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January 16, 2009

Research

01/14/09

University | Arts / Culture | Sustainability and environment:  Soulful superstar headlines Green Jazz series concert

International recording artist and Scottsdale resident Khani Cole will headline ASU’s Green Jazz Series concert, Jan. 27.

01/14/09

Engineering | Science | Research | Engineering:  Flexible display research lauded by publication

Research at ASU's Flexible Display Center has been cited as one of the top technological breakthroughs in 2008 by Wired magazine.

01/13/09

Bioscience / Biotech:  Researchers seek to create 'fountain of youth'

ASU's Biodesign Institute has partnered with the Methuselah Foundation in a research quest to vanquish age-related disease by making old cells feel younger.

01/13/09

Faculty and Staff | Research:  Krauss encourages sensible nuclear strategy

ASU physicist Lawrence Krauss is helping to re-examine the nation's nuclear policies as Board of Sponsors co-chair of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

01/13/09

Science | Students | Research | Earth / Space | Grants / Awards:  Grad student wins Astronomy Achievement Award

Hwihyun Kim, a graduate student in the School of Earth and Space Exploration, was named the recipient of the prestigious Chambliss Astronomy Student Achievement Award.

01/12/09

Bioscience / Biotech:  Salmonella bacteria overcome harsh environments to cause illness

ASU researcher Yixin Shi has taken a keen interest in the regulatory mechanisms that allow Salmonella bacteria to overcome their surroundings and continuously modify both their own and their host’s responses in order to stay alive.

01/09/09

Arts / Culture | Engineering | Education | Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Community partnerships | News coverage | Research | Engineering:  AME’s SMALLab is large portion of STEM article

An article in T.H.E. Journal features extensive commentary from David Birchfield, assistant AME professor and SMALLab.

01/08/09

Life Science | Research:  Hydrocarbon afterglow reveals reproductive cheaters

An ASU research team has discovered a chemically-based “honest indicator” that reveals reproductive cheating in ants.

01/08/09

Research | Grants / Awards:  New College prof helps land National Institute of Justice grant

Helping jurors understand and properly weigh forensic science evidence is the aim of a $496,000 grant won by ASU.

01/02/09

Students | Research:  Innovative student research nets scholarships

Eight Liberal Arts and Sciences students were chosen to receive undergraduate research scholarships for spring 2009.