James Harden scored a tournament-record and career-high 40 points to lead Arizona State's 88-58 rout of Texas El Paso in the third-place game of the 76 Classic on Sunday night.
Professor Joe Feller, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, participated in the 11th Annual Conference on Litigating Regulatory Takings Claims on Nov. 7, held at Stanford Law School.
Professor Gary Marchant, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently co-edited a book that examines a major new use for genomic research - setting environmental policy and regulation.
An information session on “ASU in Cape Town, South Africa – Summer 2009,” an education program that offers a glimpse into a post-Apartheid South African city, will be held Dec. 8.
Twenty large laundry baskets and bins stuffed with the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal were assembled by staff and faculty for the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance.
The arts are on the environmental stage this December, as the featured sculpture in the Night Gallery is comprised of reclaimed concrete that also incorporates fire, earth, air and water.
ASU’s all-volunteer program, ASU Cares, has been honored with the very first Heart of Business Award, in the Outstanding Company Project category, from The Business Journal.
Top economic experts will deliver their forecasts for Arizona and the nation at the 45th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon co-sponsored by ASU's economics department and JPMorgan Chase.
Foundations led by two ASU alumni have made a joint contribution to an ASU research project seeking to improve devices used to treat and cure cardiovascular diseases.
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Katie Barclay Penkoff will receive Girl Scout World Awards at an event on Dec. 6 that pays tribute to outstanding Arizona women and their contributions to their communities.
Sun Devil sophomore James Harden has been named the U.S. Bank Pac-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Week for November 17 - 23, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today.
Engineering professor Brad Allenby has been selected for a 2008 Professors of the Year award from from two of the most prominent organizations supporting higher education.
Kyle Squires, chair of ASU's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the world’s second largest organization of physicists.
ASU men's basketball team travels to Anaheim for the 76 Classic, Nov. 27-30. The Sun Devils will face a strong eight-team field, starting with Charlotte.
The College of Technology and Innovation has realigned six departments into three: the Department of Engineering, the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Technology Management.
Despite winning three bouts, the Sun Devils fell to No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones on Sunday. The Sun Devils slipped to 2-2 overall on the season while the Cyclones improved to 3-0.
Help may be on the way for those who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, thanks to a $1 million grant given to an ASU-led research team from the National Institutes of Health.
Sixty years after the United Nations ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a daylong conference featuring Holocaust survivor Magda Herzberger will look at human and refugee rights on Dec. 3 at ASU's West campus.
Professor Hava Tirosh-Samuelson will be one of 30 representatives discussing the world’s climate issues at the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change from Nov. 28-29.
A leading engineering institute recognizes the international contributions of an ASU chemical engineering research professor to fluidization and fluid-particle flow systems.
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication celebrated the official grand opening of its new home in the hub of downtown Phoenix on Thursday.
Gary Waissi, former dean of the School of Global Management, has joined ASU Global as an associate vice president to work on global academic programming.
In a twist on nontraditional uses of ultrasound, a group of ASU neuroscientists has developed pulsed ultrasound techniques that can remotely stimulate brain circuit activity.
Doug Fridsma, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, has been elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Medical Informatics.
Professor Joe Feller, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, delivered the talk, "Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law," at two meetings held in the West over the summer.
Senior Sybil Dosty (Women's Basketball) and true freshman Lawrence Guy (Football) have been named ASU's Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 22.
The ASU women's cross country team will be making their 11th-consecutive national appearance at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday, November 24, at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
Former Sun Devil and current Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been named Major League Baseball's 2008 American League Most Valuable Player.
Sun Devil and current Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been named the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced Tuesday.
Disease research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute will be aided by a new supercomputer system at ASU that operates at mind-boggling speed.
Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil, PBS news anchor team, are 2008 recipients of the Award for Excellence in Journalism presented annually by ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Three ASU students traveled to Italy this fall to play on historic organs and compete for prizes, bringing home second prize in the International Organ Competition, "Agati-Tronci."
Arizona State women's basketball team opens its season tonight when it squares off against Cleveland State in the first round of the 2008 Preseason WNIT.
ASU's Tempe-Downtown Phoenix intercampus shuttle will be discontinued at the end of the fall semester, as the METRO light rail opens up, connecting the two campuses via a direct, 20-minute ride.
Dr. Timothy Tyrrell recently spoke about "balance as an economic development strategy" at the 2008 Leisure Development International Forum in Hangzhou, China.
Rod Fuller, a member of Fennemore Craig’s intellectual property and life sciences practice, will speak on "The Importance of Intellectual Property in Advancing Science."
James Yee, a former U.S. Army Captain and Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, is presenting a lecture, Nov. 21, about his experience of being falsely arrested and imprisoned by the U.S. government.
The Arizona State University water polo program has received National Letters of Intent from Rebecca Clopp and Paige Walters, who will join the team for the 2010 season.
The Junior Sun Devil Club, presented by Shamrock Farms and the official kids club of Sun Devil Athletics, has grown to over 450 members in just one year.
Trent Lockett, a guard from Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn., has signed a letter of intent with ASU. Lockett ranks among the top 25 shooting guards in the nation.
The Helios Education Foundation is investing $1 million in ASU's history department to help prepare future teachers through building their historical knowledge base.
Edward Sylvester teaches that there’s beauty in simplicity, a message everyone can apply to their occupation, as part of The Barrett Downtown Speaker Series.
ASU graduate student Adrian Teo and lecturer Trian Georgeou spent a week in Italy touring top companies in the machine tool industry as part of the Italian Machine Tool Technology Awards.
Home loan modifications may be the best way to help homeowners stay in their houses and get the economy back on track, according to business professor Anthony Sanders.
Internationally-exhibited artist Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba brings his refugee memorial project to the ASU Art Museum in which he runs a distance equivalent to the diameter of the earth in various cities around the globe.
A number of alumni, including athletic coaches and athletes, will be at the Public Affairs tent during this year's ASU Block Party to meet and greet the university community.
The ASU softball and track & field teams paid a visit to the nation's capital to be honored for their national championship awards from the past academic year.
The Arizona State University water polo program has received two National Letters of Intent, as Shannon Haas and Morgan Leech-McDonald have signed with the Sun Devils.
New research is suggesting that variations in monsoon climate over longer time scales also influenced the evolution of the world's highest mountain chain, the Himalaya.
To help ASU students and staff become more aware of homelessness and hunger, the ASU Community Service Program is sponsoring a series of activities and events.
The Africa initiative Project, an interdisciplinary endeavor is sponsoring its first international symposium on Africa, Nov. 21 at the University Club on ASU's Tempe campus.
As people around the globe reflect on Nov. 4's historic presidential election, one Navajo grandmother celebrated her re-established right to cast her ballot with the help of ASU's Indian Legal Clinic.
Joel Naroff, who had the most accurate economic forecast among 2004-2007 Blue Chip Economics Indicators survey participants, will receive the 2008 Lawrence R. Klein Award, which is sponsored and judged by the W. P. Carey School of Business.
A dozen scholars from across the globe met recently at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law to discuss the promise and perils of current efforts to transform indigenous people’s governance of genomic research.
While winding down Homecoming’s memory lane be sure to include a visit to a certain hallway in Life Sciences A-wing – the one that houses the “Living Collection.”
Christine Roeger and Janice Kyle are two of six women working as scientific glassblowers in a university setting in the country and will be on hand during the Nov. 15 Homecoming Block Party to demonstrate their art.
Barrett, the Honors College, will celebrate its 20th anniversary during ASU Homecoming this year with a festive event for alumni, current students and faculty, and some of the key people who brought the college into existence.
Bands across campus are gearing up to play in the annual Battle of the Bands competition that is part of Arizona State University’s 2008 Homecoming festivities.
Students and the student-led Planning and Activities Board are gearing up for the annual Homecoming Fest at the Polytechnic campus at the Student Union on Nov. 13.
Three outstanding professors who have made exceptional contributions to undergraduate education at Arizona State University have been named President’s Professors.
A report produced by the Office of the University Economist at Arizona State University cites tax reductions that weren't matched by spending cuts as a primary force behind Arizona's current economic woes.
Four special events are demonstrating the innovation and enterprise of students and faculty from various disciplines across ASU in celebration of the first Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 17-23.
ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus will commemorate International Education Week with a food drive, lecture, film festival and a celebration of international students.
The Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota are holding a tree-planting event to officially kick off Tree Campus USA, a program that recognizes ASU for its best practices in campus community forestry.
Nancy Levinson, director of the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory, has been named editor of the Berkeley-based peer review journal, "Places," continuing in her current role at ASU, in conjunction with her new position.
Three top Arizona business leaders will receive the honor of being inducted into the W. P. Carey School of Business Homecoming Hall of Fame for their contribution to the community and economy.
Law dean Paul Schiff Berman has commissioned a bus to drive students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the College of Law to cheer on competing law students at the annual Jenckes Cup, held Nov. 14 at the University of Arizona.
The Cronkite School was abuzz with activity during election night as students produced live reports, a crowd watched returns on TV and media interacted with ASU experts who were on hand to provide event commentary.
In 50 years of Sun Devil football, the most familiar name may be that of legendary ASU head coach Frank Kush, who will appear at this year’s Homecoming Football Luncheon along with other great athletes from the reunion classes.
Arizona State University offers abundant opportunities for financial aid programs that ensure that a lack of family resources will not prevent enrollment or continued attendance for any qualified student.
Arizona State University is proposing to continue with the small-to-moderate, predictable tuition increase policy that was approved by the Arizona Board of Regents in 2007.
Tuesday Morning Music & Tea is one of two popular free morning concert series at Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale, features students and faculty from the Herberger College of Music.
Michio Kaku, renowned theoretical physicist and author, will discuss the turning point from fantasy to reality in the annual “Sci-fi Meets Sci-fact” lecture.
An ASU research team, headed by associate professor Ananias Escalante, will share in more than $6.3 million in awards for related studies on maleria and emergent disease.
A new, private university in Vietnam is looking at the "New American University" as a possible template for creating a "green" university in southern Vietnam.
Maroon and gold beads, pom-poms, banners, balloons, footballs, floats and a sea of maroon and gold will fill out the downtown landscape as students prepare for ASU Homecoming 2008.
ASU Piper Center's Jewell Parker Rhodes is releasing her newest book, “Yellow Moon,” the second book in a trilogy about voodoo, set in contemporary New Orleans.
The Sun Devils leave Arizona for the last time as they head to Seattle, Washington for a meeting with the Washington Huskies on Saturday, November 8 at Husky Stadium.
The Arizona State women's basketball team is ranked No. 18 in the country, according to the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 coaches' preseason poll released Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Law professors Aaron Fellmeth and Douglas Sylvester recently participated in International Law Weekend 2008, a conference about significant public and private law issues.
Alex Smith, a 2008 graduate of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, was among five finalists in a national contest, the Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Award for Excellence in Legal Writing.
Law professor Kenneth Abbott recently gave a keynote speech at a conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in which he addressed voluntary standards for social and environmental issues in the context of new forms of international regulation and global governance.
A group of scholar practitioners will gather at the College of Law to discuss the promise and perils of current efforts to transform indigenous peoples' governance of genomic research.
As part of ASU's commitment to provide a healthy campus environment, the university offers multiple resources to foster the open exchange of ideas and ensure that all members of the university community are safe and secure.
Polytechnic engineering professor Darryl Morrell worked with the CK-12 Foundation and several ASU faculty to create the first online engineering textbook written specifically for high school students.
Richard’s Reality examines chronic homelessness in Maricopa County and its high human and financial costs. The report combines personal stories with real and average costs for basic assistance.
The 2008-2009 Arizona State University Women's Basketball home season will feature many promotions this season, starting with Select-A-Seat Night on Wednesday.
ASU has been named one of the top producers of Fulbright Awards for students in the Chronicle of Higher Education, ranking sixth among all public research institutions.
This Friday night, Nov. 7, a crowd of enthusiastic ASU students will gather in downtown Phoenix to hear live music and become further acquainted with local business owners and residents.
All paths can lead to the teaching profession...that's the message of an expanded effort across ASU's campuses to assist students considering a career in teaching.
In spite of a grim economy, many Southwesterners are optimistic that conditions in the U.S. will improve over the next year, according to the ASU-Southwest Poll.
ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership has formed a unique early-reading partnership with the Burton Barr Public Library in Phoenix to take an important literacy message to children and families.
