University research benefits regional economy
ASU economists have gathered evidence showing that investments in research and education play an important role in promoting regional growth and prosperity. Read more

Biodesign team targets breast cancer cure
Biodesign Institute researcher Stephen Albert Johnston, has received a five-year, $7.5 million grant to develop a preventive vaccine against breast cancer, the second leading cause of death in women. Read more

Project helps teachers develop "write" stuff
The Mesa Writing Project gives K-12 teachers the opportunity to practice techniques used by professional writers so they can learn better strategies for teaching writing and awakening a true passion for writing in their students. Read more

ASU finishes among Director's Cup elite
The ASU athletic department finished 10th in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings, as ASU’s top 10 finishes in women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s basketball, baseball and softball led the way to its 11th straight top 20 finish. Read more

Pew honor creates buzz for Amdam
Gro Amdam, who heads social insect studies in laboratories at ASU and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences’ Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, is one of 20 researchers chosen this year to enter the Pew Charitable Trusts' exclusive rolls as a Pew Scholar in the biomedical sciences. Read more

Brackets leave bettors with regrets
Marketing professor Stephen Nowlis and his co-author, associate professor of marketing Naomi Mandel, found that when people make a prediction about an event their enjoyment of that experience is inevitably lessened. Read more

Hynd to lead College of Education
George W. Hynd, dean of the College of Education and professor of educational studies and psychological sciences at Purdue University, has been named senior vice provost for education and innovation and dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at ASU. Read more

Birds prove mom's veggie advice right
In a new physiological study of birds, a researcher at ASU has found that carotenoids – the pigments that color carrots orange and corn yellow – appear to fight off the negative impacts that testosterone can have on an animal’s health. Read more

Sun Devils head to World Series
The ASU Sun Devils captured a 7-1 victory over Mississippi in the second game of the Tempe Super Regional and clinched the Sun Devils' place in the 2007 College World Series. Read more

Glamour places McGinnity on top 10 list
Megan McGinnity, an ASU senior from Mesa is featured in the June 2007 issue of Glamour magazine as one of “Glamour’s Top 10 College Women." Read more

Student builds partnership with Yuma
ASU student Roxanna Patterson has been a driving force behind the partnership between ASU for Arizona and the City of Yuma to create a strategy for Yuma and other cities to design routes and signage that compliment the international traffic in southern Arizona. Read more

Conservation drives investment in ASU
Julie A Wrigley is making a $10 million investment in ASU to recruit four of the world's leading sustainability scholar-researchers to fill four new professorships. Read more

Professor: Products can have 'cooties,' too
According to Andrea Morales' latest research, grocery items that are labeled as gross or dirty, can have a seriously negative effect on the way consumers view other items with which they happen to come in contact. Read more

Exhibit drives discussion of state's future
The ASU exhibit New American City, a university-community partnership that explored the role artists have in helping Phoenix become a vital city, was awarded the 2007 President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness. Read more

ASU baseball captures Pac-10 title
Arizona State claimed their seventh Pac-10 Conference championship in front of a season high crowd of 4,088 at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark thanks to an 8-5 win over in-state rival Arizona. Read more

Grant funds new digital media center
ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, a Knight News Challenge winner, will receive a major grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to establish a new center at the university devoted to the development of new media entrepreneurship and the creation of innovative digital media products. Read more

Decision Theater links science, community
Since opening its doors two years ago, ASU's Decision Theater, a 21-person, multidisciplinary team, led by executive director, Rick Shangraw, has undertaken more than 20 projects in support of a variety of government and commercial clients. Read more

'Web 2.0' transforms online interactions
Experts at the W. P. Carey School of Business say that Web 2.0 is much more than a buzz word. Supply chain management Professor Kevin Dooley and colleague Raghu Santanam, a professor of information systems, say that the new-and-improved web has very real implications for how we interact with and profit from the web. Read more

Prothesis puts best foot forward
Researchers at ASU's Polytechnic campus and the Military Amputee Research Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are teaming up to create the next generation of powered prosthetic devices based on lightweight, energy-storing springs. Read more

Children find advocates in ASU law students
Evelyn Cruz, an associate clinical professor in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, has teamed up with the Florence Project to create the Immigration Law & Policy Clinic. Thanks to the clinic, a class of six ASU law students can now develop cases for and represent immigrant children at legal hearings. Read more

SMALLab reaches out to students
Researchers in the Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) Program at ASU are addressing students' diverse learning styles and engaging their creativity and curiosity in an interactive, life-sized multimedia learning environment called SMALLab (Situated Multimedia Art Learning Lab). Read more

University celebrates spring graduation
About 6,500 students will graduate from ASU May 10, most of them entering the strongest job market in years. Read more

Venter to recieve honorary degree
J. Craig Venter, the internationally known scientists responsible for developing high-volume genome sequencing, received an honorary doctorate from ASU during the spring commencement ceremony. Read more

Jennings: Ethical issues know no borders
Marianne Jennings, professor of legal and ethical studies, discussed ethics in business during a speech at an event hosted jointly by El Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and the W. P. Carey School of Business in Mexico City. Read more

THEMIS images expose Mars ice patches
For the first time, scientists have found that ice lies at variable depths over small-scale patches on the Red Planet. The discovery draws a much more detailed picture of underground ice on Mars than was previously available. Read more

Appointments target research, sustainability
Jonathan Fink has been named Julie A. Wrigley director of the Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS), and chief sustainability officer, a newly created position within the Office of the President. His previous position of vice president of research and economic affairs will be taken over by R.F. “Rick” Shangraw Jr., associate vice president for strategic research. Read more

Trio aims to help Native American communities
Three dynamic women who share a dream of helping Native American communities have won national Udall Scholarships. The awards are given to students who intend to pursue careers in tribal policy, health care and environmental public policy. Read more

Lunar knowledge aids astronauts
The next astronauts to go to the moon will know where to land, thanks to a powerful camera run by Mark Robinson, a professor of geological sciences in ASU's new School of Earth and Space Exploration. Read more

Cronkite excellence: That's the way it is
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named first in the nation in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards, often called the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism. Read more

High-needs schools get teacher training
ASU faculty members have teamed up with seven urban and rural school districts to form the Professional Development School (PDS) program, a teacher training program that brings ASU West campus faculty to urban and rural communities, enabling community members to learn better teaching practices by working in high-needs schools. Read more

Regents' Professor: Richard Rogerson
The Rondthaler Professor of Economics in the W. P. Carey School of Business and new Regents' Professor credits his mentors with instilling in him a passion for economics. Read more

Phoenix real estate market: Not dead yet
The housing balloon is deflating faster and harder in some states than others, says Crocker Liu, professor of finance and real estate. States with strong job growth -- Arizona, Nevada, Florida -- reflect the general downtrend in housing, but each still boasts lower unemployment than the national average, giving them an enviable edge. Read more

Ostrom named Professor of the Year
Three-time nominee Amy Ostrom, an ASU marketing professor with the W. P. Carey School of Business since 1996, was named 2007 Professor of the Year. Read more

Researchers: For cities, 'large is smart'
team of researchers, including an economist from ASU, has studied the growth of cities in different parts of the world. The work has debunked the notion that cities act like biological organisms, in the sense that they grow to a finite size and consume resources in ways that decrease per capita with size. Read more

Green Summit highlights sustainability
The Green Summit, a one-day sustainability event brought out more than 40 exhibitors to show green building products and materials, consumer products for the home and office, and architecture and planning firms to exhibit sustainable designs and highlighted the building process for a green building. Read more

Regents' Professor: Robert Denhardt
Denhardt's long-term commitment to guiding leaders in the public sector has led to Denhardt’s recent appointment as an ASU Regents’ Professor. Read more

Asia captures scholars' imaginations
Award-winning poet Diana Park has received Fulbright funding to produce a collection of poems based on Korean folk tales. Read more

Top students earn Goldwater honors
ASU students' excellence in science and engineering has again been recognized nationally, with two outstanding students having been chosen to receive Goldwater Scholarships. Eric Anderson, a bioengineering sophomore, and Allison Engstrom, a materials science and engineering junior, were selected for the award. Read more

Theater alums grow into roles
Graduates of the ASU Herberger College School of Theatre and Film have been popping up recently on popular television shows. Their names may not be deemed “household” yet, but their faces are growingly recognizable. Read more

Regents' Professor: Laurie Chassin
Chassin's long-term, multigenerational research stands out among an extensive list of distinguishing accomplishments that has led to her recent appointment as an ASU Regents' Professor. Read more

Stellar student earns Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship Foundation committee the most has awarded a $30,000 scholarship to ASU junior Megan McGinnity. The political science and economics major has a blazing intellect, a sincere desire to improve the human condition and is one of a kind, her professors say. Read more

Regents' Professor: Subhash Mahajan
Mahajan, a professor in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, has been named an ASU Regents’ Professor, one of several typically chosen for the honor each year for outstanding accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, research, creative activities, and national and international recognition in their fields. Read more

Women's basketball caps memorable year
With a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, the 2006-2007 season was the most successful ever for the ASU Women’s Basketball team. Read more

Expert offers tips for taxing season
Tax researcher Charles Christian was appointed recently to a three-year term on the IRS Advisory Council. The council suggests operational improvements, offers constructive observations about current or proposed IRS policies, programs and procedures, and advises the IRS on particular issues having substantive impact on federal tax administration. Read more

University as Entrepreneur helps ideas fly
ASU students Christina Hobson, Brent Foster, and Jonathan Mullen have entered the world of entrepreneurship. Recipients of $27,500 through ASU’s Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative, the team members have launched their new Venture, BioEnginuity, which produces assistive-training devices. Read more

President's Professor: Ted Humphrey
As one of three exceptional faculty members named this spring as a President’s Professor, Humphrey is known on campus for drawing out his students’ opinions on thorny subjects, and teaching them to think and write critically. Read more

Study supports reining in smoking ads
Research co-authored by marketing Professor Rajiv K. Sinha of the W. P. Carey School of Business shows that the later in life people start smoking, the more likely they are to quit. And, the longer people wait to light up, the more likely it is that they never will smoke at all. Read more

ASU CARES helps preserve Valley history
On March 31, ASU CARES is partnering with the city of Mesa to enhance Park of the Canals – a historic park that is one of the few places where abandoned Hohokam canals can be seen. Read more

Event offers chance to SEE ASU
Wells Fargo Arena will be filled with interactive displays, hands-on activities, displays and more when SEE ASU, the university’s annual science and technology open house, comes to campus. Read more

Women's track team wins national championship
Coming down to the final race of the evening, the Sun Devils held off a late charge from Tennessee and LSU to win its first team title and the second in program history after the men took the outdoor title in 1977. Read more

Professors: Analysts move markets
In an important new study, Assistant Professors Jennifer L. Juergens and Laura Lindsey explore how changes in analyst recommendations affect Nasdaq securities' trading volume at the market maker of the analyst's firm. Read more

President's professor: Jess Alberts
As a teacher, Jess Alberts' goal is to provoke her students to ask questions about the world around them. As a communications professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, her goal is to help them develop the skills to answer those questions. Read more

Summer camps offer opportunities
The university offers more than 70 summer programs for children from toddlers to teenagers, and some for adults ranging from drama, music and art to math, science, computers and sports. Read more

Brown reflects on journalism's pivotal moments
Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown joins faculty at ASU's Barrett, the Honors College and Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication by co-teaching the honors seminar “Turning Points in Television News History” with Cronkite School professor William Silcock. Read more

Awards honor spirit of ASU's founders
A Founders’ Day dinner and awards presentation honored seven people who embody the spirit of ASU's founders, marking the day in 1885 when the 13th Territorial Legislature established the Territorial Normal School of Arizona, which later became ASU. Read more

President's Professor: Jane Maienschein
School of Life Sciences Regents' Professor, Jane Maienschein recently was named a President’s Professor by ASU President Michael Crow, an honor that “recognizes tenured faculty for their outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.” Read more

Even retired, Hestenes a "model" researcher
Retired emeritus professor of physics David Hestenes is as engaged as ever. He is currently juggling the development of a pioneering method for teaching high school physics with the development of a universal mathematical language for science called geometric algebra, amongst other projects. Read more

Grant kick-start's ASU's ArtsWork program
Bank of America has announced a $1 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to Arizona State University’s Herberger College of Fine Arts, to establish the Bank of America ArtsWork Endowed Fund. Read more

Professor: Work flexibility comes with cost
Philip Reckers, an accountancy professor who studied performance evaluations of subordinates at large public accounting firms found that employees who worked part-time or flextime hours were less likely to get plum assignments going forward, and their career prospects took a hit. Read more

Cronkite digs school's new digs
Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite visited ASU Feb. 21 to commemorate the groundbreaking of a new building for the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Arizona PBS affiliate Eight/KAET-TV at the university’s Downtown Phoenix campus. Read more

Students offer aid for low-income taxpayers
Students in the Earned Income Tax Credit and Asset Development Initiative help low-income working taxpayers increase their economic self sufficiency and ultimately become homeowners in the community. Read more

Festival fosters science interest for girls
This year's Sally Ride Science Festival for girls will feature the opportunity to meet astronaut Wendy Lawrence, an ocean engineer, Navy helicopter pilot and a veteran of four space shuttle missions. Read more

Sun Devil scores USA Today honors
James Cronican, a senior in biochemistry, was named in USA Today's Feb. 15 issue to the All-USA College Academic Second Team for his exceptional intellectual achievement and leadership. Read more

Group seeks professor of the year nominations
Andrew Smith, a professor in ASU’s School of Life Sciences (SoLS) and the school’s associate director for undergraduate programs, was named the 2006 Professor of the Year. The nomination deadline for the 2007 Professor of the Year is Feb. 23. Read more

Professor: Affection offers private benefits
Kory Floyd, an associate professor at ASU’s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, is fascinated by the effects of affection. He has devoted his career to studying affectionate communication, examining the topic from every possible angle. Read more

Scientists: Humans must adapt to changing planet
Temperatures are rising on Earth, which is heating up the debate over global warming and the future of our planet, but what may be needed most to combat global warming is a greater focus on adapting to our changing planet, says a team of science policy experts writing in Nature magazine. Read more

Health care debate centers on uninsured
Health policy experts at the W. P. Carey School of Business this week offered analysis of President Bush's private-insurance initiative. Read more

ASU tones up student body experience
New residence halls, new classrooms and new research facilities are some of the key changes over the past year which are helping students succeed at the university at an increased rate. Read more

Decision Theater helps visualize Arizona's future
For the faculty and staff working at the ASU Decision Theater, journeys through time and space are all in a day’s work as they partner with local policymakers and researchers to translate the complex issues surrounding urban development, water conservation and disease control into computer models and simulations. Read more

Quest for discovery brings Wheeler to ASU
To accelerate human knowledge and understanding of the planet's living diversity, Quentin Wheeler will establish the International Institute for Species Exploration at ASU, which will lead in the creation of “cybertaxonomy,” a fusion of taxonomy with computer science and engineering. Read more

New faculty reflect excellence, diversity
ASU’s faculty has grown rapidly since President Michael Crow arrived in fall 2002, from 2,449 in fall 2002 to 2,862 in fall 2006. New faculty members include senior professors with numerous books, performances, patents, major grants, and center directorships. Read more

Space rocks Wadhwa's world at ASU
The idea that pieces of Mars were on earth first intrigued Meenakshi “Mini” Wadhwa enough to make a career out of studying meteorites. Wadhwa's research also involves developing new methods for investigating tiny amounts of extraterrestrial materials. Read more

Study: Physician teams cut heart attack deaths
Heart attack patients receive less-timely treatment and have worse chances of survival if they are treated by solo physicians rather than physicians from larger practices, according to a new study authored by Jonathan Ketcham, an assistant professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business. Read more

Schwalm returns to East College
ASU has announced the appointment of David Schwalm as the dean of East College at ASU's Polytechnic campus. As part of the university's five-year plan, Schwalm will oversee the college's continued transformation. Read more

Starrfield adds stellar expertise to study of ‘Star Wars’ explosions
An international team of astronomers (including ASU Regents’ Professor Sumner Starrfield) are using the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain the first direct optical images of the aftermath of a titanic explosion that occurred recently in a star system 5,000 light-years from Earth. Read more

ASU debuts new School of Materials
The launch of ASU's new School of Materials takes place Jan. 19, with a symposium featuring prominent academic and scientific research leaders. Read more

ASU appoints Patterson as dean of Morrison School
ASU has announced the appointment of Paul Patterson as dean of the Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness, effective immediately. Read more

Rain study makes impact in soil erosion thinking
Assistant professor Mark Schmeeckle led a study that reveals new insights on how rain impacts soil erosion. He found the rain causes violent confrontations, as water hits bare soil, causing splatter effects of the soil. Read more

ASU has meteoric rise in National Merit Scholar rankings
ASU has risen again in the national rankings for freshman National Merit Scholars, attracting a higher number of these bright students than almost any other public university in the United States, according to a newly released report. Read more

McHenry to lead Polytechnic campus
Albert McHenry has been selected as the new vice president and executive vice provost of ASU’s Polytechnic campus became official. McHenry was serving in an interim role, guiding the Polytechnic campus since July 1. Read more

Technology use drives economic growth
Why are some parts of the world rich and getting richer? Why are some nations mired in poverty? These are just some of the fundamental questions researchers at the W. P. Carey School of Business have been examining, with an eye toward policy. Read more

Professor of sustainability wins international science award
ASU professor and ecologist Jianguo Wu is the winner of the 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International Scientific Cooperation. Read more

Law Students Extend Legal Support to Domestic Abuse Victims
Students in ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law have formed the Advocacy Program for Battered Women to work with victims of domestic violence by visiting shelters and maintaining a resource hotline. Read more

2006 brings major accomplishments for ASU
Here is a closer look at some of the stories and accomplishments by the university in the past year. Read more