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January 16, 2009

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01/16/09

Journalism | Students:  Student’s documentary reveals new portrait of refugees

Carly Campo is drawing attention to the resettlement process from a refugee’s point of view through her documentary on a recently arrived refugee family from Bhutan.

01/15/09

University:  Officials: Proposed budget cuts would severely harm ASU

Options proposed by the Arizona Legislature would cut the university system’s budget by up to $243 million for the remaining few months of fiscal year 2009.

01/15/09

University | Community:  'I Have a Dream' speech reenactment comes to West campus

A tradition dating back to 1991 continues at ASU's West campus on Jan. 29 as faculty member Charles St. Clair reenacts Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech.

01/15/09

University | Humanities:  Spring 2009 Humanities Lecture Series starts Jan. 29

Advancements in stem cell research and cloning and how religions will view genetic research will kick off a popular lecture series at the Downtown Phoenix campus.

01/15/09

Arts / Culture:  Winners announced in piano competitions

Stanislav Khristenko, a Russian pianist, and Qi Kong, of China took first places in their respective contests and age groups at the fourth annual Bösendorfer USASU and Schimmel USASU piano competitions held recently at ASU.

01/15/09

University:  ASU committed to energy conservation

ASU is committed to energy conservation not only through numerous efforts, including the nation’s first School of Sustainability, but through common everyday acts.

01/14/09

Law:  Murphy authors foreword to 'Resentment's Virtue'

Law professor Jeffrie Murphy wrote the foreword for a newly published book, Resentment's Virtue: Jean Améry and the Refusal to Forgive, written by Thomas Brudholm, research fellow at the Danish Institute for International Studies.

01/14/09

Law:  Tsosie to be judge for San Carlos Apache Tribal Court of Appeals

Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, will be sworn in on Jan. 30 as a new Court of Appeals Judge for the San Carlos Tribal Court of Appeals.

01/14/09

Sports:  Time changed for ASU wrestling's dual with Oklahoma

01/14/09

Sports:  Women's tennis opens season in Las Vegas

The Arizona State women's tennis team opens its spring season at the Freeman Memorial Invitational in Las Vegas.

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.

01/14/09

Sports:  Women's golf adds 2008 All-American Sweeney to roster

01/14/09

Business:  Greater Phoenix 2008 resale numbers finish year up compared to 2007

December activity brought 2008 to 81,700 recorded sales, with foreclosure activity representing 43 percent of the transactions.

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

Sports:  Gymnastics opens 2009 season at home against Missouri

The Arizona State women's gymnastics team will begin their 2009 season hosting Missouri on January 16.

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.

01/12/09

Community:  ASU’s MLK breakfast to be at West campus

All campuses will celebrate MLK legacy with events; no classes on Jan. 19.