Posted in Events on Jul 28th, 2011
ASU’s West campus is set to play host for a forum featuring the candidates in Phoenix’s upcoming mayoral election. All six candidates have agreed to participate in the forum on Monday, Aug. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. in La Sala. The forum is hosted by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Arizona Latino Research [...]
Posted in Faculty and Staff, Faculty Research, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College on Jul 26th, 2011
Far from being just a way to kill time, videogames can be a powerful means to teach and inspire young people, according to a newly hired faculty member in ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Sasha Barab, who comes to ASU from Indiana University, is perhaps best known for his work in developing “Quest Atlantis,” an [...]
Posted in Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2011
It looks like just another lab in the CLCC building on ASU’s West campus, but it holds a sophisticated piece of equipment that drew a university student from Illinois to campus for a week in an effort to identify potentially dangerous bacteria that can be found in ambulances. The lab is run by Todd Sandrin, associate [...]
Posted in New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences on Jul 6th, 2011
A trip to New Orleans was an eye-opening experience for a group of grad students in the master of arts in social justice and human rights program offered through ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. More than five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, the students had the opportunity to tour the [...]
Posted in Community partnerships, Faculty and Staff, Fletcher Library, Students on Jul 1st, 2011
Those ASU librarians have really outdone themselves this time. Fletcher Library at the West campus is one of four ASU libraries (along with the Tempe, Downtown Phoenix and Polytechnic campus locations) where ASU students, faculty and staff can check out a Culture Pass offering free admission to a dozen Valley arts and cultural institutions including [...]