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ASU grad opening fish farm near Downtown campus

An ASU graduate is bringing a fish farm to the downtown Phoenix desert to supply the Valley with fresh tilapia.

By Daryl Bjoraas | March 11, 2010

Police Beat - March 12

ASU Police reported the following incidents Thursday.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 11, 2010

MOVIE NIGHT: Student ask director Peter Sollett questions about his film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" through Skype during the Hollywood Invades Tempe Skype series on Wednesday night at Neeb Hall. The event was put on by the ASU School of Theater and Film.(Photo by Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

ASU goes glam with ‘Nick and Norah’ director video-chat

Hollywood came to Tempe Wednesday night during a video-chat Q&A session with “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” director Peter Sollett.

By Chase Kamp | March 10, 2010

LGBTQ: Mary Gary, author of "Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America," speaks about her research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Questioning youth in rural America. (Photo by Molly J. Smith)

Author speaks on LGBTQ communities in rural America

An author from Indiana University held a discussion Wednesday on how gay communities from via the Internet in rural America.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | March 10, 2010

TELEMONITORING: Dr. Kimberly Shea, assistant professor at ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation, recently received a $350,000 grant for her ongoing studies in telemonitoring. Dr. Shea, based on the Phoenix campus, is experimenting with positive reinforcement and incentives to enhance the quality of healthcare-at-home. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Study looking at off-site care for patients at home

Researchers at ASU are looking to ease the process for chronically ill patients to receive in-home care.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 10, 2010

THE SOUND OF ASU: ASU's Carillon Society is working on producing the carillon's first CD. The carillon was a gift from the University to its students in 1966. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Rense)

ASU’s symphonic carillon to be featured in CD

ASU’s Carillon Society is working to produce its first CD. The University’s carillon bell plays every day at 5 p.m. from speakers at the Memorial Union.

By Katie Shoultz | March 10, 2010

An unknown person or persons committed theft Monday by stealing a bicycle from the bike rack at the Delta Zeta cluster at the Adelphi Commons building on the Tempe campus, according to a police report.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 10, 2010

INTERGALACTIC WATER: Researchers at the School of Earth and Space Exploration are developing new methods of detecting water in distant solar systems. (Photo be Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

One-of-a-kind ASU research looking for water in deep space

ASU research project is the first to work to detect minerals that signal significant amounts of liquid water on other planets.

By Dana Sheaff | March 10, 2010

SYSTEM UPGRADES: Postgraduate student Anna Berlin receives IT assistance from Jorge Morales, who works in the student-run Technology Studio, located inside the Computing Commons building. ASU is set to be upgrading their version of Blackboard as well as upgrading to Windows 7, amongst other upgrades. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Technology updates to hit campus in the fall

The University Technology Office is bringing a handful of updates to campus, including a new version of Blackboard and an upgrade to Windows 7.

By Kyle Patton | March 10, 2010

University offering early retirement to 77 faculty members

The Voluntary Separation and Retirement Incentive Program is currently being offered by two colleges and the ASU Libraries, and will enable the academic units to recruit new faculty that could be paid at lower wages, an official said.

By Kyle Daly | March 9, 2010

TRANSPORTATION ANSWERS: Phoenix Metro EO Steve Banta answers questions from the attendees of the meeting at the Transportation Office in Tempe on Tuesday night. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Light rail proposes cutting hours, train frequency

Metro Light Rail hosted a meeting in Tempe on Tuesday to present its proposed transit cuts, including running trains less frequently and cutting nighttime and weekend hours.

By Maxfield Barker | March 9, 2010

Students facing struggles with tuition increases

If a University proposal to raise tuition and increase the Economic Recovery Surcharge is passed on Thursday, some students will be strained to pay the bills.

By Beth Easterbrook | March 9, 2010

ROLE MODEL: Erika Camacho, who is an assistant mathematics professor on the West campus, was a student of Jaime Escalante. Jaime Escalante was a high school algebra teacher at James A. Garfield High School is Los Angeles, and was the inspiration for the movie "Stand and Deliver". (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Once uninspired student, math professor finds passion in teaching

“It was not that education was not valued,” Camacho said. “It’s just that when you’re poor, sometimes putting food on the table is more important than getting a degree or graduating from high school.”

By Rheyanne Weaver | March 9, 2010

FEMALE STUDENT BODY: Female students pass by the Health Services Building on the Tempe campus, which offers a variety of health care options for Sun Devils. USG is working to ensure that the health center addresses issues more specific to women. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

USG to propose women’s resource center in Tempe

After spring break, the Undergraduate Student Government will submit its proposal for a women’s resource center on the Tempe campus.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | March 9, 2010

Police Beat - March 10

ASU and Tempe police reported the following incidents Tuesday

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 9, 2010

NO VACANCY: By the end of the year, Mill Avenue expects to have leased 100 percent of the store spaces. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Mill Avenue expected to fill vacancies within months

Tempe officials expect vacant property on Mill Avenue to be leased in the next few months.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 8, 2010

ASU-made gel to fuel rural Africa

ASU faculty and students are working to create alternative fuel gel for cooking to save women in rural African villages from poor health conditions.

By Katie Shoultz | March 8, 2010

STYLIN' CLOTHES: Me Phi, a men and women's "street wear" boutique opened in January on Mill Avenue. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

New stores introduce ‘street wear’ clothing to Mill Avenue

“Street wear” is beginning to make an impact on the Mill Avenue fashion scene, with new retailers opening among the boutiques and stores already found in the area.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 8, 2010

MONEY PROBLEMS: Some off campus businesses have been reporting problems with their Sun Dollar machines. ASU plans to change their contract with Blackboard to help improve the Sun Dollar system. (Photo by Jessica Weisel)

ASU to change Sun Dollar contract

The University is preparing to change its contract with Blackboard, Inc. in an effort to improve the Sun Dollar program after business complaints.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | March 8, 2010

Tempe aims to be test location for Google’s ultra-high speed Internet

Tempe is competing against cities around the U.S. to get ultra-high speed Internet from Google, which is more than 100 times faster than the average connection.

By Maxfield Barker | March 8, 2010

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