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Sun Devil Athletics mourns the loss of Don 'Donze' Mullett
Don “Donze” Mullett supported Arizona State University’s hockey program since its club days in 2000 when his youngest son, Chris, played for the team.
In 2014, Mullett and his wife, Barbara, were instrumental in elevating Sun Devil Hockey to NCAA Division I status through their philanthropic…
Purdue administrator Manushag Powell named new chair of ASU English department
Manushag N. “Nush” Powell, a literary historian and public scholar who most recently served as secretary of faculties and associate head of English at Purdue University, will be the next chair of the Department of English at Arizona State University. She will officially take the helm on July 1.
“…
ASU helps document history, implement new technologies for 100-year-old botanical garden
Earth Day is every day for the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, but this year is especially significant as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Arizona State University is working with the arboretum on several innovative projects to document Arizona’s oldest and largest botanical garden.
The partnership…
ASU engineers working on 'talking' cars
Lightning McQueen saves Radiator Springs. KITT from Knight Rider wooshes up the road with David Hasselhoff in the driver’s seat. Optimus Prime and his crew of Transformers keep on trucking.
The idea of a talking car — a friend who literally picks you up — looms large in the popular imagination.…
When giving goes global: ASU family invests in students studying media abroad
The dream of studying abroad and making connections globally while in college is often hindered by the substantial cost of traveling and living in a different country.
But thanks to the generosity of longtime Arizona State University supporters Adelaida V. and Barry S. Severson, many students at…
Barrett, The Honors College at ASU announces its 2024 outstanding graduates
Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University has named seven outstanding graduates from the spring 2024 graduating class who will be recognized for their academic prowess, leadership, service, community involvement and creativity at the honors college’s convocation set for 2 p.m. on May…
Gates Foundation to fund research on antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance, what happens when germs develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them, is a growing concern among scientists today.
When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, common infections can be harder or impossible to treat, leading to longer illnesses, more severe…
Sun Devil Giving Day 2024: Students, faculty, staff champion generosity in creative ways
On Sun Devil Giving Day, March 21, Arizona State University’s campus communities found new and creative ways to champion generosity at the university.
Sun Devil Giving Day is ASU’s annual day of giving, during which students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters worldwide donate to the programs…
The next generation of cybersecurity pros drill in the dojo
Tales of massive data breaches at well-known companies like Bank of America, American Family Insurance and T-Mobile dominate the national news. The Internet Crime Report, compiled annually by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, warns of alarming growth in cybercrime, with official complaints…
Annual alumni golf event returns to Papago Park
The Student Alumni Association, in collaboration with the ASU Alumni Association, is gearing up for the fourth annual Alissa Serignese Maroon and Gold Golf Classic, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 16, at Papago Golf Club.
In a tribute to the late Alissa Serignese, a distinguished "double…
New scholarship for history students named in honor of ASU alumna
Laura Harris Hales was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an author and a reluctant-but-successful podcaster who, with her husband Brian Hales, started "Latter-day Saint Perspectives," a podcast that examined the history and doctrines of the LDS church by…
Alums launch scholarship for 'underdog' students who work while at ASU
Two Arizona State University alums are raising money for a scholarship to help students who are “underdogs.”
The Gritty Scholarship will benefit ASU students who are average students, working their way through college. In fact, there’s a grade point average maximum of 3.5 for recipients, about a B…
Sun Devil Giving Day fuels ASU's charter values
When Jacquelyn Shugarts was an undergraduate biological sciences major, she made time to volunteer in the Banner Ironwood Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit.
She would stuff “mommy bags” with diapers, underwear, soap and wipes for new moms or keep the NICU stocked for the nurses.
“The…
Kenro Kusumi appointed ASU senior vice provost, dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kenro Kusumi, a professor of life sciences and dean of natural sciences, has been named university senior vice provost and dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.
“Dean Kusumi has served ASU in a variety of leadership roles that will help him to engage with…
Scientists and philanthropists unite to combat cancer
Every year, nearly 10 million people die from cancer worldwide, often because it was diagnosed at an advanced stage, when it is harder to successfully treat. While research has come a long way in the early detection of various forms of cancer, there are still many hard-to-find cancers.
Biodesign…
ASU honors 15 individuals, 3 community organizations with Social Work Month Awards
Arizona State University’s School of Social Work honored students, faculty, staff, alumni and notable local community organizations at the presentation of the school’s annual Social Work Month Awards.
The School of Social Work (SSW) paid tribute to 15 individuals and three organizations for…
Improved cancer literacy is music to researchers’ ears
When it comes to cancer, Carlo Maley is out to treat it and beat it.
Maley is a biologist, the director of the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center and a professor in Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences. He primarily studies three things: how normal tissue evolves into cancers, why some…
ASU expands reach with new institute to nurture, enhance children’s relationships
The Sanford Harmony Program, developed by researchers at Arizona State University, has fostered positive relationships for more than 15 million preschool and elementary school children in more than 400,000 classrooms in the U.S. and 47 countries since 2008.
The program encourages preschool and…
College of Health Solutions scholarship honors speech and hearing professor
James Case loved teaching.
Specifically, he loved helping develop future practitioners and teachers in the field of speech-language pathology as part of Arizona State University’s former Department of Speech and Hearing for 31 years.
His son, Jeff Case, said it was appropriate that the James Case…
Jemele Hill to deliver lecture on race relations at ASU
Emmy Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill will be the featured speaker at the 2024 A. Wade Smith and Elsie Moore Memorial Lecture on Race Relations, hosted by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.
Hill is the co-founder of Lodge Freeway Media and a contributing…
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