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March 04, 2009

March, 2009

03/04/09

University:  President Crow: West campus on track to become 'classic American arts and sciences campus'

ASU President Michael Crow discussed the role of the West campus as a core component of the university at a Wednesday public forum attended by more than 500 people.

03/04/09

Education:  Food for thought: Why not a warning label on value-added testing?

If America's consumers must be warned of possible food and drug dangers, why shouldn't education consumers be warned of the pitfalls of standardized value-added assessments of their students?

03/04/09

Engineering | Education | Students | Community | Engineering:  Work to combat air pollution earns engineering student scholarship

Environmental engineering graduate student Tingting Gao wins a prestigious scholarship from a national industry association based on her research to help alleviate air pollution.

03/04/09

Sports:  Leake and Stevens named ASU Athletes of the Week

Baseball player Mike Leake and Track and Field athlete Sarah Stevens have been named ASU's Athletes of the Week for the week ending March 7.

03/04/09

Sports:  Gym Devils to battle longtime rival Utah

Sun Devils will travel to compete against No. 2 Utah on Friday, March 6.

03/04/09

Sports:  Water polo to face Stanford

The Sun Devils will host the No. 1 Cardinal on Saturday, March 7.

03/04/09

Law:  Saks participates in AAFS meeting

Professor Michael Saks, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, was a speaker at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, "Forensic Science: Envisioning and Creating the Future," held on Feb. 16-21 in Denver.

03/04/09

Law:  College of Law to offer new flexible schedule

The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law will, for the first time, offer a flexible-schedule option to incoming students, Dean Paul Schiff Berman announced.

03/04/09

Administration:  Lindsay tackles leadership program head-on

Candacy Lindsay has all the makings of a leader – the assistant director of Sponsored Projects Service recently completed a year-long leadership training program, approaching the project with great enthusiasm and diligence.

03/04/09

Community:  Former Labor Secretary to address economic issues

Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will deliver this year’s John P. Frank Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m., March 19 in the Evelyn Smith Music Theatre on ASU’s Tempe campus.

03/04/09

Sports:  ASU women's basketball faces Cal at Berkeley

03/03/09

Law:  Punishment theory examined in Shoen Leading Scholars Lecture

The goal of punishment has been a longstanding issue of debate in America, a debate that has come to a momentous crossroads, according to Paul H. Robinson, one of the world's leading scholars on criminal law, who delivered the First Annual Edward J. Shoen Leading Scholars Lecture on Feb. 26 at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

03/03/09

University | Faculty and Staff | Alumni:  Alumni Association honors world-changing innovators

The ASU Alumni Association is honoring faculty members and alumni involved in solving challenges with world-changing consequences at its Founders’ Day Awards Dinner.

03/03/09

Science | Community:  K-12 teachers become Martian explorers at ASU

Science teachers from Arizona visited Mars vicariously and learned how to take their classrooms with them on future trips.

03/03/09

Sports:  Baseball hosts Holy Cross

03/03/09

Law:  Hessick published in 'Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court'

Law professor Andrew Hessick has written two entries – one on the Calendar of the Court, the other on Orders – in the new five-volume Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States.

03/03/09

Law:  Hessicks co-author article in 'Alabama Law Review'

Law professors Carissa Byrne Hessick and Andrew Hessick have co-authored an article, "Appellate Review of Sentencing Decisions," in the Alabama Law Review.

03/03/09

Law:  Tsosie speaks at Tribal Leaders Conference

Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently spoke on "Transitions: Building Stronger Tribal Governance," at the Second Annual Tribal Leaders Conference.

03/03/09

Business | Law:  Experts meet to discuss improving U.S.-China trade

Some of the top minds in the business, legal, academic and policy worlds are addressing how to improve trade relations between the United States and China at a series of invitation-only forums sponsored by ASU and the nonprofit Kearny Alliance.

03/03/09

Sports:  Jones named Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week

03/03/09

University:  Coyote Crisis to test ASU during spring break

ASU's Tempe campus will be the site of a major disaster drill for state and local agencies March 9 - 13.

03/02/09

University | Arts / Culture | Science:  Science minds gather for 'origins' symposium

Some of the greatest minds in science, including six Nobel Laureates, will gather to discuss the origins of everything, from the universe to humanity, April 6, in ASU Gammage.

03/02/09

Science | Community partnerships:  Geoscience exhibit displays 'Trail of Time'

Edging the rim of the Grand Canyon and paving the way for geoscience education, the world's largest geoscience interpretative exhibit nears completion.

03/02/09

Sports:  Bethke, Turner finish as national runners-up at USATF indoor meet

03/02/09

Sports:  ASU set to host men's swimming Pac-10 Championships

The Sun Devils will host Arizona, California, Stanford, USC and Washington as part of the men's swimming Pac-10 Championships, March 4-7.

03/02/09

Arts / Culture:  Speaker answers hard questions about Islam

In a lecture, titled "Private Faith/Public Faith: Religion and Government," Daisy Kahn addressed questions about how Americans perceive Islam and what Muslims believe about violence and the relationship of faith and government.

03/02/09

Law | Faculty and Staff:  Weinstein book on extreme speech and democracy published

Extreme Speech and Democracy, a book edited by law professor James Weinstein and British barrister Ivan Hare, recently has been published by Oxford University Press.

03/02/09

Law:  Berman essay published in 'Missouri Law Review'

An essay by law dean Paul Schiff Berman, "Federalism and International Law Through the Lens of Legal Pluralism," was recently published in a symposium issue of the Missouri Law Review.

03/02/09

University | Faculty and Staff | Students:  Nominations sought for 'Excellence in Diversity Awards'

The 14th annual edition of the "Excellence in Diversity Awards" begins with nominations for outstanding faculty, staff and students at ASU's West campus who have worked to promote academic inclusion.

03/02/09

International engagement:  CLAS hosts 'Holy Sites & Holy War' symposium

"Holy Sites & Holy War in the Middle East," a research symposium March 2-3, at ASU, brings together scholars working on disparate aspects of holiness and conflict in the Middle East.

03/02/09

Sports:  Robles captures Pac-10 wrestling title as ASU finishes fifth

Anthony Robles earns gold at the Pac-10 Wrestling Championships as ASU finishes fifth.

03/02/09

Sports:  Men's hoops hosts Stanford and Cal

ASU hosts Stanford on Thursday, March 5 and Cal on Saturday, March 7.

03/02/09

University | Administration | International engagement:  Crow: Universities must be more evolutionary in their character

ASU President Michael M. Crow tells an international audience that universities must focus on "innovation of themselves" and expand on the traditional roles they've played in the past.

03/02/09

Science | Students | Bioscience / Biotech:  DNA sequencing stimulates student researcher

Charlene Bashore, once a self-proclaimed “science nerd,” is now working with DNA in hopes of discovering new ways to manufacture medicine and more.

03/01/09

Sports:  Wrestling sends three to Pac-10 finals

03/01/09

Sports:  Softball clinches Wilson/DiMarini Invitational title

After a 5-0 win over Southern Utah, the Sun Devils collected the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational title. Next, ASU hosts South Dakota State for is a three game series.