Scientist uncovers Earth's mysterious layer
ASU geophysicist Allen McNamara is working with a team to explain the composition of the bottom of Earth's lower mantle.

Geophysicists find molten rock layer
Researchers have found a sheet of molten rock roughly 10 miles thick underneath much of the American Southwest, some 250 miles below Tucson.

Study reveals insect 'supersociety'
Research from School of Life Sciences professor Bert Hölldobler is shedding light on the development of social insect organizations.

Professor makes proteins from scratch
ASU's John Chaput is leading a research team at the Biodesign Institute in the "synthetic evolution" of man-made proteins.

Grant advances neuroscience project
The National Institutes of Health is awarding a $1 million grant to fund neuroscience research aimed at treating people with paralysis and spinal injuries.

Technology addresses global health challenge
An international journal is highlighting engineering faculty Antonio Garcia and Joseph Wang's research on bioanalytical technologies.

Alliance aims to boost biomedicine
Nine leading Arizona institutions are forming the Arizona Proteomics Alliance to advance the emerging science of proteomics.

Chinese partners enhance science research
Bioengineering professor Jiping He is heading a project that links ASU to China's premier research institutions.

Scientists offer fresh view of photosynthesis
The Biodesign Institute's Neal Woodbury is leading a research team to offer new insight into the mechanism of photosynthesis.

Mars image marks THEMIS milestone
The Thermal Emission Imaging System aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter is capturing image number 1,200 of the Martian landscape.

Researchers design new prosthesis
ASU researchers are teaming up with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to create the next generation of prosthetic devices.

Prevention program delivers message to youths
ASU research team Stephen Kulis and Flavio Marsiglia are finding their classroom substance intervention program effectively prevents Phoenix middle school students from using drugs.

NSF boosts alternative energy programs
ASU's Electronic Systems Department at the Polytechnic campus is building an alternative energy program with help from a National Science Foundation grant.

Finding expands understanding of neurons
ASU's Carsten Duch and Stefanie Ryglewski are exploring recent findings that may shape how scientists view neurons.

Researchers 'hammer' proteins
ASU's Mark Hayes and his team of chemists are exploring a new method of cutting proteins that may help usher in the age of personalized medicine.

Organic lighting research burns bright
ASU researchers Ghassan Jabbour and Jian Li are developing "organic" lighting devices that will cost less and greatly enhance energy efficiency.

Professor hunts epileptic seizure clues
ASU's Ying-Cheng Lai, an electrical engineering and physics professor, is offering clues for a deeper understanding of epileptic seizures.

Center plays role in Medicare effort
ASU's Center for Health Information and Research is receiving accolades for their national effort to help improve the Medicare system.

Ecology helps unlock genomic mysteries
ASU ecologist James Elser is leading the field of ecological stoichiometry with his research on the processes of sculpting ecosystems.

High school student starts research career early by focusing on nanoparticles found in sunscreen
High school senior Jingyuan Luo is assisting ASU researchers study the impact of nanoparticles on aquatic organisms.

ASU, UA biomedical projects get $2 million boost
Researchers at ASU and UA have been awarded more than $2 million to fund collaborative biomedical research projects designed to accelerate the translation of research discoveries to the clinic and target diseases such as asthma, Parkinson’s disease, valley fever and cancer.

Research study focuses on bottom line of successful leadership
ASU is part of a team studying executives who look beyond profits to improve their bottom lines.

Undergraduate research reveals lichen's secrets
Life sciences students in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program are conducting a variety of summer-long hands-on studies, such as a survey of lichen.

Prayer works, researcher says
ASU social work professor David Hodge says a new study shows that God answers prayer.

Decision Theater plays key role in West Nile fight
The Decision Theater is helping prevent the spread of West Nile Virus by offering new tools that analyze the spread of human infections.

Professors have hand in shaping new generation of prosthetics
ASU's Steve Helms Tillery and Marco Santello are helping change the face of prosthetics with research to understand the control of arm and hand movements.

Biodesign Institute aids chemical defense effort
The Biodesign Institute has been awarded one of six research projects to develop improved antidotes against chemical agent poisoning by a terrorist attack.

Scientist’s team develops corrosion prediction plan
An ASU team is working to prevent the corrosion of metal alloys used in devices as varied as power plants, pipelines, aircraft and medical tools.

ASU, Mayo target cancer vaccine
Researchers at ASU's Biodesign Institute and the Mayo Clinic are working on an ambitious goal to create a vaccine to prevent cancer.

DNA sequencing projects earn national funding
The Biodesign Institute is aiming to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing with a sizable grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute.

ASU launches North American transborder studies center
The North American Center for Transborder Studies is bringing together researchers from Canada, the United States and Mexico and public official and agencies to tackle some challenging border issues.

Scientists say humans must adapt to global warming
A greater focus on adapting to our changing planet may be the key to combat global warming, says a team of science policy experts writing in Nature magazine.

Researchers study interplay between environment, evolution
Claudia Acquisti is serving up new perspectives on environmental nutrient availability and life evolution at the Biodesign Institute.

Grant fuels grad student research
ASU is receiving $1.85 million from the Science Foundation of Arizona (SFAz) as part of the foundation's Graduate Student Fellowship program.

Workplace situations provide research fodder
Research by ASU communication studies professor Jeffrey Kassing is highlighting the tricky workplace issue of going around or above one's supervisor.

Professor makes medicine personal
A team of bioengineers, electrical engineers and biologists is collaborating on an array of practical medical applications for new microtechnology discoveries.

Decision Theater serves as redistricting resource
The ASU Decision Theater is being used as a key resource in an Arizona School District Redistricting Commission project looking at the structure of ‘non-unified' school districts in the state.

Study calls out workplace bullies
In a study published in Management Communication Quarterly, bullied employees explain their experiences in emotional language that illustrates the depth of their mistreatment.

Algae provides fuel for ‘green' research
ASU researchers Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld are shedding a whole new light on algae in the Laboratory for Algae Research & Biotechnology at the Polytechnic campus.

Cable networks feature Hoelldobler's work
“Ants: Nature's Secret Power,” an award-winning film about these ubiquitous and awe-inspiring social insects, will be shown at 9 p.m. Dec. 10, on the Science Channel and Jan. 13 on Animal Planet.

Visualization service boosts ASU researchers
A new service is giving faculty members a way to get three-dimensional visualizations of their research data.

Seismologists get handle on heat flow deep in earth
Mysteries of Earth deepen with data from recent experiments that suggest temperatures in specific layers of its interior.

Individualized intervention for dementia caregivers helps ease burdens
A new study is showing ways to help care-givers of dementia patients battle depression.

ASU scientists' work goes cover to cover
In two weeks' time, research conducted by ASU scientists graced the covers of two science journals.

ASU, Chinese Academy address urban sustainability
ASU is partnering with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to form a joint center on urban sustainability.

Software to improve efficiency of medical research
An ASU-created software program is fusing computer science, information management, medical research methods and clinical practice in a way that could lead to significant advances in the way scientific data searches are conducted.

Biodesign Institute’s Poste calls hiring ‘a tremendous asset:’ Hecht to co-direct new Center for BioEnergetics
ASU's Biodesign Institute has recruited Sidney Hecht, is a respected leader in biological chemistry and drug design, to co-direct its new Center for BioEnergetics.

Organisms' medical potential attracts attention
ASU and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico have established a biotech research program to support projects that have direct application in industry, government and society.

Better battery search keeps going and going
Users of laptop computers, digital cameras or portable music players who are frustrated by frequently losing battery power can take heart: A better source of “juice” is in the works.

Oldest discovered infant skeleton helps solidify human timeline
A paleoanthropologist with ASU¹s Institute of Human Origins says the discovery of a nearly intact, 3.3 million-year-old juvenile skeleton is filling an important gap in understanding the evolution of a species thought to be among the earliest direct ancestors to humans.

Project uses nanotubes to sniff out heavy metals
A team of researchers from ASU and Motorola Labs, has developed sensors based on carbon nanotubes that may have important applications in public safety and homeland security.

ASU ramps up efforts to meet health care challenges
The Center for Health Information and Research, which works to improve the quality of health care in Arizona, is the newest part of the biomedical informatics research program in the new School of Computing and Informatics.

Nanotech conference a big draw
Scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working on the leading edge of nanotechnology will gather at ASU in March for the international Nano and Giga Challenges conference.

Microscopic passengers hitch ride on Space Shuttle
Three kinds of microbes are catching a ride on the Space Shuttle so scientists can study how their genetic responses and their ability to cause disease change.

Research helps people with spinal cord injuries
A collaborative research project is aiming to assist people with spinal cord injuries to exercise, stand and possibly prevent the onset of chronic disease, such as diabetes, because of inactivity.

ASU joins effort to accelerate HIV vaccine
ASU's Biodesign Institute will embark on an international collaboration in an effort to ramp up the production pipeline of new HIV vaccine candidates for clinical trials.

Gas jets spawn dark ‘spiders' and spots on Mars icecap
A dramatic scene from the surface of Mars is emerging from new research by a team of scientists that includes ASU's Phil Christensen.

Thinking SMART: Web site targets heat islands
If this summer's heat wave seems like one for the ages, then a new Web resource from ASU's National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy, will make for a handy guide on the environmental, health and energy impacts.

Research points to better medical testing
Critical advances in medicine and environmental protection promise to emerge from a new method for biochemical analysis of fluids developed by an international science team led in part by ASU researchers.

NSF aids biotechnology education effort
ASU's Biodesign Institute and Polytechnic campus, Mesa Community College and Mesa Public Schools, have received $900,000 from the National Science Foundation in response to work force needs in the biosciences field.

Scientists decode how plants avoid sunburn
To avoid the botanical equivalent of "lobster tans," plants have developed an intricate internal defense mechanism which wards off the sun's harmful rays.

Symposium explores science's ‘sweet spot'
The Biodesign Institute at ASU played host to a gathering of international experts focused on a burgeoning branch of science that attempts to understand how certain sugars in the body contribute to human health and life.

Alliance aims to stem extinctions
Scientists racing to save large groups of amphibians that are teetering on the brink of extinction are proposing the creation of an alliance to help save the animals.

Economist creates sustainable tourism model
ASU professor Tim Tyrrell, says the tourism industry lacks the knowledge of how to obtain maximum profits while sustaining a high quality of life for residents.

Project offers hope to those with hearing loss
The world could sound a lot clearer to people suffering from hearing loss if ASU researchers succeed in a new National Science Foundation-funded project.

Web site features THEMIS photos, stories
Space.com is syndicating feature articles about about Mars research that originally appear on ASU's THEMIS Web site.

Decision Theater video draws national acclaim
A promotional video for ASU's Decision Theater has received a number of awards from six prestigious video industry award competitions.

Fitness prescriptions could be mouse click away
A team of ASU students are developing a venture called FITTmaxx, a company that plans to offer physical fitness workouts or "prescriptions" downloadable for media players, computers, cell phones or PDAs.

Researchers target Alzheimer’s gene vaccine
A gene vaccine that prevents buildup of a specific protein in the brain may spell progress in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

Reviewers find flaws in charter school reports
Two Fordham Foundation charter school research reports show potential but are too limited and flawed to guide policy, according to two reviews released by the Think Tank Review Project, a collaboration of education researchers coordinated by the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University and the Education and the Public Interest Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Education management industry reconfiguring to meet demand for supplemental education
The for-profit Education Management Organization (EMO) industry is consolidating and some EMOs are shifting business models to meet the demand for education services outside of school management, according to "The Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Organizations: 2005-2006."

Project seeks monsoon storm source
An ASU-led research project will use an array of data collection and analysis tools to pinpoint the onset of monsoon thunderstorms originating in Arizona's Santa Catalina Mountains.