo 11 Lunar Module approached the moon's surface for the first manned landing, commander Neil Armstrong switched off the...
July 15, 2019
This summer, Arizona State University religious studies PhD candidate Jamie Edmonds decided to incorporate technology into the final...
July 15, 2019
Flourishing in spectacular numbers in lakes and ponds around the world, tiny creatures known as Daphnia play an essential role in...
July 15, 2019
There are a few things in life upon which we can rely, and one of those things is that Phoenix is hot in the summer. But how hot? It’s a...
July 12, 2019
Arizona State University history alumnus Kino Reed regularly teaches O’odham cultural studies and social studies at Salt River High School...
July 11, 2019
Editor's note: July 3 marked the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year. (For those of us in the Northern...
July 10, 2019
Ajit Maan, a new professor of practice in the School of Politics and Global Studies and an affiliated faculty member with the Center on the...
July 9, 2019
Astrophysicists know that iron (chemical symbol: Fe) is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, after lightweight elements such...
July 9, 2019
Irina Levin, the new director of the Critical Languages Institute at Arizona State University, sees a delicate balancing act in her goals....
July 8, 2019
School of Human Evolution and Social Change alumna Sara Becker has one particularly clear memory from her undergraduate years at Arizona...
July 8, 2019
For Arizona State University alumna Laura Medina, home started out as a shaky concept.
She was born in New Mexico and grew up on the...
July 8, 2019
Honeybees serve as pollinators for the majority of the world’s crops, and their global decline threatens the world’s food supply.However,...
July 3, 2019
Editor's note: July 3 marks the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year. (For those of us in the Northern...
July 3, 2019
Ayanna Thompson is the director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University. She is currently...
July 3, 2019
When an earthquake or a tsunami strikes, aid groups and rescue teams begin assessing emergency needs right away. But other crises are...
July 3, 2019
The ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission is inviting undergraduate students from any university or community college in the U.S. and its territories...
July 3, 2019
Editor's note: July 3 marks the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year. (For those of us in the Northern...
July 2, 2019
Along with the fireworks, festivities and barbecues that celebrate the Fourth of July, one of the most moving events to witness is a...
July 1, 2019
Arizona State University senior Monica Orillo has been tackling different parts of the world in her pursuit of a future career in...
July 1, 2019
Just breathe.If detecting lung infections were as simple as taking a breath, patients with cystic fibrosis would be able to seek treatment...
July 1, 2019
On June 13, the National Academy of Sciences appointed Arizona State University School of Social Transformation Associate Professor Marlon...
June
June 28, 2019
Meenakshi Wadhwa has looked up her whole life.At the Himalayas, looming over her hometown of Chandigarh in northern India, formed 40 to 50...
June 28, 2019
It’s hard to imagine what the world looked like millions of years ago. But in Arizona, a journey through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado...
June 28, 2019
Fifty-six years ago, on a humid Sunday in early May, thousands of African American congregants walked calmly out of the New Pilgrim Baptist...
June 27, 2019
There’s a scene in Season 1, Episode 2 of FX’s acclaimed series "Pose" that chronicles the ballroom culture of New York City in the late '...
June 27, 2019
Recently, the culture is moving to change transportation habits for both health and environmental benefits. Many people have picked up the...
June 27, 2019
A decade ago, an Atlas V rocket blazed across a bright and clear Florida sky to mark the 21st century's first major lunar rendezvous....
June 27, 2019
Do happy, well-functioning families benefit the economy? The government of the United Kingdom wants to know, and they partnered with...
June 27, 2019
More than 60 high school students from Arizona, California and Texas recently spent a week on the Tempe campus at Arizona State University...
June 27, 2019
Inspired by movie streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu, an astrophysicist at the Southwest Research Institute developed a technique...
June 25, 2019
The first week in Washington, D.C., for Arizona State University students participating in the Capital Scholars program feels like a...
June 21, 2019
Israel and the West Bank offered the latest opportunity for students in The College’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership...
June 21, 2019
During World War II, the U.S. government forced around 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast out of their homes and into 10...
June 20, 2019
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s …OK, maybe we don’t know what it is.That seems to be the case being made by a group of...
June 19, 2019
In 1899, when Arizona had not yet gained statehood and Arizona State University was a fledgling institution known as the Tempe Normal...
June 19, 2019
William Kiser attended Arizona State University from 2009 to 2016. In those seven years, he earned his master’s degree and PhD in history...
June 18, 2019
When recent graduate Lyndsay Campbell transferred to Arizona State University in 2017, she also started a part-time job. Her work, as the...
June 18, 2019
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially evaluated temperature record extremes of 54.0 C (129.2 F) at two locations, one...
June 17, 2019
Arizona State University recently hosted the 38th annual conference for the Sudan Studies Association of North America.The conference, held...
June 17, 2019
A Biodesign Institute research group has received a three-year, $2.3 million grant from NASA to study and characterize the risks posed by...
June 14, 2019
The Arizona State University-led mast-mounted camera system for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission, "Mastcam-Z," achieved a major milestone...
June 14, 2019
As a transgender woman and first-generation student from the Navajo community of Teec Nos Pos in northeastern Arizona, Arizona State...
June 13, 2019
Two groundbreaking DNA studies give fresh clues about the ancestry of North American peoples and ancient groups’ migrations across Beringia...
June 13, 2019
One of the most practical ways to explore strange new worlds in our solar system is to go in the opposite direction: to the bottom of the...
June 13, 2019
Advances in technology make modern living easier, from improving communication to creating new tools such as the internet and smartphones;...
June 13, 2019
We all know the meaning of that blue decal with a stick figure person that hangs from rearview mirrors. What we probably don’t know is how...
June 11, 2019
Women get autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, eight times more than men do. On the other hand...
June 11, 2019
Arizona State University prides itself on an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to solving some of the world’s most prominent...
June 10, 2019
Arizona State University’s Institute for Social Science Research recently announced the winners of their spring 2019 poster contest. Among...
June 10, 2019
For professionals involved in geospatial science — an area of study related to geography — it is standard operating procedure to help...
June 7, 2019
Athena Aktipis wants brains. Not because she’s a zombie but because she’s been zombi-fied. And so have you.By social media. By stress. By...
June 7, 2019
Arizona State University's Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict has named Tracy Fessenden as the first director of strategic...
June 7, 2019
Arizona State University founded the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership in 2017 in part to promote civil discourse and...
June 7, 2019
The Arizona State University charter describes a commitment to linking innovation with the advancement of research and discovery of public...
June 7, 2019
This past March, Megan Thielges returned to Arizona State University not as an undergraduate chemistry student, but as the keynote speaker...
June 6, 2019
OncoMyx Therapeutics, the latest biotech spinout company from Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, announced today it has raised...
June 6, 2019
In a recent article by The Arizona Republic, author Karina Bland delves into the pressure to be a "perfect mom." She writes, “Google the...
June 5, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Matt Weber had earned his master’s degree and knew he...
June 5, 2019
At a swearing-in ceremony early in May, Arizona State University alumna Arlene Chin became the newest member of the Tempe City Council and...
June 4, 2019
Arizona State University has moved into the top 10 of all universities worldwide for U.S. patents awarded in 2018. The university jumped to...
June 4, 2019
Alexandria Maese grew up knowing firsthand how international affairs hit home.
“My dad is a U.S. Army veteran, and so part of the direction...
June 3, 2019
A new archaeological site discovered by an international and local team of scientists — including ASU researchers — working in Ethiopia...
June 3, 2019
Being named an Association for Psychological Science Rising Star and receiving two early career awards, one from the American Educational...
May
May 31, 2019
Though much has been done over the past few decades to raise awareness about the threat of heart disease, it continues to be the leading...
May 30, 2019
Bert Hölldobler, Regents’ and Foundation Professor with Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences, recently earned the German...
May 30, 2019
The rates of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders in American youth are all on the rise. But over 90% of proven treatments and...
May 30, 2019
Wherever animals live together as groups, behavior patterns emerge.In a flight across the world, this is apparent in the square patches of...
May 29, 2019
Each day, more than 1,000 Americans are treated in emergency rooms for opioid use, and more than 130 die from an overdose. Only 20% of the...
May 29, 2019
Having a conversation is something most of us take for granted. For people with autism, especially children, talking with family or friends...
May 29, 2019
In 2016, what began as a grassroots effort against the Dakota Access Pipeline drilling project in North Dakota grew into a sweeping...
May 28, 2019
One of the surest signs that spring has sprung is the abundance of fresh blooms sprouting from greenery everywhere. For that, we have the...
May 28, 2019
The spring and early summer temperatures in Arizona are perfect for outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking and camping. And...
May 27, 2019
A team of scientists from Arizona State University has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, by...
May 24, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.ASU Now caught up with six recent graduates from the...
May 24, 2019
Some students major in the humanities; others take a humanities class just to check off a general credit. No matter how you end up in a...
May 23, 2019
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute researcher Hao Yan has been named to Fast Company’s list of “Most Creative People in Business...
May 23, 2019
The unseasonably temperate weather in the Phoenix metropolitan area this spring may have everyone scratching their heads, but rest assured...
May 23, 2019
Each year, Arizona State University's Center on the Future of War supports a group of exceptional writers, scholars and thought leaders...
May 22, 2019
Two Arizona State University professors have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Jane Buikstra, a Regents' Professor...
May 21, 2019
Xochitl Arlene Smola, a first-generation college student in Arizona State University’s Department of Psychology, was recently awarded the...
May 21, 2019
A mammal’s posture while moving, or locomotor posture, plays a key role in how variable the number of vertebrae in its spinal column can be...
May 21, 2019
In the United States, obesity rates among children ages 2 to 19 years old have skyrocketed from 10% in 1999 to over 18.5% in 2016. This has...
May 20, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Wendy Caldwell grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, home...
May 20, 2019
A program at Arizona State University is starting undergraduate students on a career path that could lead them to join NASA spaceflight...
May 20, 2019
One in four adults in the U.S. has a disability — a condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with that...
May 20, 2019
Arizona State University alumna Shannon Ditto, who is currently studying at the University of Strasbourg in France on a Fulbright...
May 20, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Sonia Lopez, who graduated with a biological sciences...
May 20, 2019
On April 23 at 9:09 p.m. local time, residents of Aguas Zarcas, a small town in Costa Rica, saw a large “fireball” in the sky.The reported...
May 17, 2019
Living in space is going to present problems. Lots of them. Heat. Cold. Radiation. Is the company liable for overtime pay when the ship...
May 16, 2019
Joseph Conant has planned on joining the U.S. Navy since he was a child.
Coming to Arizona State University, he zeroed in on the usual...
May 15, 2019
Ad spending broke records during the 2018 midterm elections, with placements ranging from local TV to Facebook.Each election cycle brings...
May 15, 2019
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.
Hailing from Sandwich, Massachusetts, a Cape Cod town...
May 14, 2019
On April 25, Charles G. Ripley III, lecturer in Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies, was the opening speaker...
May 14, 2019
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Arizona State University has received a $1 million grant from NASA’s Earth Science Division to...
Richard Amesbury joins ASU as new School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies director
May 13, 2019
Arizona State University's School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies has announced its new director: Richard Amesbury....
May 10, 2019
It doesn’t take special insight to recognize dog owners love their dogs. A lot. But the latest episode of ASU Now’s Thought Huddle podcast...
May 10, 2019
Stacey McCreary first enrolled at Arizona State University in 1993 as a self-described “very young” 18-year-old. And while she said she had...
May 10, 2019
Logan Johnson is a senior at Arizona State University majoring in global studies and Russian within The College of Liberal Arts and...
May 10, 2019
In fall 2017, the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter took a series of images of the...
May 9, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Andrea Garza, a senior studying psychology and justice...
May 9, 2019
Scientists know that age and weight are risk factors in the development of cancer. That should mean that whales, which include some of the...
May 9, 2019
Announced today in Washington, D.C., by Blue Origin, Arizona State University has signed a memorandum of understanding with Blue...
May 9, 2019
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.
Libraries and hip-hop might not seem the most obvious...
May 9, 2019
Brass, bronze and steel are metal alloys in which the combination of chemical elements — copper and zinc, copper and tin, iron and carbon,...
May 9, 2019
Frank Smith III arrived at Arizona State University knowing what he planned to be when he grew up.“I joke with my friends that I wanted to...
May 8, 2019
Arizona State University empowers students to find their places, like the newsroom, the trading floor or the design studio. The three new...
May 8, 2019
Each year, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University recognizes exceptional teaching that inspires intellectual...
May 8, 2019
Meet Trilly: The black-and-tan, floppy-eared, 9-year-old Gordon setter may have just made medical history by receiving a shot that may...
May 7, 2019
In 2010, Tomas Robles found himself in Phoenix with an accounting job he didn’t love and what felt like a troubling political tide he was...
May 7, 2019
The ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission, a journey to a unique metal world, has been inspiring professional and amateur artists since the...
May 7, 2019
Tests.We can study for them. We can prep and practice for, cram, pass, fail or ace them.Taking tests is one way students can find out...
May 7, 2019
Sparky may be Arizona State University’s mascot, but the face that sticks in the minds of many students, both past and present, is that of...
May 6, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Erika Flores is the oldest of four children, born into a...
May 6, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.ASU Online student Shauna Hughes has been hard at work...
May 6, 2019
Editor's note: ASU Now will be updating this story all week with additional photos from the university's various convocations.College of...
May 6, 2019
Artificial intelligence has made impressive strides.You can ride in a car that drives itself or ask a device in your home to play music or...
May 6, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.When Brianne Jones was a college junior, she was searching...
May 6, 2019
On May 6 at the UNESCO world headquarters in Paris, the United Nations released a global assessment on biodiversity as part of the...
May 5, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.When Zach LeBaron was a young child, he would sit on his...
May 5, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Imagine maintaining a perfect GPA throughout your college...
May 3, 2019
For Me’lisa Crawford, talking about poop isn’t gross or impolite — it’s an important part of a day’s work. Crawford is an Arizona State...
May 3, 2019
As part of the largest academic body at Arizona State University, faculty in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences interact with...
May 3, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Representation matters. It certainly did for Arizona State...
May 3, 2019
Each year, geographers from around the country and the world gather for the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Part...
May 3, 2019
The School of Social Transformation is excited to announce that Pardis Mahdavi has been named its new director.Mahdavi is an accomplished...
April
April 29, 2019
Arizona State University President’s Professor Ariel Anbar has been selected to receive the 2019 Science Innovation Award from the European...
April 29, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.In the United States, approximately 8% of women ages 15 to...
April 29, 2019
A group of students from Arizona State University brought home the trophy from this year’s Southwest Undergraduate Mathematics Research...
April 29, 2019
Each spring, high school students across the U.S. declare their college decisions, a first major step in carving their future path, and it...
April 29, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Emily Morris is among the outstanding students awarded a...
April 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Arizona State University doctoral student Katie Alford was...
April 26, 2019
What makes us who we are and how does that change as we get older?It’s a question Arizona State University College of Health Solutions...
April 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Isaiah Sampson has had his sights set on a career in...
April 26, 2019
Meilin Zhu, a student at Barrett, The Honors College who will be receiving her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry with a concentration in...
April 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Ntombizodwa Makuyana will be graduating in May from...
April 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Sierra Murphy will be graduating in May with not one...
April 26, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.As a child, Cody Sorce remembers seeing images of turtles...
April 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Juggling work and a toddler is a daunting task. When you...
April 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement. Vanessa Davis chose to attend Arizona State University...
April 25, 2019
Taryn O’Boyle is a graduating senior in the biochemistry program at The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' School of Molecular Sciences ...
April 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.
For Connor Vuong, a senior in The College of Liberal Arts...
April 25, 2019
Arizona State University representatives from across campuses attended a symposium April 17–18 in Phoenix to gain insight into the veteran...
April 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Mary “Katie” Kennedy is a model of undergraduate...
April 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Cheyenne Piepmeyer is a self-proclaimed go-getter, and her...
April 24, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Elana Quint grew up asking the big questions. It starts...
April 24, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Keziah Ampadu-Siaw struggled to find a degree that was...
April 24, 2019
The shot clock reads 0:05 in Game 7. Two players — one in yellow, the other red — hurtle towards the edge of the court, hands outstretched...
April 24, 2019
Professor and cosmochemist Meenakshi Wadhwa has been selected as the new director for Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space...
April 24, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.In today’s fraught political climate, when newsfeeds...
April 24, 2019
A third of all Americans have difficulty sleeping, and many of them turn to melatonin supplements to catch some Zs. However, scientists don...
April 24, 2019
The 2019 Annual Awards Ceremony hosted by Arizona State University’s School of Molecular Sciences was held on Monday, April 22, at Old Main...
April 23, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Not only is Jackson Kellogg graduating from Arizona State...
April 23, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Abigail Duarte’s journey at The College of Liberal Arts...
April 22, 2019
As part of Arizona State University’s efforts to advance sustainability education for K–12 students, a faculty-led student group created a...
April 22, 2019
Cindi SturtzSreetharan was driving her daughter home from school when her daughter asked, “Do you think my thighs look fat?” The child was...
April 22, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.It’s not every day a superstar in your field of study...
April 22, 2019
This Tuesday, April 23, marks the inaugural Arizona State University Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, an event that allows students...
April 22, 2019
Dragonglass is a valuable material in the “Game of Thrones” franchise — but its real-world counterpart, obsidian, has been prized, gathered...
April 22, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Depression and anxiety disorders affect almost 20% of the...
April 22, 2019
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, according to the United Nations. That’s just shy of 4 billion people. By 2045,...
April 22, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Sarah Dillon, who will be receiving her master’s degree in...
April 22, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.David Ackerman chose to attend Arizona State University...
April 19, 2019
Peter W. Singer, a new professor of practice in the School of Politics and Global Studies, was in Tempe this semester to begin filming for...
April 19, 2019
There have been five mass extinctions in the history of the Earth. But in the 21st century, scientists now estimate that society must...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Aira Valera, a family and human development major in the T...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.For Paula Kibuka Musoke, college has been about pushing...
April 18, 2019
The acronym DOWM is a trope many scholars of Western canon are familiar with. It refers to the argument that the body of literature, music...
April 18, 2019
James P. Collins, professor with Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences, was recently awarded the Henry S. Fitch Award for...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Bailey Reynolds chose to attend Arizona State University...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.As an Arizona native, Alexa Drew had always planned on...
April 18, 2019
Through their generous philanthropic investments, Leo and Annette Beus have already made a lasting ASU impact. They have changed the face...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Before Alex Miller even began kindergarten, his mom would...
April 18, 2019
Studying online takes more than a laptop and a comfortable desk chair. Students have to be self-motivated, organized, and yes, even willing...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Have you ever wondered how infants convert a bunch of...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Graduating senior Chiara Hommel has interests stretching...
April 18, 2019
The NASA Psyche Mission is a journey to a unique metal world called Psyche, an asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Cami Mcintire, a family and human development major in the...
April 18, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Graduating Arizona State University student Kimberly...
April 18, 2019
Scientists have found the remains of what they believe to be a new species of ancient hominin, Homo luzonensis, on the Philippine island...
April 18, 2019
On March 31, 1995, trailblazing Mexican American Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was shot to death by the president of her fan...
April 17, 2019
Arizona State University Professor Hal Smith has been named a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science...
April 17, 2019
Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, largely affects movement and causes irreversible neuronal damage. It may start with a...
April 17, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Spanish Professor Cynthia Tompkins knew there was...
April 16, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Senior communication major in the Hugh Downs School of...
April 16, 2019
The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University has formed a National Board of Counselors to advise the...
April 16, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Alexandria Paterson’s desire to have a positive impact on...
April 15, 2019
On Tuesday, May 7, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from...
April 15, 2019
Oct. 1, 2019, is almost 50 years to the day since a precocious assistant professor named Alexandra Navrotsky started her independent career...
April 15, 2019
A tiny piece of the building blocks from which comets formed has been discovered inside a primitive meteorite. The discovery by a Carnegie...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.“I think it’s really important that anyone that has gone...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.What’s most remarkable about graduating English major Erin...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Avery Underwood heard her mom say it her entire life: It’s...
April 12, 2019
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has just awarded the 2019 Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography to ASU Emeritus Regents' Professor...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Water and earth are two driving forces in Rosemary Huck's...
April 12, 2019
The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) at Arizona State University recognizes graduate and professional students who...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.She had the passion, but not the know-how.Brittany-Rose...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement. Brandon Favre’s inspiration to study genetic engineering...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.When Anna Wanless was growing up, her Sun Devil parents...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.Paris Masek is graduating from Arizona State University...
April 12, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.A first-generation college student, George Brusch...
April 11, 2019
Arizona State University alumnus Dan Shilling considers himself a good example of somebody whose life was changed by the humanities.A self-...
April 11, 2019
Dan Fellner, faculty affiliate with the Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies in The College of Liberal Arts and...
April 11, 2019
The U.S.-Mexico border is a complicated mosaic of unpredictable policies and shifting economic tides. A patchwork of man-made and natural...
April 11, 2019
Arizona State University's Graduate and Professional Student Association recently announced winners from six different award categories....
April 10, 2019
If you had asked Patrick Brooks 15 years ago where he would be today, he never would have said he'd be a philosopher.But Brooks graduated...
April 10, 2019
When you search online for “CTE and NFL,” you’ll find a list of 54 professional football players who have died and were diagnosed with the...
April 9, 2019
For most people, the thought of Greece may elicit images of sandy beaches and beautiful buildings cascading toward the shore, but for Matei...
April 9, 2019
Voices speaking in dozens of languages ring out, offering their appreciation: “Čestitam" (Slovenian). "Gratuluję” (Polish). "Поздравляю" (...
April 9, 2019
When speaking with young writers, Chicana essayist, playwright and poet Cherríe Moraga has a perennial piece of wisdom — for an authentic...
April 9, 2019
At-home DNA test kits are exploding in popularity. So much so that experts expect more than 100 million people’s DNA will be part of...
April 8, 2019
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25, 2017, then stalled over Texas for three days as a tropical storm. The Category 4 storm claimed...
April 5, 2019
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1777. At the end of a daylong battle, George Washington’s right flank has completely collapsed. British troops...
April 5, 2019
An arrest in the decades-old Golden State Killer case.A Chinese scientist creating the first gene-edited twin baby girls.DNA is clearly...
April 4, 2019
Angelica Berner is one of 2019's new class of Brooke Owens Fellows.The “Brookies,” as they are affectionately called, are exceptional...
April 4, 2019
On April 27, 1994, just four years after spending nearly three decades in prison, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s new leader in the...
April 4, 2019
This coming football season, the Arizona Cardinals will take social media breaks every 20 minutes during meetings. While Head Coach Kliff...
April 4, 2019
America has lost the “owner’s manual” to democracy and must focus on restoring civics education to the next generation to reclaim it,...
April 3, 2019
On March 29, Arizona State University’s School of Politics and Global Studies hosted a daylong, nonpartisan training — called Elect Her —...
April 3, 2019
Once, wolves roamed free in great numbers across the deserts, arboreal forests, grasslands and Arctic tundra of the continental U.S. Today...
April 2, 2019
Of the estimated more than 4 million dogs that end up in animal shelters each year, about half a million are euthanized. To increase the...
April 2, 2019
Kristy Dohnel grew up in a small town of around 4,000 people; she lived in a mobile home on a 100-acre ranch. From little Bishop,...
April 2, 2019
Dale Snyder discovered her love of seashells while living on isolated beaches as a Navy wife in the 1970s.In retirement, she has become a...
April 2, 2019
The success of illegal drug trafficking through wider and wider swaths of Central America is a consequence of law enforcement activity to...
April 1, 2019
Editor’s note: Winter is coming. As are spoilers. But to be fair, the show has been out since 2011, so if you think this has a happy ending...
April 1, 2019
From hip-hop to fashion and narrative art to indigenous urban pop culture: The seventh annual Phoenix Indian Center Youth Leadership Day on...
April 1, 2019
A unique center officially opens on April 3 at Arizona State University, housed within the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of...
April 1, 2019
Beginning about 60,000 years ago, our species spread across the world occupying a wider range of habitats than any other species. Humans...
March
March 30, 2019
Sports is a microcosm of the racial and gender issues facing society, and it often serves as the vehicle for change, according to several...
March 29, 2019
Hwæt. “Beowulf: A Tale of Monsters and Men” arrives at Arizona State University in an award-winning performance with harp by Chris...
March 29, 2019
White supremacists, misogynists and alt-right groups have occupied space on the internet and social media channels for nearly a decade. ...
March 29, 2019
When Connor Vuong, a senior in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University, first applied to join the ASU Academic...
March 29, 2019
Does instant access to huge amounts of information help or hinder how we determine what is real? What impact does social media have on how...
March 28, 2019
When Arizona State University alumna Elaissia Sears was sworn in as a justice of the peace for the West Mesa Justice Court this January,...
March 28, 2019
“Space is compelling,” understated astronaut Cady Coleman at the end of her inaugural lecture at Arizona State University as the new Global...
March 28, 2019
Arizona State University’s Center of Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) is entering into a partnership with the Lenfest Ocean...
March 27, 2019
Some 1.7 billion people are speaking or learning English around the world today, a number expected to hit 2 billion by 2020. As demand for...
March 27, 2019
Arizona State University today announced that it has joined forces with Planet, a San Francisco-based Earth-imaging company, as its first...
March 27, 2019
Arizona State University's Emerge, a festival of futures, interweaves art, science and technology to explore the future in evocative ways....
March 27, 2019
When it comes to climate change and carbon reduction, Susanne Neuer is thinking small — extremely small.The Arizona State University...
March 26, 2019
When ASU President Michael Crow signaled to the university community with the launch of the Global Sport Institute in 2017 that sport...
March 25, 2019
In 2016, the School of Molecular Sciences at Arizona State University embarked on a journey to change how biochemistry could be taught and...
March 25, 2019
Leigh McLean, an assistant research professor in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, was recently awarded almost $1....
March 25, 2019
The string of volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, ranging from California’s Mount Lassen in the south to Washington’s Mount Baker in the north,...
March 25, 2019
Sustainability shouldn’t only be taught within the walls of universities. It should also be an integral part of kindergarten through high...
March 22, 2019
How a queen bee achieves her regal status that elevates her from her sterile worker sisters has been a long-standing question for...
March 21, 2019
In front of a sold-out crowd of 800 community leaders, business executives and ASU alumni on March 20, the 2019 Founders’ Day celebrated...
March 19, 2019
A team of Arizona State University scientists has been using the latest space technology, combined with ground measurements, to assess the...
March 19, 2019
Nietzsche and Kelly Clarkson have it wrong: What doesn’t kill you might not make you stronger.And that is OK, according to Arizona State...
March 19, 2019
The central goal of nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on an atomic or molecular scale, especially to build microscopic...
March 19, 2019
Any scientist who has struggled to analyze their data is familiar with the situation: sitting in front of the computer, searching the...
March 18, 2019
The combination of “data” and “statistics” might not sound exciting, but careers relying on data and statistics are projected to grow by 30...
March 15, 2019
The ASU Alumni Association Founders’ Day awards program honors the pioneering spirit of the institution’s founders and celebrates the...
March 15, 2019
Recent political climates at home and abroad may leave many feeling increasingly insecure about the future of democracy.Our phones, TVs,...
March 15, 2019
For the first time, a team of scientists has isolated and measured the weak force between protons and neutrons within the nucleus of an...
March 15, 2019
These days, it’s not uncommon for students to complete two bachelor’s degrees at the same time, but a new cohort of students arriving at...
March 14, 2019
There are two narratives in climate change right now. One is the day-to-day drumbeat of news stories, usually a new scientific study, and...
March 14, 2019
Mary Doyle and Karissa Greving Mehall, co-directors of the MAS-MFT program in Arizona State University’s T. Denny Sanford School of Social...
March 14, 2019
Have you heard the one about the aliens and the pyramids? Or what about the technologically advanced but tragically lost city of Atlantis?...
March 13, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series showcasing alumni of the School of Molecular Sciences.Kaitlyn Mandigo graduated from...
March 13, 2019
Most often when we think of glass, we think of the panes in our windows and the dishes on our tables. And most of us feel we have a basic...
March 13, 2019
Biomolecules, such as DNA and proteins, are not static structures. They undergo complex conformational changes that are essential to their...
March 12, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series showcasing alumni of the School of Molecular Sciences.Regaled with tales of science during...
March 12, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series showcasing alumni of the School of Molecular Sciences.Ryan Muller graduated from ASU in...
March 12, 2019
Do you change the channel when you see an ad for the Gardasil vaccine? Maybe you are a man and don’t think you are at risk of acquiring...
March 12, 2019
For 18 years, Arizona State University’s Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) has been orbiting Mars onboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey...
March 11, 2019
Tyler Rockwood is finishing up his 4+1 master’s degree in biochemistry and medicinal chemistry in the School of Molecular Sciences at...
March 11, 2019
An image of a dirt road and boxy houses hangs in Maria Cruz-Torres’ office at Arizona State University. She snapped the photo in a village...
March 11, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series on outstanding School of Earth and Space Exploration alumni.Cassie Collins earned her...
March 11, 2019
If you’ve returned from spring break in a panic because you haven’t yet made your fall 2019 class selections, we can help.The Department of...
March 11, 2019
In 2002, “The Pianist” took home an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. It told the story of Jewish composer Władysław Szpilman and the...
March 8, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series on outstanding School of Earth and Space Exploration alumni.William “Billy” Merino...
March 8, 2019
Recently, at ASU Day at the Capitol, School of Politics and Global Studies alumna Ana Licona reflected on experiences that led her to...
March 8, 2019
After beginning her time at Arizona State University on a journey cycling from Flagstaff to Tempe, it was only fitting that Mia Armstrong...
March 7, 2019
Mamie Locke was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor of Hampton, Virginia. Since 2004, Locke has served as a member of the...
March 7, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series on outstanding School of Earth and Space Exploration alumni.Ángel García recently earned...
March 7, 2019
Compared with other animals, chimpanzees show tremendous variation across groups in their behavior — from the types of tools they use in...
March 6, 2019
Avid hikers know to be cautious of plants with leaves made up of three leaflets if they are red in the spring or fall. Parents worldwide...
March 5, 2019
The Force is strong not only in "Star Wars" lore but also as a fundamental property in physics. For example, scientists can put two...
March 4, 2019
Arizona State University graduate student Glenn Randall was recently awarded a research fellowship to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (...
March 4, 2019
Among the zoo of biomolecules essential to life, proteins are the most startlingly varied and versatile.These complex structures, generated...
March 1, 2019
The 18th annual Local to Global Justice Forum and Festival, held at Arizona State University Feb. 22–24, featured workshops, panels,...
February
February 28, 2019
What do tiny specks of silicon carbide stardust, found in meteorites and older than the solar system, have in common with pairs of aging...
February 27, 2019
Shiv Shah is a scientist first and foremost. And he looks every bit the part, clad in a white coat, seated behind a microscope, peering...
February 27, 2019
Today, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences boasts the most students, courses and — as of fiscal year 2018 — the most externally funded...
February 27, 2019
Whether used to decipher an ancient culture or connect with the people around us, language is a cornerstone of societies around the world....
February 26, 2019
Editor's note: This story is part of an ASU Now series celebrating the centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park.If you live in Arizona...
February 26, 2019
David Kilcullen, a new professor of practice in the School of Politics and Global Studies, was in Tempe this February to film a lecture for...
February 26, 2019
The World Health Organization is targeting neurological diseases as one of the greatest threats to public health. In industrialized...
February 25, 2019
For Adisa Podrug, an alumna of Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, justice was a concept learned early on. ...
February 25, 2019
Editor's note: This story is part of an ASU Now series celebrating the centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park.
In 1908, President...
February 25, 2019
Editor's note: This story is part of an ASU Now series celebrating the centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. “For each man sees...
February 25, 2019
Oxygen in the form of the oxygen molecule (O2), produced by plants and vital for animals, is thankfully abundant in Earth’s atmosphere and...
February 24, 2019
The final Open Door event introduced visitors to everything from rescue robots to healthy eating. More than a hundred activities awaited...
February 21, 2019
Boasting a bevy of Gila monsters, horny toads, chuckwallas and ring-tailed cats, the iconic Buckhorn Baths Motel in Mesa, Arizona, was once...
February 21, 2019
Growing up in East Los Angeles, Erika Camacho, an associate professor in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Arizona State...
February 21, 2019
An English master’s student, a business sophomore and an urban planning undergrad walk into a classroom. There is no punchline here, and...
February 21, 2019
Frank McManamon is an archaeologist who has devoted his career to guiding policy in a way that balances concerns about sensitive tribal...
February 20, 2019
A specialized program at ASU has trained nearly 200 students who have entered the workforce in careers that have a positive and profound...
February 20, 2019
Arizona State University’s Assistant Professor Petr Sulc of the School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute recently...
February 19, 2019
A volunteer working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the oldest and coldest known white dwarf — an old Earth-...
February 19, 2019
Sit in on any WWI history class in U.S. schools today and you probably won’t hear much about the American occupation of Germany that...
February 18, 2019
David King, assistant professor in Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, examines the connection...
February 18, 2019
It isn’t every day the humanities and sciences combine their research, but when they do something new is created and explored. Such will be...
February 18, 2019
“A lot of students think we’re just going to talk about art and aesthetics, but I challenge them to think about the cultural importance of...
February 18, 2019
Earlier this month, Arizona State University hosted the Geoscience Alliance, the nation's leading organization devoted to promoting...
February 17, 2019
Tucked away somewhere, in the annals of many a university’s research archives, are the theses of the students of yesteryear. Grand ideas,...
February 15, 2019
The Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards bring attention to a crucial component of graduate education — the many hours...
February 15, 2019
NASA has selected a new space mission that will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the...
February 15, 2019
Last chance.The words jumped off the page.And for senior Nicholas Ambus, those words turned into the chance of a lifetime. As a freshman at...
February 15, 2019
Professor Brian Rasley (ASU Class of ‘82) remembers clearly a conversation he had with Professor Ted Brown: Rasley told Brown he wasn’t...
February 14, 2019
It's common knowledge that rabbit populations are not easily controlled — they reproduce swiftly, and as a result, they have a severe...
February 14, 2019
“What is the language we need to live right now?”That’s the question Arizona State University poet Natalie Diaz posed to an audience of...
February 14, 2019
Behind Greg Chase's bright, helpful smile is an Arizona State University psychology student who is determined to make a difference.Chase is...
February 13, 2019
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and that means chocolate.Before you take that first delectable bite to satisfy your sweet tooth, you might want...
February 13, 2019
For Sister Donna Moses, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, a certificate, an associate degree, two bachelor’s degrees,...
February 13, 2019
Exemplifying Arizona State University’s commitment to innovation and impact, four faculty members have been named Senior Members of the...
February 13, 2019
Ellie Perez, an alumna of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University, was born in Veracruz, Mexico. But since...
February 12, 2019
Hispanic and Latino youth are more likely to drink alcohol at a younger age than their African-American and non-Hispanic Caucasian peers,...
February 12, 2019
In the midst of increasing chaos caused by climate change, from devastating hurricanes to deadly polar vortexes, the literary genre of...
February 11, 2019
When Arizona State University alumna Lynn Robinson had the chance to give back to her alma mater, her first thought was William Fabricius...
February 11, 2019
Since 1988, Arizona State University has participated in the national NASA Space Grant Program that is designed to provide STEM...
February 11, 2019
The dominating performances by nine African-American male track athletes in the 1936 Olympics was an inspiration for those who followed...
February 11, 2019
Scientists from Arizona State University’s School of Molecular Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from Albert Einstein College of...
February 11, 2019
Fear. Anxiety. Hope. Desire. Love. Anger. Guilt. Grief. These are just a few of the emotions universal to our human experience.But why some...
February 8, 2019
"Animal House" and "Van Wilder" are fictional accounts of college, yet the role alcohol plays in these two film comedies is rooted in...
February 7, 2019
Honeybees frequently make international news, as their global decline threatens the world’s food supply. Since honeybees pollinate the...
February 7, 2019
When Reyna Montoya first moved to Mesa, Arizona, in 2003, it was hard to feel at home.Violence had forced her family from Tijuana, Mexico,...
February 7, 2019
Leigh McLean of Arizona State University’s T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics was recently awarded a nearly *$1.4...
February 7, 2019
Sarah Allen Gershon returned to Arizona State University, this time not as a student defending her dissertation, but as an honored alumnus...
February 6, 2019
Before becoming the first trained anthropologist to helm the American Anthropological Association, Ed Liebow got his start at Arizona State...
February 6, 2019
Drylands account for 40 percent of the Earth’s surface. They are home to 30 percent of the people, including some of the most vulnerable,...
February 5, 2019
The public lecture Oxford Professor Jonathan Bate delivered Tuesday night at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix, cheekily titled "The End...
February 4, 2019
Each year at Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, alumni, community members and other supporters contribute to...
February 4, 2019
For those who study humanity, it’s tough to get the big picture if they limit themselves to the culture, history and environment of just...
February 4, 2019
A new partnership between the Office of Distinguished Graduate Fellowships and the U.S. Army Department of Military Science at Arizona...
February 4, 2019
You could say Stewart Fotheringham is where he is now because of a dogged preoccupation with that perennial question of the human condition...
February 1, 2019
A collection of miniature artist’s books and a limited-edition English translation of poetry by a child Holocaust victim are now available...
February 1, 2019
Arizona State University Professor Donald L. Fixico doesn’t like surprises, especially when they involve a boss.Last October, he was...
January
January 31, 2019
On Thursday night, explorers gave a first report of a new land.A packed house at Arizona State University heard the first details of the...
January 31, 2019
ASU Library has announced that four Arizona State University students have been selected to attend three days of seminars and research at...
January 31, 2019
In preparation for its annual meeting, the American Association of Geographers has named its 2019 Fellows. Included in this year’s honors...
January 31, 2019
On Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted that Democrats are becoming the “party of late-term abortion.” The contentious issue took up...
January 31, 2019
When we think of life on Earth, we might think of individual examples ranging from animals to bacteria. When astrobiologists study life,...
January 31, 2019
A clever use of nonscience engineering data from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has let a team of researchers, including an Arizona State...
January 31, 2019
As a global studies and linguistics double major, senior Karina Alonso has grown accustomed to learning about the world through her classes...
January 30, 2019
As many as 30 to 50 percent of adults experienced abuse or neglect when they were children. Such abuse can lead to physical and mental...
January 30, 2019
The NASA Psyche Mission is a journey to a unique metal world called Psyche, an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The...
January 30, 2019
The challenge of Alzheimer’s disease is hard for the patient, painful for the family and, in many ways, still baffling for researchers....
January 29, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series of profiles showcasing students in the School of Molecular Sciences.Gabriel Juarez is a...
January 29, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series of profiles showcasing students in the School of Molecular Sciences.Humza Zubair is a...
January 29, 2019
In an academic field where female researchers comprise a talented minority, two professors from Arizona State University's School of...
January 29, 2019
Editor's note: This profile is part of a series of profiles showcasing students in the School of Molecular SciencesCharlie Amador is a...
January 29, 2019
After a 35-year career as an Air Force officer, NASA scientist and astronaut for missions aboard the Space Shuttle and International Space...
January 28, 2019
Wanting to lose weight or get the best deal are not the only influences on what people buy at the grocery store: Religious and moral...
January 28, 2019
In his human development theory, the late psychoanalyst Erik Erikson called the seventh of eight life stages the generativity phase, a term...
January 25, 2019
Depending on who you ask, happiness can be a lot of things.The Dalai Lama might tell you that happiness is the practice of compassion.A...
January 25, 2019
Gaymon Bennett explores modernity’s role in contemporary religion and biotechnology. He says innovation requires soul work, which, in turn...
January 24, 2019
Steven Corman, a professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, was honored with a Patriot Award in...
January 24, 2019
Why does your co-worker drive a flashy car? Why do people make art? Are there any common threads in what makes people fall in love or feel...
January 23, 2019
Fitness goals are typically at the forefront of New Year’s resolutions for many Americans. A recent study from Arizona State University...
January 22, 2019
Arizona State University’s Professor Giovanna Ghirlanda and Assistant Professor Matthias Heyden, both of the School of Molecular Sciences,...
January 22, 2019
Earning a college degree can be a crucial step toward life success. But some Arizona State University students want more — they are earning...
January 22, 2019
Knowing who needs to be where, on what day and at what time. Buying a bigger pair of pants before a child outgrows what is currently...
January 21, 2019
Talking, listening and connecting: They’re the three pillars of Arizona State University’s Project Humanities, and there were plenty of...
January 17, 2019
A Mars-orbiting camera designed and controlled at Arizona State University is the key ingredient in a project that will place a giant map...
January 17, 2019
Arizona State University Professor Neal A. Lester agrees with poet Maya Angelou’s words: “We are more alike, my friends, than we are...
January 17, 2019
On a February morning in 1998, tragedy struck the Bailey family and Arizona State University. A van carrying members of the Geography Club...
January 16, 2019
He was a civil rights activist and academic.The son of a Native American who taught at an all-black college.A bold demonstrator in the...
January 16, 2019
People who are severely injured in the upper extremities may experience nerve damage that impairs motor function from shoulder to hand....
January 16, 2019
For many years, there existed among scholars of the medieval and Renaissance periods the old chestnut that those were the times before the...
January 15, 2019
Fluvial landscapes and the availability of water are of paramount importance for human safety and socioeconomic growth. Hydrologists know...
January 14, 2019
One of the most important large-scale artworks in the world sits in the desert of northern Arizona, where artist James Turrell has spent...
January 11, 2019
In his poem “Song of Myself,” Walt Whitman wrote: “I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.”For Arizona...
January 10, 2019
Everyone can be an explorer — that’s the goal of Arizona State University’s NASA-funded digital teaching network, “Infiniscope.” This...
January 10, 2019
Internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., emeritus provost of Arizona State University and University of...
January 9, 2019
If a scientific finding cannot be replicated, can it be true? The replication of experimental findings is a crucial part of the scientific...
January 9, 2019
Most of us think of cybersecurity and biology as distinct areas of study. To better understand how we might apply principles of immunology...
January 9, 2019
Combining the artistic space of a traditional residency with the teaching and professionalization of an academic fellowship, the Virginia G...
January 9, 2019
Postpartum bleeding is the world’s leading cause of death for women during and after childbirth, and the third-leading cause in the United...
January 8, 2019
For Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th and current Dalai Lama, his love of science began in childhood. Curious to know what made a mechanical watch...
January 8, 2019
In a new study, researchers at the Biodesign Institute explore a safe and simple treatment for one of the most devastating and perplexing...
January 8, 2019
From an early age, Nick Stephanopoulos was curious about the world around him. The love of science and the “what if’s” — and a father who...
January 8, 2019
The work of ASU archaeologists has been in the spotlight thanks to the Phoenix Art Museum’s current exhibition "Teotihuacan: City of Water...
January 7, 2019
A prominent British biographer, broadcaster, eco-critic and Shakespearean is visiting Arizona State University this spring to elevate...
January 4, 2019
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Arizona State University's Tempe campus, the Archaeological Chemistry Laboratory analyzes samples from...
January 4, 2019
The World Health Organization estimates roughly 47 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia. By 2050, that number is...
January 4, 2019
Nature has made extravagant use of a simple molecule — DNA, the floor plan of all earthly life.Inventive researchers have used the same...
January 3, 2019
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Marianna Kaneris, an Arizona...
January 3, 2019
Music or a painting that catches your breath and makes you see the world in a new way. Looking up at the vast red cliffs of Zion, across...
January 3, 2019
Putting mortarboards on Native Americans has historically been a challenge for colleges and universities.Indigenous peoples’ pathways to...
January 3, 2019
Arizona State University sustainability scientists Rimjhim Aggarwal and Ariel Anbar were recently awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations...
January 2, 2019
Poachers are still making headlines as the demand for rhinos, elephants, tigers and other endangered animals remains strong. Climate change...
January 2, 2019
Jane Jackson was the first woman to receive her PhD in physics at Arizona State University. This month she celebrates 25 years working with...
January 1, 2019
Arizona and Zimbabwe are at opposite ends of the alphabet, and traveling from one to the other really has been a trip from A to Z for...
2018
December
December 31, 2018
Arizona State University has no shortage of students who are passionate about changing the world, and many have launched startups and...
December 28, 2018
speech (/spēCH/), a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience, or what ASU business student Lauren Barney calls confidence...
December 28, 2018
From the dusk of the drive-in to the dawn of the login, America’s movie-watching journey has traversed a twisty plot of romance, drama,...
December 27, 2018
Each year, millions of Americans commit to changing something in the New Year, like making better financial decisions, improving their...
December 21, 2018
Researchers across the country are looking for ways to successfully find the pieces to the biological puzzle of diseases like cancer and...
December 20, 2018
Continuing on its path as a rapidly growing research enterprise, Arizona State University reported $545 million in research expenditures...
December 20, 2018
With entire social media handles dedicated to the genre, today’s epic stories of animal connections enjoy an easy ride to internet fame....
December 20, 2018
Given the enormous attention recently trained on a Chinese scientist who performed a gene-editing experiment on human twins, interest in...
December 19, 2018
The Institute for Social Science Research at Arizona State University has awarded seed-grant money to Professor Pauline Hope Cheong at the...
December 19, 2018
As Arizona State University senior sustainability scientists Nalini Chhetri and Netra Chhetri know, some educational experiences are more...
December 18, 2018
Arizona State University graduate student Shantel Marekera has been awarded the 2019 Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and perhaps most...
December 18, 2018
While scientists and engineers are essential to the success of a space mission, artists also play an increasingly pivotal role, providing a...
December 18, 2018
Just two years ago, 31 teenagers died by suicide in the East Valley. Teen suicide is not just localized to large cities like Phoenix; it is...
December 18, 2018
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, there are 2,220,300 Americans in U.S. federal and state prisons and county jails. Over...
December 17, 2018
The study of religion is becoming more prominent as countries around the world continue to connect with one another. Religion plays a large...
December 17, 2018
We all know the scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” where Indiana Jones narrowly escapes a giant rolling boulder, and at one point or...
December 17, 2018
Can you solve this cipher?"tdehahrtmitehriiscm."About 100 students arrived early on Saturday, Nov. 17, to try to do just that. They teamed...
December 17, 2018
Do you make resolutions every New Year's but find by February or March that those goals start to disappear from focus? You’re not alone. U....
December 17, 2018
Over the past 65 years, global literacy has increased by 4 percent every five years, but the poorest countries still have large percentages...
December 14, 2018
Everyone has a story, and everyone has the voice to tell it.That was the advice given by Arizona State University English Professor James...
December 14, 2018
Ernst Bauer, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus in the Physics Department, has been recognized for his lifelong work and his...
December 14, 2018
What are the best holiday gingerbread houses made of? Sugar and spice and engineering advice.Early this month, to spark some holiday cheer...
December 13, 2018
Though holiday traditions may vary between countries and cultures, no festive gathering would be complete without that most ubiquitous...
December 13, 2018
The 2019 Roebling Medal, the highest award of the Mineralogical Society of America for outstanding original research in mineralogy, is...
December 13, 2018
A key discovery on the birth of stars and unexpected conditions in the early universe by Arizona State University cosmologist Judd Bowman...
December 13, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. For Angelica Berner, a negative...
December 12, 2018
Connor Sheehan, a professer at ASU's T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, shares insights from his recent study on sleep...
December 12, 2018
Arizona Supreme Court Justice John R. Lopez believes college students interested in a law career don’t get enough face time with the...
December 11, 2018
A hit comedy series that helped to shape the image of the modern-day woman has been adopted into a gender studies class at Arizona State...
December 10, 2018
Aim high, set lofty goals and work hard to reach them is the advice Marine veteran and Arizona State University PhD student Nicholas Sisco...
December 10, 2018
Space is daunting in its enormity and tantalizing in its mysteries, and missions to explore those mysteries are audacious and ambitious....
December 10, 2018
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, newly arrived at asteroid Bennu, has found strong spectral evidence that the asteroid's rocks have undergone...
December 9, 2018
Editor's note: This story is being highlighted in ASU Now's year in review. Read more top stories from 2018 here.When the recession hit in...
December 8, 2018
With only seven months left in the U.S. Navy, Arizona State University undergraduate Adam Villanova is elated and grateful as he comes to...
December 7, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Netanya "Tanya" Quino likes to...
December 7, 2018
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students...
December 7, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. For religious studies graduate...
December 7, 2018
Some people learn about what’s going on in the world around them by turning on cable news or scrolling through their Twitter feed. This...
December 7, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Megan Hodges grew up on her...
December 7, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.For as long as she can remember,...
December 6, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Reed Bjorklund has spent the...
December 6, 2018
By age 60, one in three American women have had a hysterectomy. Though hysterectomy is a prevalent and routine surgery, the removal of the...
December 6, 2018
Whether it’s the smartphone in your pocket or the Fitbit on your wrist, most of us don’t think twice about the working parts behind the...
December 6, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Adwa Alhatlan loves biology and...
December 6, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. “Being a leather-clad,...
December 6, 2018
An international team of researchers led by Arizona State University planetary scientist David Williams has created the first global...
December 6, 2018
Our Milky Way Galaxy has hundreds of billions of stars and is more than 100,000 light-years across. So how do you pick your favorite star?...
December 6, 2018
Clint Penick is feeling a little “antsy” about his new project — in the excited way one might feel about opening a holiday gift.Penick, an...
December 5, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Darian Takase always knew she...
December 5, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. There were times Kara Barron...
December 5, 2018
In the late 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania had a problem: The neighborhood surrounding the university was unsafe. Parents didn’t...
December 4, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Soleil Wallen-Balmir, a first-...
December 4, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates. Diana Francis always knew she...
December 4, 2018
In the summer of 2002, when Michael Crow became president of Arizona State University, he set about restructuring the university in a way...
December 4, 2018
Arizona State University research technician and Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z calibration engineer Andy Winhold waited patiently on the loading dock...
December 3, 2018
Arizona State University’s Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) recently announced the winners of their prestigious 2018...
December 3, 2018
Perceptive residents of downtown Phoenix may already be aware of the latest mural to crop up in the city’s ever-growing collection. Located...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.When Aidan Schneider moved from...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Graduating doctoral student Matt...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Graduating Arizona State...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Stephanie Brians has been a...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Melinda Weaver found a soulmate....
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.What do you do when school doesn’...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Originally from Katy, Texas, Cera...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Michelle “Mickee" Engl knew she...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Hailing from the tiny town of...
December 1, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Originally from a small town in...
November
November 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Kat Nicolopoulos originally chose...
November 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.In a sterling example to her...
November 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.A passion for working with...
November 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.In addition to coursework, Thato...
November 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.As Allyson Shaw reflects on her...
November 30, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Laura Rocha knew by the time she...
November 29, 2018
Thousands of Americans every year contribute their time and abilities to communities around the world through service in the Peace Corps....
November 29, 2018
Saying yes to an opportunity can open doors in your life that you didn’t know existed. This is especially true for Arizona State University...
November 29, 2018
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.Unlike many students, Fabiola...
November 29, 2018
A new era for humanity has unexpectedly arrived in the form of gene-edited twins.On the eve of the second International Summit on Human...
November 28, 2018
Resistant strains of bacteria pose a serious threat to the security of our global health system. As more and more bacteria develop...
November 28, 2018
Social and behavioral science has a bias problem, argues Arizona State University Professor Daniel Hruschka in The Conversation.“The vast...
November 28, 2018
Matthew Jernstedt felt nervous before entering the room where he would be interviewed by a three-person panel for the prestigious Thomas R...
November 27, 2018
One way to describe Matthew Dietz is busy.He is pursuing a dual major in biochemistry and kinesiology with a minor in general business and...
November 27, 2018
There’s a big difference between a migrant, who’s primarily angling to enter the United States to make more money, and a refugee, who is...
November 27, 2018
In the latest ASU KEDtalk, Christy Till, an assistant professor in Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, tells...
November 26, 2018
Philip Robertson has come a long way from Rocky Valley, Iowa, and has tackled many challenges while pursuing his master’s degree in history...
November 26, 2018
Despite significant advances in cancer research, the disease continues to exact a devastating toll. Because cancer is a disease of the body...
November 26, 2018
The annual Tempe Writing and Cover Design contest, now in its fifth year, again invites ASU students from all majors and campuses in...
November 26, 2018
From Prescott, Arizona, to the United Kingdom, K’Tera Bartels has taken history with her everywhere. She has always been fascinated with...
November 22, 2018
Africa harbors the greatest diversity of large-bodied mammals today, though this was not always the case. As recently as 50,000 years ago,...
November 21, 2018
An extremely rare, first-edition copy of a 17th-century literary work by one of the world’s most fascinating female writers has found a...
November 21, 2018
Matthew Jernstedt is a student at Arizona State University studying political science. With the help of the Undergraduate Travel Support...
November 21, 2018
An extremely rare, first-edition copy of a 17th-century literary work by one of the world’s most fascinating female writers has found a...
November 20, 2018
Imagine feeding your pigs, tending your cabbage and collecting your eggs — all before heading to class.Arizona State University Associate...
November 20, 2018
Every year at Arizona State University, one program works to bring students from different universities and even countries together to...
November 20, 2018
Joshua LaBaer, executive director of the Biodesign Institute, co-hosted a lively and innovative symposium Nov. 9, greeting the...
November 19, 2018
Halloween and its abundance of candy for most people signals a months-long slide into "I can eat whatever I want" and calories be damned...
November 19, 2018
“If you put your problems in a bag, would you take your own or someone else’s?” That’s the question freshman student Taylor Zimelman’s...
November 19, 2018
Each year, over 4 million dogs enter animal shelters in the United States. Less than 20 percent of these dogs are reclaimed by their owners...
November 19, 2018
Until humans can find a way to geoengineer ourselves out of the climate disaster we’ve created, we must rely on natural carbon sinks, such...
November 19, 2018
If you’ve been tempted lately to pull a Jughead and draw pupils on your closed eyelids to catch a few extra Z’s in your morning meetings,...
November 16, 2018
The Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association recently held their annual conference, during which members from Arizona State...
November 16, 2018
In recent years, talk of border security, child separation, caravans of migrants and building — or not building — “the wall” has dominated...
November 16, 2018
Margot Plunkett is a bubbly freshman studying English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.A participant of the Early Start program...
November 16, 2018
Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz, a microbiologist and associate professor with Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences, has received a...
November 15, 2018
Arizona State University School of Molecular Sciences Regents’ Professor of chemistry and biochemistry C. Austen Angell has received the...
November 15, 2018
Regents’ Professors are the elite of the academic world. To be awarded the distinction, scholars must be full professors, with outstanding...
November 15, 2018
Forget everything you thought you knew about drag. “It’s not (about) gender. Drag is everything; whatever you can imagine,” said local...
November 14, 2018
During World War II, cartoons, posters and screwball comedies were just as deadly as panzers and Thunderbolts.And they unified the troops...
November 14, 2018
Arizona State University celebrates innovation every day. Once a year, the state of Arizona shines a light on those who do it best. This...
November 13, 2018
For Arizona State University’s Dmitry Matyushov, professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and the Department of Physics, years of...
November 13, 2018
It’s official: Arizona is now a battleground state. This, according to Margie Omero, one half of the “The Pollsters” podcast duo rounded...
November 12, 2018
The near-term future of Earth is one of a warming planet, as urban expansion and greenhouse gas emissions stoke the effects of climate...
November 9, 2018
Five Arizona State University faculty members have been named President’s Professors, an honor that recognizes faculty who have made...
November 7, 2018
Military personnel are often thought of as strong, adaptable and resilient men and women who make great sacrifices to protect our country....
November 7, 2018
Where did Earth's global ocean come from? A team of Arizona State University geoscientists led by Peter Buseck, Regents' Professor in ASU’s...
November 7, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced 36 projects that together have been awarded $80 million to support early-stage bioenergy...
November 7, 2018
“Honey, where’s Mom?”“Count to 10 and I’ll be there shortly.”This simple exchange is an example of how an Amazon Echo Dot app, known as a...
November 7, 2018
NCAA college basketball rarely makes it to the far reaches of the Navajo Nation. But this weekend, the Arizona State University women’s...
November 6, 2018
Arizona State University has a secret weapon: Distinguished military leaders who have served at the highest levels at home and abroad...
November 6, 2018
Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “We study history not to be clever in another time, but to be wise always.”Studying...
November 5, 2018
Pursuing a graduate degree can be daunting to many in today’s world. Between finding the funds, time and energy, the dream of continued...
November 5, 2018
There is a problem with the set of tools social scientists use to study human behavior.Trusted questionnaires and visual aids, they’re...
November 5, 2018
Judging by the success of Duolingo, Rosetta Stone and Babbel, tech-based language-learning is here to stay. But can we truly harness...
November 4, 2018
If they weren’t so humble, active-duty Army Capts. Natalie and Ed Mallue could serve as the face of a major beer label’s advertising...
November 2, 2018
You’re making spaghetti for a dinner party, but you’ve forgotten mushrooms, onions and Parmesan. You need one of your friends to hit the...
November 1, 2018
Arizona State University's Alexandra Ros has received the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Innovation Award...
November 1, 2018
Student veterans, cadets and midshipmen will compete for the third annual flag football tournament title to honor America’s service members...
November 1, 2018
In Burkina Faso, the government is considering using genetically modified mosquitoes in hopes of eradicating malaria. In Nantucket,...
October
October 30, 2018
Tempe Town Lake has been a part of the city's landscape for over 19 years, and Hilairy Hartnett's lab has been measuring and collecting...
October 30, 2018
Three accomplished individuals are being recognized for bringing honor to their alma mater, Arizona State University. They’ve pushed for...
October 30, 2018
Words do matter, especially to adolescents.New research shows that crude, vulgar or offensive talk — even among friends in private — can...
October 29, 2018
For many students, deciding where to attend school and what to study can take serious deliberation.For Charles "Spike" Lawrence, who...
October 29, 2018
Matt Bell knows the importance of a sense of place. A native of Hemlock, Michigan, a small community about two hours outside Detroit, the...
October 29, 2018
Originally, alumna Nikki Halle’s plan was to stay close to home and attend Michigan State with all of her friends. But then her father sat...
October 29, 2018
Melanie Katzman was born curious and said she always planned to study psychology.During her undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania,...
October 29, 2018
Arizona State University Associate Professor Natalie Diaz has been named the Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Chair in Modern and Contemporary...
October 26, 2018
The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has used its High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) to make a mosaic image of Greeley Crater...
October 25, 2018
What causes some adolescents to thrive while other teenagers struggle with substance abuse and mental health? Through years of research,...
October 25, 2018
You may think of Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck as the lovable cartoon characters you grew up watching in Sunday morning cartoons. But...
October 24, 2018
The game of baseball unfolds slowly, over nine innings and over the course of three hours or more — and yet it can reach a critical...
October 24, 2018
Martin Pasqualetti, professor with the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, was recognized this weekend as a distinguished...
October 24, 2018
It happens all too often each summer: Yet another litany of weekend shootings in Chicago appears in the news.A new Arizona State University...
October 23, 2018
Fifty years after his shocking protest against racism on the medal podium at the Olympics in Mexico City, John Carlos has seen the vicious...
October 23, 2018
Imagine a renaissance city where revolutionary ideas in urban planning, politics, economy, ecology and the arts all arose at the same time...
October 23, 2018
In 2000, duck hunters found the body of a young woman near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Her remains were badly decomposed, but she had long...
October 22, 2018
Scientists at Arizona State University are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders...
October 22, 2018
Between rising temperatures, melting glaciers and intense hurricanes, climate change not only has long-term effects but is impacting our...
October 19, 2018
With new technology, astronomers are entering a golden age, witnessing cosmological phenomena as never before.It’s paved the way for Nobel...
October 19, 2018
Most archaeological fieldwork in the U.S. is federally mandated for historic preservation. That means that the agencies doing that...
October 19, 2018
In 1776, when members of the Second Continental Congress met at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia to sign a document declaring...
October 18, 2018
One of the balancing acts faced by conservation agencies is how to conserve and protect as many species as possible from extinction with...
October 18, 2018
New observations by two Arizona State University astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have caught a red dwarf star in a violent...
October 18, 2018
Things we learned at the first day of the Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting:Tap water is just as good as sterile saline at cleaning wounds...
October 18, 2018
“And so it stays just on the edge of vision,/ A small unfocused blur, a standing chill/ That slows each impulse down to indecision./ Most...
October 17, 2018
Arizona State University celebrates innovation every day. Once a year, the state of Arizona shines a light on those who do it best. This...
October 17, 2018
Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict interim director John Carlson warned audience members at an event Tuesday evening on Arizona...
October 17, 2018
Last year almost 87,000 pounds of marijuana were sold to the nearly 153,000 Arizonans who carry medical cards legally allowing them to buy...
October 16, 2018
Arizona State University student Carla Castillo likes to do her research before making big decisions, and that included determining what...
October 16, 2018
Starting college is exciting and liberating, but sometimes it can be overwhelming or stressful. Many college students end up feeling...
October 16, 2018
In 1855, an English photographer named Roger Fenton traveled to Crimea to document the war there. British troops dubbed one spot on the...
October 15, 2018
For Alec Guthrie, a graduate student pursuing an MA in global security at Arizona State University, the past couple of years could not have...
ASU prof says changes to canon law could make it easier to hold priests accountable for sexual abuse
October 12, 2018
The 2002 landmark reporting of The Boston Globe that uncovered pervasive child sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests opened the...
October 12, 2018
When Paul LePore traveled to Virginia in April to participate in the Department of Defense’s oldest and most prestigious public outreach...
October 11, 2018
Eight Arizona State University faculty researchers are part of an eight-campus consortium of U.S. universities that is revolutionizing...
October 10, 2018
Why and when did humans begin to rely on culturally transmitted information? Does culture allow humans to adapt to a wide range of...
October 10, 2018
Assistant Professor Karen Taliaferro, in Arizona State University's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, has been named an...
October 10, 2018
Female action heroes. Everyman poet-musicians. Fake news. Publishing YA lit. Saving the planet. Writing theft. A history of English.These...
October 9, 2018
In 1954, a group of 32 social scientists led by Kenneth B. Clark, an African-American psychologist, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme...
October 9, 2018
About 50 years ago, the first ant farms took off in popular culture, turning children into backyard scientists.Turns out, a child’s natural...
October 8, 2018
Artificial intelligence and cooling atoms is just a glimpse into the topics of discussion when the greatest minds in computer science and...
October 8, 2018
Understanding the relationship between Earth history and human evolution is an enduring challenge of broad scientific and public interest....
October 8, 2018
Discarded pizza boxes. Empty energy-drink cans. Dozens dancing. And hundreds of people cracking, hacking and tapping away on laptops during...
October 7, 2018
Today millions of Americans are enjoying a day off work — a tip of the hat to Christopher Columbus, the man who history says discovered...
October 5, 2018
Monsters exist across time and culture, from the infamous Count Dracula to the more obscure Filipina vampire creature, the Manananggal, who...
October 5, 2018
Greg Asner and Robin Martin, both scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., will join Arizona State...
October 5, 2018
In July 1670, observers on Earth witnessed a “new star,” or nova, in the constellation Cygnus. Where previously there was dark sky, a...
October 5, 2018
Meteorites tell us when the solar system was formed — approximately 4.6 billion years ago. But they can also tell us how.They likely...
October 4, 2018
How would you dance with a Yiddish accent? Or express the tensions of Jewish-Arab relations through movement?Arizona State University is...
October 4, 2018
Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of why life exists, why it takes various...
October 4, 2018
Arizona State University poet Natalie Diaz has been named one of 25 winners of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation...
October 4, 2018
Schools that install a lot of indoor cameras may not be improving security while in fact making children feel less safe, a U.S. study...
October 4, 2018
If conservation science is going to save the myriad species under threat in the world today, it’s going to have to go about it more...
October 3, 2018
“By the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Without the ocean, we wouldn’t have life.”It’s a powerful opening...
October 2, 2018
"You're going to need a bigger boat.""We're not in Kansas anymore.""I'll have what she's having.""Go ahead, make my day."Quotes from movies...
October 1, 2018
Moist air rises from the Amazon river basin, colliding with Saharan dust blown over the Atlantic. Temperatures rise in the ocean around the...
September
September 30, 2018
Needlework pieces are often seen as simple decorative heirlooms, but many were actually borne from matters of persecution and strife. In a...
September 28, 2018
In 2015, world leaders agreed to establish 17 goals to achieve a better world by 2030. An end to poverty and hunger. Clean water and energy...
September 27, 2018
Arizona State University’s Origins Project is being transitioned into the Interplanetary Initiative, which is headed by Lindy Elkins-Tanton...
September 27, 2018
For seven weeks this summer, Arizona State University sophomores Courtney Langerud and Elliot Wasbotten traveled throughout East Africa,...
September 27, 2018
This summer, Arizona State University organized an interdisciplinary team for the AI commentator track of the Korea Advanced Institute of...
September 27, 2018
Arizona State University Facilities Development and Management was busy during summer 2018 opening several new buildings and completing...
September 27, 2018
Courtney Baxter originally intended to get a degree in music from Arizona State University, but after having second thoughts, she changed...
September 27, 2018
For the seventh year, the ASU English Department is recognizing a hard-working staff writer at Arizona State University who deserves public...
September 27, 2018
In the 19th century, the German chemist August Kekulé, while enjoying a fireside nap, dreamed of a snake swallowing its own tail to help...
September 26, 2018
Antia Sanchez Botana grew up in the northwest of Spain and was drawn to physics at an early age. The subject appealed to her natural...
September 26, 2018
So, you’ve started your postdoc experience. Whether you are here because you love to research or because you are pursuing a career in...
September 25, 2018
Arunima Singh joins ASU as one of the Department of Physics' newest associate professors. Born in a small farming village where...
September 25, 2018
The office shelves of Arizona State University scientists are usually lined with books related to their research. Neuroendocrinology books...
September 25, 2018
Siddarth Karkare is used to climbing great heights.An avid mountain climber, Karkare has climbed many of the world’s peaks. His star...
September 23, 2018
At Saturday’s 41st annual Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, the Arizona State University-led NASA Psyche Mission’s official videography team,...
September 21, 2018
Nearly two decades after the devastating events of Sept. 11, the United States is still waging a war on terror. In the compelling...
September 21, 2018
It’s not easy being a kid, especially in middle school (sixth and seventh grade), when fitting in and finding place among your peers can be...
September 20, 2018
While Nancy Gomez was preparing for doctoral exams, she spent her study breaks working on her walk.And it paid off: The PhD student in...
September 20, 2018
Six years ago, a doctor told Stephanie Cahill that she most likely wouldn’t graduate high school, and that college was definitely out of...
September 19, 2018
Between 25 and 30 percent of children under the age of 18 in the United States do not get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation in children can...
September 19, 2018
Twenty years ago, an ebullient, young assistant professor named Omar Yaghi sat down in Professor Michael O’Keeffe’s office in what was then...
September 19, 2018
Researchers are on the lookout for hydrogen, a key component of water, thought to reside in the moon’s ever-dark craters. Craig Hardgrove...
September 19, 2018
Think about where you are right now. Your office chair, your living room couch, your spot of shady sidewalk. The land under your feet has a...
September 17, 2018
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has award Mark Ramirez, an associate professor in Arizona State University’s School of...
September 17, 2018
The mission of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University started with the desire to replicate a single blade of grass.That’s what...
September 14, 2018
Autumn means looking forward to the first crisp evenings and breaking out the cozy layers — elsewhere in the country, that is. In Phoenix,...
September 14, 2018
The excitement in Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos’ voice when he tells a crowd of people gathered at a recent Changing Hands Bookstore...
September 14, 2018
During the day, Andrea Adeusi works hard to support her family. At night, she works toward her dream of becoming a pediatrician. Adeusi is...
September 14, 2018
Capturing a big, complex idea in 60 seconds is not easy. It may be especially challenging for scholars accustomed to the time and space a...
September 13, 2018
Sun Tzu, the general of ancient China, wrote in his enduring military treatise “The Art of War” of the importance of knowing one’s enemy....
September 13, 2018
One of the best ways to learn if you should study psychology in college is to go and experience psychology in action. Carolyn Cavanaugh-...
September 11, 2018
New research by an Arizona State University professor shows that some methods of addressing security in schools may actually make students...
September 11, 2018
American democracy is eroding quickly, and it’s not being threatened by an outside force or another country. We’re doing it to ourselves...
September 9, 2018
Fear of being eaten by a wild animal is our most ancient emotion.Physiologically, evolution has equipped humans with a cocktail of...
September 7, 2018
Online style publication Voyage Phoenix recently profiled artist Antonieta Carpenter-Cosand, an Arizona State University graduate student ...
September 7, 2018
This fall, the Department of English at Arizona State University is getting another upgrade, and this time it’s personal. Rather, personnel...
September 7, 2018
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Arizona State University's Everett Shock will be awarded their prestigious 2019...
September 7, 2018
Sarah Jones, a doctoral candidate in ASU’s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, is one of 100 women in the U.S. and Canada selected to...
September 6, 2018
The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) announced the winners of its annual awards program to honor excellence in...
September 6, 2018
Editor's note: ASU Now chooses not to use the word that is the proper name of the Washington NFL football team in this or any future story...
September 5, 2018
There are scores of saccharine quotes about friendship floating around — “Friends are the relatives we choose,” for example. (Really, the...
September 4, 2018
Imagine walking into your high school physics classroom only to be handed a surprise quiz on angular momentum. What if there was a more...
September 4, 2018
With its emerging skyline, newly renovated stadium and continual growth, sometimes it’s easy to forget that Arizona State University’s...
September 3, 2018
Editor's note: To demystify the process of attaining distinguished graduate fellowships, ASU Now will feature a multipart series of...
August
August 31, 2018
It is nearly impossible to drive down a city street without seeing a car with a fuzzy pink mustache or sticker in the front window. Uber...
August 31, 2018
Arizona State University English Professor Devoney Looser has been named a Foundation Professor effective fall 2018. This distinction is...
August 31, 2018
The granddaughter of a man who served as the warden of Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary sometimes referred to as “the Alcatraz of...
August 30, 2018
Stories are a big part of sports: the underdog who triumphs with a last-second pass, the cursed team that finally wins the championship,...
August 30, 2018
At the moment Mexico scored a game-winning goal against Germany in the recent World Cup, two seismometers in Mexico City picked up...
August 30, 2018
YoungJu Shin, assistant professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and affiliated faculty at the Center for Asian Research,...
August 30, 2018
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating and progressive illness that affects almost 6 million Americans and their families. There are many...
August 29, 2018
Twenty years after Romanian studies arrived at Arizona State University, and a century after Romania became a modern state, ASU Professor...
August 29, 2018
The International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA) recently issued new guidance to help...
August 29, 2018
Before she was the first lady of the United States, Laura Bush was a librarian, and in 1995 she founded the Texas Book Festival as a way of...
August 28, 2018
Through hard work and dedication, 27 Arizona State University students have qualified for the President’s Volunteer Service Award.The...
August 28, 2018
Editor's note: Explicit verbal permission was given by Louise Wilson to publish photos depicting the Gitksan language.This summer, when...
August 27, 2018
Mary Romero, a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University, recently presented her research at the annual...
August 27, 2018
In 1999, when Americans watched as Michael J. Fox — beloved to many as the smooth, wisecracking Marty McFly — swayed and shifted...
August 27, 2018
World-class scholar. Accomplished leader. True innovator. A major force. These are just several of the accolades Ayanna Thompson’s...
August 24, 2018
Death as a punishment is an ancient concept. It is also controversial. Worldwide, over 140 countries have outlawed the death penalty, yet...
August 24, 2018
This April, the United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network launched the Millennium Fellowship. The selective fellowship...
August 24, 2018
Most natural disasters drop off the news after a few days. Producers and editors have a sixth sense for knowing when viewers and readers...
August 23, 2018
Career outlook can be an important factor when choosing a major out of high school. Those considering political science may look to pursue...
August 23, 2018
Imagine meeting a potential roommate for coffee but instead of questions that gauge how compatible you both would be living together, you...
August 23, 2018
Whatever happened to the Taliban? They, along with the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, seem to have slipped from the headlines.There have...
August 23, 2018
Students in general biology classes usually don’t get to take blood samples from people, but an online class at Arizona State University...
August 23, 2018
One of the fastest-growing techniques for producing oil and gas today involves widening cracks in hydrocarbon-bearing rock formations...
August 22, 2018
Ecosystems and natural resources are rapidly changing across our nation and around the world. Now, more than ever before, measuring the...
August 22, 2018
Last spring, Arizona State University's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, in partnership with the W. P. Carey School of...
August 21, 2018
Researchers at Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have found that at least one type of blue clay may help...
August 21, 2018
Meteorites are totems of great power. Having traversed millions of miles, they command a space in our consciousness shared only by objects...
August 21, 2018
This school year, nearly 10,000 Arizona State University students heading to campus will receive scholarships funded by private support. ...
August 21, 2018
In 2017, Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies, with the Center on the Future of War, launched an online master’...
August 20, 2018
Arizona State University on Monday hosted the 2018 ASU Congressional Conference: Space Innovation at the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus...
August 17, 2018
The work of Abhishek Singharoy, assistant professor in Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and member of the Biodesign...
August 17, 2018
Karina Benessaiah, a recent PhD in geography graduate from the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has been named a 2018...
August 16, 2018
The first few years of a child’s life are crucial for learning language, and though scientists know the “when,” the “how” is still up for...
August 16, 2018
To say the town of Miami, Arizona, is small is an understatement — it covers less than a square mile with a population just under 2,000. It...
August 15, 2018
There’s nothing like a good laugh to lighten a mood, especially when the atmosphere is serious — like it can be in a science classroom....
August 15, 2018
Beginning this month, the Arizona State University-led NASA Psyche Mission is expanding its innovative “Psyche Inspired” arts program to...
August 15, 2018
John Dreyfus is a father, motorcyclist, lobbyist and a student in Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University.Most students...
August 14, 2018
Arizona State University attracts students from all over the world for varied reasons — degree program variety, accessibility,...
August 14, 2018
Adversity is part of life: Loved ones die. Soldiers deploy to war. Patients receive terminal diagnoses.Research on how adults deal with...
August 13, 2018
This summer, four Arizona State University students participated in a five-week teaching assignment in São Paulo, Brazil.The first of its...
August 13, 2018
A gourmet meal led to a food-for-thought opportunity for a handful of Arizona State University students this summer.As a result of...
August 9, 2018
Recent observations by NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes of ultrahot Jupiter-like planets have perplexed theorists. The spectra of...
August 9, 2018
Recent and ongoing changes to U.S. immigration policies have many unsettled about the potential effects of certain tactics on the well-...
August 8, 2018
If synthetic biology can “catch fire,” few areas of science and engineering could match it for having as dramatic an impact across such a...
August 7, 2018
The war that changed the world has made the case for specialized graduate study.Arizona State University and the National WWII Museum have...
August 6, 2018
Amy Pennar, a former Arizona State University doctoral student in family and human development at the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and...
August 3, 2018
A Hollywood director fired for comments tweeted a decade ago.Memorialized accounts on Facebook, where your entire history exists forever...
August 3, 2018
Born in Tucson, Arizona, but raised in the East Valley, Holly Celaya grew up a dedicated University of Arizona fan.“I spent most of my life...
August 2, 2018
The last few weeks of summer are a prime time to hit the road and enjoy the wilderness, whether it’s hiking, biking, rafting or camping....
August 2, 2018
The double meaning of the title of the movie “Hidden Figures” remains a go-to for what was, is and could be for women and girls in science....
August 2, 2018
Faculty in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology have recently been elected to leadership positions in several prominent...
August 2, 2018
Scientists believe the solar system was formed some 4.6 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity, possibly...
August 1, 2018
A baby girl sits on the floor, crying. A man picks up the child and attempts to soothe her by patting her back and quietly singing in her...
August 1, 2018
The summer monsoon in the deserts of the southwestern U.S. is known for bringing torrents of water, often filling dry stream beds and...
August 1, 2018
In the Iron Age stone tower of Cairns Broch in Orkney, Scotland, archaeologists found a 2000-year-old wooden bowl, along with 20 perfectly...
August 1, 2018
In late April, citizens of Nicaragua began protests against President Daniel Ortega when the government announced a social security reform...
August 1, 2018
Since Darwin first laid out the basic principles of evolution by means of natural selection, the role of competition for food as a driving...
July
July 30, 2018
Every year the American Geophysical Union confers its Fred Whipple Award on a geoscientist who has made outstanding contributions to...
July 27, 2018
Parenting is challenging and important, and it doesn't come with an instruction manual.Sometimes, parents have to figure out situations...
July 26, 2018
Arizona State University played a major role in the first-ever Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Literature, held at the...
July 26, 2018
Some civilizations build Gothic cathedrals, and some build huts.It’s the same with ants, at least from an evolutionary context, but having...
July 26, 2018
Jess Jordan started taking classes at Arizona State University when he was 15 years old. Although his family was hesitant about him...
July 26, 2018
Want to know more about the romantic lives of 18th century English women? Read a Jane Austen novel. Ever wondered about the exploits of the...
July 26, 2018
Water is vital for life.But as our climate changes, the availability of water is also changing, leaving animals with limited or unreliable...
July 25, 2018
Editor's note: The archery team is one of more than 800 student organizations that will be represented at Passport to ASU on Aug. 15, where...
July 24, 2018
Challenges to our planet can overwhelmingly command the headlines: climate change, massive population increases, dwindling resources.
But...
July 20, 2018
The Critical Languages Institute at Arizona State University has added Ukrainian to its roster of languages taught to bolster national...
July 20, 2018
Capt. Moises A. Ochoa’s first experience at Arizona State University ended with him dropping out in 2003.“I was very happy (at ASU); I made...
July 19, 2018
The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, including those...
July 19, 2018
Nick Stephanopoulos, assistant professor in Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and member of the Biodesign Institute’s...
July 18, 2018
Each year, approximately 10–15 percent of postpartum women suffer from postpartum depression, which translates into almost 1 million women...
July 18, 2018
Editor's note: This is part of a series investigating gun violence from many angles.Arizona State University English Professor James...
July 17, 2018
Using segments of DNA, researchers at ASU have constructed a pair of tweezers, measuring 100,000 times tinier than the width of a human...
July 16, 2018
How did small, isolated groups of ancient humans come to form complex societies?To gain some insight, said author Charles Stanish in...
July 16, 2018
Diatoms are tiny, unicellular creatures, inhabiting oceans, lakes, rivers and soils. Through their respiration, they produce close to a...
July 12, 2018
Kimberly Scott, ASU professor of women and gender studies and founding director of Arizona State University's Center for Gender Equity in...
July 12, 2018
Editor's note: This is the final installment in a three-part series on energy research at ASU. The first story examined the need for...
July 10, 2018
While the policies for separating children from their parents or guardians at the U.S.-Mexico border have recently changed, there are still...
July 9, 2018
As large swaths of the country grapple with drought, a new book looks to how to build resiliency in unsure times."Building Resilience for...
July 6, 2018
In late May, Professor Nina Berman of the School of International Letters and Cultures, Professor Beth Blue Swadener of the School of...
July 6, 2018
This is a story about timing.Specifically, how the Sonoran Desert’s most mysterious creatures delay leaving the nest until there’s a good...
July 6, 2018
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on energy research at ASU. The second story examines at the challenges facing solar...
July 5, 2018
Guns — few issues evoke as much passion and raw emotion from almost all corners of society. No matter what your opinion of them is, they...
July 5, 2018
Editor's note: This is part of a series investigating gun violence from many angles.Any news organization could tell you that guns are...
July 5, 2018
Editor's note: This is part of a series investigating gun violence from many angles.School safety has become an urgent topic among...
July 5, 2018
Craig Calhoun, the world-renowned social scientist and former director and president of the London School of Economics and Political...
July 3, 2018
It is noon on a Friday in the middle of June and most of the Barrett Honors College Complex is quiet. But inside the refectory, known to...
June
June 29, 2018
Researchers in Arizona State University’s Department of Psychology received a five-year grant for just under $2.5 million from the USDA to...
June 29, 2018
Arizona State University has been selected to receive the 2018 Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) University Award, an honor created to...
June 29, 2018
As the summer temperatures continue to heat up, the most vulnerable citizens in our communities are at risk of succumbing to the ill...
June 29, 2018
The Arizona monsoon technically starts June 15 each year, but every desert dweller knows that it's July when the fireworks usually get...
June 28, 2018
Zika now has a cousin — the Keystone virus — and not everyone likes this new addition to the family.University of Florida researchers have...
June 28, 2018
Like our oceans, today’s continents are brimming with life. Yet billions of years ago, before the advent of plants, continents would have...
June 28, 2018
As Asteroid Day approaches on Saturday, don’t look up in fear — a dinosaur-killer only hits Earth once every 100 million years — but around...
June 26, 2018
Fossil records tell us that the first macroscopic animals appeared on Earth about 575 million years ago. Twenty-four million years later,...
June 26, 2018
One day last April, Arizona State University biologist Matt Chew was leading his Novel Ecosystems class along the banks of the Gila River...
June 25, 2018
More than 3,700 exoplanets (planets around other stars) have been discovered over the past 30 years. In response to this, NASA’s Nexus for...
June 25, 2018
Nighttime in Phoenix is getting hotter, and it’s not just Old Town Scottsdale's nightlife scene.According to scientists, Phoenix has become...
June 22, 2018
The last known male northern white rhinoceros is dead.Sudan was a captive rhino that lived at a zoo in Czechia for 34 years before being...
June 21, 2018
With more than 2,000 children currently separated from their parents as a result of recent border policies, the U.S. is in the midst of a...
June 21, 2018
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to end the policy of separating immigrant children from parents who cross illegally...
June 21, 2018
An international team of researchers, including Alejandra Ortiz, a postdoctoral researcher with Arizona State University's Institute of...
June 21, 2018
The Arizona State University Department of Psychology has a history of research supporting children and adolescents experiencing crisis,...
June 20, 2018
In college, science is often seen as an exclusive field — one reserved only for exceptionally bright students. And for decades, academic...
June 20, 2018
In a move that has stunned and disappointed many in the diplomatic world, the Trump administration announced Tuesday its withdrawal from...
June 20, 2018
Arizona State University alumnus Ben Ellis’ Sun Devil story starts with getting rejected from the schools he applied to in his home state.“...
June 19, 2018
Arizona State University political science PhD graduates are employed both in a range of professions and more traditionally as professors...
June 19, 2018
American flag bunting, barbecues, Bomb Pops and John Philip Sousa: We all know the trappings of a great July Fourth celebration. But no...
June 18, 2018
Geologists have long thought that the central section of California's famed San Andreas Fault — from San Juan Bautista southward to...
June 18, 2018
It’s remarkable choreography: In each of our bodies, more than 37 trillion cells tightly coordinate with other cells to organize into the...
June 18, 2018
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” was born out of what was once referred to as the “peculiar institution” of...
June 15, 2018
Just as the school year was ending for most Arizona State University students, the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership ...
June 14, 2018
Andres Munoz, a doctoral student in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology, studies cooperation from an evolutionary...
June 14, 2018
Government leaders in Greece and the Republic of Macedonia have agreed on a resolution to their long-standing dispute over naming rights,...
June 13, 2018
Bridging language instruction and community is a proven winner for Rosti Vana and Rosita Scerbo, PhD students at the School of...
June 12, 2018
Dubbed by some as "the strangest star in the universe," the star known as KIC 8462852, Boyajian's Star, or Tabby's Star, is a little hotter...
June 11, 2018
It’s a disclaimer that echoes passionately through the lecture halls of every beginning archaeology course: It’s not like the Indiana Jones...
June 11, 2018
Time seems to stand still during a cross-country flight, but then it flies while you're reading a good book. Carter Daniels, a graduate...
June 11, 2018
Could plants, fungi and animals provide information to scientists on preventing cancer in humans? It’s possible, according to researchers...
June 8, 2018
As Dorothy and the Scarecrow learned, sometimes nature talks back. In the land of Oz, that meant taking an apple in the face from a tree. ...
June 8, 2018
"Gonna be a hot one today," you think as you look out the kitchen window on a Saturday morning. The last thing you want to do is mow the...
June 8, 2018
Drug addiction is complex, and Arizona State University neuroscientist Foster Olive has spent his career working to unravel why and how the...
June 8, 2018
Arizona State University alumna Sarah Lords’ path to choosing global studies as a degree can be traced back to her parents.The communist...
June 8, 2018
When Elyse Kats heads off to study sustainability in northern Arizona this summer, she’ll be among the first Arizona State University...
June 7, 2018
Take that, cancer.Arizona State University has been awarded more than $8.5 million over five years from the National Cancer Institute to...
June 7, 2018
Arizona State University has lost a luminary in the field of prevention science: Thomas Dishion died June 1.He earned his Bachelor of Art...
June 7, 2018
More than one-third of American adults and roughly 17 percent of children in the U.S. are obese, a condition behind some of the leading...
June 7, 2018
Keith Kintigh has seen the future of archaeology — and it’s not what you might expect. His vision includes projects that examine multiple...
June 6, 2018
Political science senior Wesley Jefferies was advertising his English tutoring services when he fielded the request of an unusual patron....