Faculty Achievements

Arizona State University on June 1 was selected to join the prestigious Association of American Universities, which comprises the nation’s elite research universi

Mark Greenblatt, an award-winning investigative journalist for Scripps News, will take over as executive editor of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walte

Imagine creating and folding tiny, intricate shapes and structures, made from DNA, that can deliver drugs to specific targets in the body, potentially reprogramming the body to fight off diseases,

Zócalo Public Square, a media enterprise of Arizona State University, has been named a finalist in nine categories for the prestigious 65th annual

Editor's note: New Faces on Campus is a new monthly feature by ASU News showcasing faculty members who have been hired in the 2022–23 academic year.

When high school students consider majoring and working in a field as broad as engineering, it can be difficult to narrow down what the right fit may be without firsthand knowledge. 

For one of the largest universities in the nation, technology plays a critical role in the advancement of student and learner success. 

More than 800 musicians will visit Arizona State University next week for the International Tuba – Euphonium Conference to write music, hone their cra

A $4.5 million groundbreaking grant will fund research to explore a promising link between aerobic exercise and slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease in a study led by an Arizona Sta

An Arizona State University researcher recently co-authored a perspective article as part of the sp

Word choice matters a lot when it comes to research.

Arizona State University alum Esther Almazán, who earned her MFA in dramatic writing in 2020 from the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, has spent the past year researching and writing in Galway,

Artist, educator and performer Nicole Bradley Browning is joining the faculty of the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affected an estimated 3.6% of Americans in 2022, with women (8%) and veterans (10% of males and 19% of

Using fiber-reinforced concrete instead of rebar-supported slabs for constructing Metro Phoenix light rail extensions is giving new meaning to rapid transit.

According to Gabriel Shaibi, it was luck that brought him and Jocelyn Diaz Sanchez together in their work to prevent diabetes among high

“Space has become essential to our security and prosperity.”

A nationally respected social policy analyst whose textbooks have guided thousands of social workers, Professor Elizabeth Segal of the

During what many scientists and scholars have described as the most decisive decade of our time for climate change and social justice outcomes, the decisions we make today are especially crit

Cells are more than just bags of molecules. They are complex and dynamic environments with frequent molecular interactions orchestrating life’s most basic events.

According to a study, half of all undergraduate engineering students in the United States s

Biological sex differences, such as differences in hormones, reproductive organs and chromosomes, can influence how our genes are read and how they interact with other factors in our bodies.

More than 120 guests flocked to the historic National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on April 28 to celebrate the inaugural Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’

Electronic devices are among the necessities of modern life.

“To read is to fly; it is to soar to a point of vantage, which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.” — A.C.

Mother’s Day will be celebrated around the country on May 14, when moms will be honored and showered with gifts – perhaps flowers, cards, personal services, meals or jewelry.

In response to Arizona’s unprecedented water challenges, the Narrative Storytelling Initiative at Arizona State Univer

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When Bruce Ward went to Walmart to buy art supplies in August 2020, he was nearly blinded by the array of paint colors.

Days earlier, he had ended 11 years and 40 days of incarceration.

On Friday, April 18, Arizona State University’s chief information officer (CIO) Lev Gonick was named the 2023 Arizona CIO of the Year as part of the

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the summer 2023 issue of ASU Thrive magazine.

Associate Professor Sarah Amira de la Garza is retiring after more than three decades at Arizona State University and the 

Reliable and safe electric power is the heartbeat of modern society.

The Arizona State University Faculty Women of Color Caucus, or FWOCC, recently presented two of its four annual awards to members of the Watts College of Pu

The beauty and wonder of nature has inspired scientists, artists and storytellers alike. 

In response to an increasing focus on open access publishing by research funders, a new ASU partnership is pleased

After 60 years at Arizona State University, world-renowned Regents Professor Peter Buseck has announced his retirement.

Set in 1944 at Fort Neal, Louisiana, a segregated all African American Army base during World War II, “A Soldier’s Play” is a murder mystery that follows the investigation into the murder of

Loyalty is a virtue that every employer embraces in its workers.

But in many cases, it is not a two-way street.

USA Today Editor-in-Chief Nicole Carroll is joining the ASU Media Enterprise on M

Search and rescue efforts following disasters like the massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are a race against time.

Cells are the building blocks of our body and many other organisms. But did you know that sometimes cells need to die?

Living in the desert can sometimes mean overusing water for landscaping and lawns, especially for those who are unfamiliar with local vegetation and native species.

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Many of the machines that we rely on, such as automobiles, computers and smartphones, as well as renewable energy systems, aerospace and defense systems, and industrial equipment, just to name a fe

The Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra, five ASU Choirs, two voice faculty and two graduate student soloists will collaborate on one of the masterpieces of Western art music, Beethoven’s S

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According to the Big Bang Theory, a tiny speck of unimaginable energy exploded 13.8 billion years ago, creating all matter in the universe and eventually forming the galaxies, planets and sta

Upon the announcement of its creation in late 2022

The School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University is mourning the loss of Professor Jack Farmer, who died on Feb. 22. 

The annual Gary Krahenbuhl Difference Maker Award was established through the generous contributions of faculty, staff and friends of Arizona State University, to honor a faculty member who personi

The W. P.

In celebration of Earth Day, students, faculty and staff from across the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and

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This month, the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A.

Arizona State University has 14 graduate degree programs in the top 10 nationwide — including one that is No.

In the newest U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankings, the W. P.

Arizona State University has announced that the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles will be part of the expansion of fashion educat

All that stood between Rachel Thompson and completing a crucial piece of a project nearly three years in the making was a little more than 10,000 miles and a few flight connections.

Spring has sprung, and the residents of Mirabella at ASU are warming up with gardening thanks to faculty and students from the Arizona State University School of Arts, Media and Engineering.

A set of

“Behind the Wallpaper,” a recently released studio album by the Grammy-nominated ensemble Spektral Quartet and avant-pop vocalist

Arizona State University’s Institute for Humanities Research, or IHR, has announced five seed grant recipients for 2023–24.

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s world premiere presentation of “Proximity,” a trio of new American

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Semiconductor manufacturing’s return to the U.S.

Sally Ball understood the question. She just didn’t understand why it was being asked.

Chris Hoshnic was having dinner with a few friends in February when he told them about an event he was working on.

Coral reefs are on the front lines of climate change. 

Irma Carmona’s parents were very proud when they learned she had received a college scholarship, she said — an important step as she was about to become the first in her family to enroll in a unive

A 15th-century doctrine that allowed European countries to claim lands belonging to Indigenous peoples was recently renounced by the Vatican.

Several guest artists selected Arizona State University dance students to learn original choreography for new creative works that will premiere in this year’s

As Cynthia Sagers suggested student-led projects in her Vegetation Dynamics class last semester, she mentioned the arboretum at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, millions of Ukrainians fled their country. They were not the only ones on the run. 

As artificial intelligence research evolves, new advances and technologies regularly make national headlines.

Zach Featherstone was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2016.

The School of Music, Dance and Theatre recently hosted the seventh annual Latin Sol festival, a weekend-long celebration of Latin dance styles.

Solutions that touch many facets of life in Arizona and beyond were on display from Arizona State University at the state Capitol on Tuesday.

Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is once again the top overall school in the Broadcast Education Associ

Samuel Oatts, a doctoral student in trumpet performance, is having a busy spring semester at Arizona State University.

Micha Espinosa, professor in Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance a

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, six in 10 adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic health condition.

This Earth Month, let’s talk about bees.

We can learn a lot from the almost two million bees at Arizona State University. But we could know more if we could see inside the hive.

About 2,000 miles below the surface of our planet, Earth's rocky mantle meets the molten, metallic outer core.

Arizona State University faculty members are learning how to create and maintain places of diversity, equity and inclusion in their teaching, research and service as members of the ASU Faculty Acad

On a bright and early Saturday morning, a group of Arizona State University students gathered in a remote desert area, just west of Quartzite, Arizona. 

Jazz great Wynton Marsalis had a two-word message for the audience gathered at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix on Saturday for the 10th annual Delivering Democracy event put on by Arizona St

For the second year, the Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation Genocide Awareness Week will be held at Arizona State University. 

Quietly housed on the fifth floor of Lattie F.

Arizona State University’s Dmitry Matyushov, professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and the Department

Regents Professor Ana Moore is the longest continuously serving female faculty member of Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences, s

Since we’re in the thick of NCAA basketball’s March Madness, let’s pretend you’re a member of the selection committee for a tournament of another kind, tasked with identifying invitees for a bracke

Since he began dancing at age 7, Victor Quijada has explored many different forms, starting out on the hip-hop and breakdance scene and eventually incorporating ball

Throughout her career, Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Associate Professor

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With advancements in natural language processing, artificial intelligence has the potential to generate written content that is indistinguishable from human writing, blurring the lines betwee

In the late 19th and early 20th century, the U.S. government created and implemented more than 400 Indian boarding schools.

America’s pastime has grown significantly since its inception in the 1830s and now can be found worldwide, with players from more than 20 countries playing in U.S.

Hao Yan, director of the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design

Before the League of Nations and the United Nations, it’s a little-known fact that advanced scientific cooperation on a global scale had already commenced. 

Universities and colleges can do a wonderful job of solving society's problems, educating the populace and making life better for everyone.

For over a decade, Matthew Peeples has researched and studied how network science can be used for archaeo

An Arizona State University study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry pro

Arizona State University engineering faculty members are at the forefront of efforts to develop interdisciplinary solutions to mounting and wide-ranging U.S. transportation challenges.

Semiconductors power the systems through which society functions: communications, transportation, manufacturing, defense and more. But the U.S.

Why do some regions of the world have so many species of plants while others have so few?

Twenty-one young leaders came from 10 Southeast Asian nations to learn ways to overcome community-development challenges in their homelands, but once they arrived at Arizona State University, they

Under the intensity of the Arizona summer sun, a young pair of siblings press together in an attempt to share shade under an umbrella as they walk home from school.

If you’ve been driving around Phoenix recently, you might have done a double take when glancing at the car next to you — some of them are without a driver, and on occasion, without any occupa

Across the globe, the differences in how trauma and mental health are addressed are as varied as the cultures and people dealing with them.

Arizona State University Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences and

The announcement that Dr.

For as long as she can remember, Ashley Schmiedeknecht has wanted to be a nurse.

The Southwest Clean Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINe) is submitting a full proposal for the development of a desert Southwest clean hydrogen hub.

The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University has recently founded the Center for Biomaterials Innovation and Translation.

In front of a record-breaking crowd of nearly 980 community leaders, business executives and Arizona State University alumni on March 2, the 2023

Ayoub Daliri is heartened when he hears President Joe Biden speak.

An international team of scientists have completed the most detailed look yet at the planet’s recent climatic history, including seasonal temperatures dating back 11,000 years to the beginning of w

Residents of Arizona are no strangers to the notion of their state’s landscape being barren and harsh, however misguided it may be.

Our eyes allow us to communicate with other people without needing to talk.

Performance artist, comedian and writer Kristina Wong has a lot to say about society.

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the spring 2023 issue of ASU Thrive magazine.

Several Arizona state legislators heard from Arizona State University’s industry partners on Friday that the state needs to continue to step up its investment in the semiconductor industry.

For the first time since negotiations began more than 15 years ago, more than 100 countries have agreed on a United Nations treaty to protect the world’s oceans. 

Jack Szostak is known by many for his significant contributions to the field of genetics.

From a conference room on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, a group of students have found a way to help survivors of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

This fall, the Department of English at Arizona State University will again offer courses that engage a local-to-global view of issues through the lenses of media and language.

Peterson Zah, the first president of the Navajo Nation and a graduate of Arizona State University, died Tuesday, March 7, at age 85.

When Thomas Czerniawski rides his bicycle to work every day among a sea of cars, he wonders if he mi

Arizona State University is leading a large, interdisciplinary initiative to help reduce gender-based violence in El Salvador, with the goal of stemming the flow of irregular migration to the Unite

While urban dwellers can easily exist in relative anonymity in their own neighborhoods, an often-cited advantage of rural living is being around people with a strong sense of place, who understand

How great is the overlap between burrowing owl habitats and areas of high solar project potential in Arizona?

Jessica Gerton was about to begin her first session as a student counselor for Arizona State University’s Counselor Training Center when she said she was nearly overcome with anxiety.

Despite having a year-round growing season and rich, productive soil, Hawaii has the highest food costs in the U.S. and a stro

Independent filmmaker Milcho Manchevski visited Arizona State University this February for a weeklong residency where he shared his perspectives on storytelling with students a

The ASU Library is pleased to announce Kerri Rittschof as the new director of its

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University played host to a historic event on Feb. 23. 

What does it mean to be human?

When President Barack Obama visited Mexico in May 2013, he praised America’s southern neighbor for its commitment to democracy and a growing economy, and urged both nations to “work together in mut

Intrepid, innovative and inspiring describe Jesse Jones, the first person to receive a PhD in chemistry from Arizona State University, in 1963.

Communities across Arizona, the nation and the world all face both similar challenges and unique opportunities regarding aging populations.

Still considered one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S.

A program managed by Arizona State University’s Youth Justice Lab that helps juveniles keep up academically while they experience de

An Arizona State University criminology and criminal justice professor is using funding from a program that supports worthy, early-career academics in researching and testing new ways to empo

In celebration of Black History Month, the Arizona State University orchestras and DBR Lab will collaborate on a concert celebrating both contemporary and historical contributions made by Black com

Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s 21st secretary of state, joined students, faculty, staff and community members at The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Thursda

In 2016, Arizona State University's School of Politics and Global Studies honored Lynn Vavreck

While many neurodegenerative diseases are classified as age-related illnesses, some influential factors are at play as early as conception.

Gayle King, the award-winning co-host of “CBS Mornings,” reflected on her life, career and rise to prominence as she accepted the 39th Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism presented b

A new grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will fund research at Arizo

As the United States and India pledge to expand cooperation and technology partnerships between the two nations, an important figure in India recently received an up-close look at innovation at Ari

As the possibilities of virtual reality (VR) sensory experiences continue to expand, one area that could use some attention is fluid dynamics.

Angela Banks knew she wanted to be a lawyer when she was in the seventh grade. 

Viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, use an extensive arsenal to help them cleverly evade the immune system, proliferate and cause disease.

The School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University will celebrate the

Ronald J.

Innovation is thriving at Arizona State University, not only in research labs but in course design, student support, sustainability and community partnerships.

Katherine Johnson, the "human computer" whose mathematical prowess helped launch humans into space.

Mentorship is one of the most crucial aspects of the faculty role — and can be the most rewarding.

Arizona State University Biodesign Institute researchers have received three significant new grants, advancing knowledge of digestive proteins in the human gut, toxic exposure to fungi during

Enduring a single traumatic event, such as losing a loved one or a spouse, can be especially hard and can negatively impact psychological well-being.

On Monday, Jan. 23, an esteemed panel of experts from Arizona State University and the technology and government sectors shared their perspectives on the recent resurgence of U.S.

Kathy Hoffman, who led the Arizona Department of Education as superintendent of public instruction from 2019 to 2023, is joining Arizona State University’s Mary

The Desert Skies Music Symposium on Research in Music Education, one of the longest continuously running independent research forums of its kind in the United States, will be held at Arizona State

Turtles have been on Earth for about 260 million years, making them older than dinosaurs.

Arizona State University Associate Professor of history Julian Lim recently received a fellowship from the Natio

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas that contributes to the effects of global warming.

Arizona State University has reimagined the way that biology will be taught, using a curriculum that focuses on real-world skills, such as problem-solving, and prioritizes student success.

It’s been said that love and money are often the two most wanted things in life. And every February, they unite to become a power couple.

Arizona State University’s charter states, “ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it exc

Seven Arizona State University dance students are speaking out about important social issues in this year’s senior projects. 

College of Health Solutions faculty were able to shake off years of restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic at the 2023 Faculty Resear

Ibram X.

The Super Bowl is back in Phoenix for the first time since 2015. While fans around the world will be cheering during the Feb.

If you’re in the habit of using Siri to search the web, having Alexa turn on your lights, creating unique portraits with the Lensa app or writing with the help of ChatGPT, you are interacting with

Black History Month, which takes place Feb. 1–March 1, is observed annually to commemorate people and events significant to the African diaspora.

The Super Bowl is one of America’s most popular sporting events, garnering around 

On a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Arizona State University’s West campus, it was imperative to follow the bouncing blue balloons. 

John Alcock, a beloved Arizona State University Regents Professor and pioneer in ecology and animal behavior, died on Jan. 15 at the age of 80. 

Arizona State University is a place where big thinkers convene and important conversations take place.

Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living thin

As one of the world’s leading quantitative geneticists, Michael Lynch knows everything there is to know about natural evolution.

Including the fact his life hardly evolved naturally.

Arizona’s water supply — including the Colorado River, which also pro

Lack of access to computers and cellphones. No internet. Computer illiteracy. 

The new year is getting off to a great start for Stacy Leeds. 

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected Arizona State

Last week, microelectronics leaders from across the nation came together for the 2023 Microelectronics Education and Workforce Development, or ME

If you browse the energy drink aisle at any grocery store you’ll find a great variety of canned, caffeinated options, including an abundance of coffees, nitro cold brews and sugary carbonated

At a time when trustworthy news is more important than ever, and when most people say they want news that is unbiased, the traditional notion of journalistic objectivity is under attack from journa

A national leader in criminology is in residence at Arizona State University during the spring semester as the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s first

Arizona State University students and employees shared their passion and expertise with members of the community at the Open Door celebration on Saturday at the Downtown Phoenix campus.

Every fraction of a second counts when transmitting data for time-sensitive operations such as assembly lines or autonomous vehicles.

Arizona State University first-year student Selena Morse has taken on challenges of environmental conservation and humanitarian advocacy for much of her life.

Cindy Marten smiled as she looked at the Mesa Westwood High students sitting around her at a table in the school library.

Never again.

A simple phrase; two small words to represent the magnitude of a global commitment to forever stand against the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Petr Šulc, an assistant professor at Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and the

Several years ago, when Alexander Soto (Tohono O’odham), director of the

In its continued effort to make college more accessible through innovative methods, Arizona State University is partnering with YouTube and Crash Course to offer college courses

In the newest U.S.

U.S. News & World Report named three Arizona State University online programs No.

The Ira A.

Online dating may have a certain stigma attached to it (and a few horror stories as well). But it is now one of the most common ways to meet a romantic partner.

William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. Seven years later he was immortalized.

Each spring, the ASU Alumni Association hosts Founders' Day, Arizona State University's signature event that honors the changemakers who exemplify the pioneering leaders who founded the university'

With a few flicks of his wrists, Tony Obr manipulated his modular synthesizer to produce an array of musical tones that ranged from a car door ch

Foundation and Regents Professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton will be the next speaker at Arizona State University's Library’s “

On Jan.

In his inaugural address, Arizona State University President Michael Crow acknowledged “religion’s enormous role in conflict and public affairs around the world” and

Back on a warmer continent, from what some are calling a “study abroad adventure of a lifetime,” 15 students and faculty from Arizona State University are putting into words what others have only e

While the CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law less than six months ago, releasing $52 billion over five years for a push to improve national security technology, Arizona State University has

They can often be seen in the night sky as quick streaks of light. This flashy display signals their vaporization as they speed and heat up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health.

Smart technology enhances the ways we live with more convenience, safety and inclusive services.

Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University has named actress and author Diane Guerrero the 2023 John J. Rhodes Chair.

Sometimes it takes a while for a message to take shape.

As technology has rapidly advanced over the past half century, there have been many areas of scholarship that have started developing, such as engineering, computer sciences and data analytic

If you walk by the glass windows of ASU’s Ancient Technology Lab at 10 a.m.