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ASU science professors recognized with local awards

Two ASU bioscientists, George Poste and Stephen Johnston, have received prestigious awards for their progress in the field of Biotechnology.

By Joe Leonard | September 22, 2016

Arizona State University Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor and Center for Earth Systems and Engineering Management Director Braden Allenby, PhD, poses for a photo outside his office with his new book "The Rightful Place of Science: Future Conflict and Emerging Technologies" in the College Avenue Commons, in Tempe, Arizona, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.

ASU professor explores the technological future of military conflict

Brad Allenby's latest book explores the relationship between technology and the evolution of war.

By Sam Deadrick | September 20, 2016

SolarSPELL team aims to spread education in developing countries

An ASU lab is implementing a digital library in developing countries to better education.

By Ethan Millman | September 18, 2016

Founder of app Rave Relay raves about relaying message of unity

At Changemaker Central on Wednesday night, one of Phoenix's local app developers shared his mission to reinvent the way people interact online.

By Sam Deadrick | September 15, 2016

ASU students from the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability walk on campus on Oct. 31, 2009.

ASU named sixth most sustainable university in Sierra Club 'cool school' list

The Sierra Club named ASU the country's sixth-most sustainable school.

By Ethan Millman | September 15, 2016

A view of the universe being mapped out during a 3-D presentation is seen from behind two theatre-goers in the Marson Theater on the Tempe Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016.

25-year space legacy comes to a close

Gathering Light, a show at the ASU Marston theater, may be designed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble telescope's historic launch into orbit, but it has come to mean much more.

By Sam Deadrick | September 14, 2016

Students work at the Generator Lab in the Engineering Center G on the Tempe campus on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016.

ASU Generator Labs springboards student entrepreneurs

Generator Labs allow interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship among all ASU students.

By Cole Demert | September 14, 2016

SPLAT Lab takes warmer approach to research, studies human emotions

ASU's SPLAT Lab analyzes the role emotions play in a person's day-to-day life.

By Ethan Millman | September 11, 2016

Katie Rush and Lisa Gallagher, two museum studies students at ASU, work in a lab together.

Rethinking royal ruins: ASU archaeology team makes discovery in Teotihuacan ruins

ASU Professor reveals new information about the lack of royal burials found in the Teotihuacan civilization ruins.

By Jillian Haynie | September 11, 2016

Map graphic created on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. Map data by Google and others.

From rural China to the top of his field, Cun-Zheng Ning shares how he overcame his academic struggle

Engineering professor Cun-Zheng Ning talks about his life and his biggest research accomplishment

By Ethan Millman | September 8, 2016

Siddhant Datta is pictured holding a metal test strip at the AIMS lab on Sept. 8, 2016.

ASU goes all in on aerospace with million dollar tech

ASU received quite a bit of government funding by testing metal composites in one of the most rigorous way possible.

By Sam Deadrick | September 8, 2016

Will your diet lead to chronic disease? Nutrition specialists weigh in on Western diet

Recent studies have shown that a primarily Western diet can lead to future chronic health problems; several ASU nutrition specialists weigh in on how students can avoid these detrimental effects.

By Cole Demert | September 6, 2016

ASU researchers analyze emotional meltdowns at nuclear plants

ASU researchers are using X-Box Kinect sensors to analyze nuclear workers.

By Sam Deadrick | September 5, 2016

ASU researchers bridging gaps in infrastructural maintenance

An ASU student is using 3D cameras and lasers to innovate bridge maintenance.

By Sam Deadrick | September 5, 2016

Newly discovered planet is light-years away, but spurs local excitement

Experts at ASU discuss the probability of life on a newly discovered planet in a nearby solar system.

By Ethan Millman | September 1, 2016

Victor Surovec, wood shop manager at Create in the Arizona Science Center, shows students Jerome Villaflor, left, and Daniel Funkhouser, right, an example of a laser-cut product.

Science, lasers and Yoda: Arizona Science Center's Create lab blooms with innovation

AZ Science Center's Create Lab provides laser cutting and 3D Printing to amateur makers.

By Sam Deadrick | August 28, 2016

A concept image of the AORA Solar Tulip.

ASU's Solar Tulip project wilts

ASU's Solar Tulip project has been cancelled after two years of development.

By Sam Deadrick | August 28, 2016

ASU study examines brain injuries in vets looking to assimilate into civilian life

With the help of the Pat Tillman Scholarship, an ASU doctoral student and a renowned neurologist are changing the way we look at brain injuries in veterans.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | August 25, 2016

Robots and mind-control collide in ASU lab

An ASU lab is looking into how brain signals can control swarms of robots.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | August 23, 2016

Millions get the flu every year, but only a fraction of students get vaccinated at ASU

Flu season is approaching, and ASU staff and students are confronting the reality of the flu vaccine.

By Ethan Millman | August 21, 2016

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