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March 04, 2009

Research

12/24/08

Bioscience / Biotech:  Research points to land as origin for Earth's microbes

Biodesign postdoc Fabia Battistuzzi's new research argues that nearly two-thirds of all bacteria species share a common ancestor that was adapted to life on land.

12/22/08

Science | Life Science | Engineering:  Eight faculty members elected as AAAS Fellows

Eight ASU faculty members are among the 486 newly elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a prestigious international scientific society.

12/19/08

Research:  ASU geographer receives Presidential Early Career Award

ASU geographer Paul Torrens is among the newest recipients of a Presidential Early Career Award, an honor he was recognized with in a White House ceremony.

12/18/08

University | Students | Sustainability and environment:  ASU honors first-ever graduate in sustainability

Brigitte Bavousett received the first-ever master’s degree from ASU's School of Sustainability, the first degree-granting institution of its kind in the nation, at its fall commencement.

12/16/08

Life Science:  Online tools make biodiversity more accessible to public

Researchers from ASU are developing a Web tool that promises to revolutionize the way that people access information about the living world.

12/15/08

Administration | Bioscience / Biotech:  Biodesign appoints Tao to lead Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors

ASU's Biodesign Institute has appointmented Nongjian (N.J.) Tao as director of the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors.

12/15/08

Administration | Sustainability and environment:  ASU strengthens sustainability efforts

ASU is creating a new post to lead both the Global Institute of Sustainability and the School of Sustainability.

12/12/08

Research | Social Science:  Center broadens scope of demography

The Center for Population Dynamics is changing the way we think about demography and creating an inclusive and multi-discipline approach to its research.

12/12/08

Science | Faculty and Staff | Students | Research:  SESE community to present at American Geophysical Union meeting

More than 40 faculty members, research associates and students from the School of Earth and Space Exploration will be presenting the results of their research at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

12/09/08

Earth / Space:  Ancient oceans reveal secrets on survival of life

Scientists at ASU are studying how the distribution of elements on Earth – or beyond – shapes the distribution of life, the state of the environment and the course of evolution.