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Twelve satellite images of roundabouts in Arizona studied by Professor Mike Mamlouk.

Roundabouts: practical yet polarizing

June 23, 2017

Roundabouts are a contentious traffic feature in Arizona, but ASU Professor Mike Mamlouk found that they're safer and more efficient than traditional stops.
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A man wearing a red shirt and black pants stands on a stage next to an enormous TEDx sign. The caption reads: Assistant Professor Ted Pavlic presents his TED talk at the TEDxASU event held March 22 at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

Ted Pavlic urges scholars to be undisciplined in TEDxASU talk

June 13, 2017

Assistant Professor Ted Pavlic recounts his early days as a graduate student to illustrate how to drive innovation by being undisciplined.
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image of a blackboard covered with math equations with text saying "The order of operations for engaging students in STEM begins with high school math class" over it

Calculating a love of math

June 9, 2017

To keep math and STEM careers a possibility for all students, Jim Middleton and Amanda Jansen are studying what contributes to positive student engagement.
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ASU team to improve next generation air traffic control with $10 million from NASA

May 23, 2017

A five-year project, led by Yongming Liu, focuses on safely integrating the complex data sources that are driving the future of air traffic management systems.
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Photo of Jennifer Blain Christen holding a device in her hand with a caption of "Associate Professor of electrical engineering Jennifer Blain Christen holds an early prototype of a point-of-care diagnostic tool, which samples biomarkers in sweat to provide an immediate look into a patient's health. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU"

ASU engineer working to develop disposable point-of-care sensor

May 17, 2017

Jennifer Blain Christen's enthusiasm to explore new and different applications of electrical engineering earned her the funding to leverage her engineering expertise to create an innovative new diagnostic tool.
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Photo of a microfluidic device with E. coli cells with a caption of "The technology used in Xiao Wang’s Systems and Synthetic Biology Lab can capture images of cellular fluorescence in microfluidic devices. The images are used to illustrate in real time how engineered E. coli cells transition from one state or function to another. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU"

Xiao Wang cell fate research advances

May 15, 2017

Biomedical engineering research that is increasing knowledge about the mechanisms of cell differentiation could pave the way to new medical treatments and therapies.
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A photo of a group of students in caps and gowns with overylaying text "Recognizing Exceptional Graduates"

Meet Spring 2017’s Outstanding Undergraduates and IMPACT Award recipients

May 8, 2017

As the Fulton Schools prepares to send newly graduated engineers, innovators and creators out into the world, we take time to highlight some truly exception graduates of the Class of 2017.
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Photo of three students in a library between two bookcases with a caption of "Through reading, you are exposed to new things, new information, new ways to solve a problem and new ways to achieve your goals. Broaden your horizons by checking out a book recommended by Fulton Schools faculty and staff . Photographer Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU"

Essential Reading: Guidebooks for your journey through college and beyond

May 2, 2017

Books recommended by Fulton Schools faculty and staff members cover topics from self-improvement, coping with change and leadership skills to mythology, political scandal, environmental dangers and a story with wisps of mysticism.
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Illustration of the inside of a human skull with a caption of "Researchers will develop methods to non-invasively stimulate a brainstem nucleus, the locus coeruleus, that is involved in arousal and attention.."

Stimulating the expansion of human cognitive potential

April 26, 2017

Through research aimed at enabling American troops to boost their effectiveness on the battlefield, Fulton Schools faculty hope to refine techniques to enhance human learning and performance.
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Photo of a pair of hands holding a sensor attached to a device worn on a head with a caption of "The BRAIN Center aims to develop safe, effective and affordable personalized neurotechnologies for diagnostics, restoration, enhancement, and rehabilitation of sensory, motor, affective and cognitive functions."

Academia, industry collaborate on solutions to neural disease, injury

April 20, 2017

The BRAIN Center will be led by researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Houston who will work with industry partners to speed technologies to market.
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Photo of two men holding a clear case with a device inside with a caption of "Left to right, Jonathan Bryan, an electrical engineering doctoral student and Peter Firth, CEO of Swift Coat hold a model of Swift Coat's nanoparticle deposition system on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. Photo courtesy of Slyworks Photography"

ASU venture Swift Coat wins big at Rice Business Plan Competition

April 19, 2017

Swift Coat, a venture specializing in nanoparticle coatings, took home more than $70,000 from the Rice Business Plan Competition, hosted by Rice University.
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Photo of Carolyn Hirata teaching a class with a caption of "Caroyln Hirata, lecturer and program chair of the Technological Entrepreneurship and Management program, leads a class on the Polytechnic campus. The program’s faculty has expertise across a wide-range of areas, including crowdfunding, beta development, guerrilla marketing, intellectual property and operations research — all facets of entrepreneurship that makes for a more meaningful classroom experience for the students. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU"

Program teaches techies business, entrepreneurial process

March 28, 2017

The Technological Entrepreneurship and Management program empowers techie students, including engineers, to generate new technologies, while teaching them business essentials.
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Photo of Constantine Balanis standing in front of a monitor with his right arm outstretched with a caption of "Constantine Balanis (center) along with a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are working to develop and advance basic research in electromagnetic artificial magnetic conductor surfaces. The teams were introduced to each other's institution in a kick-off meeting in February. Photographer: Marco-Alexis Chaira/ASU."

Boosting an electromagnetic signal utilizing artificial magnetic surfaces

March 24, 2017

Researchers from ASU and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are working to develop and advance basic research in electromagnetic artificial magnetic conductor surfaces.
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A woman in a lab coat uses a pipette to transfer samples beneath a fume hood in a research lab. The caption reads: Above: Chemical engineering Assistant Research Scientist Sheba Goklany received a three-year, $225,000 New Investigator Award from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission to develop new treatments for breast cancer.

ASU researcher investigates new treatments for dormant, lethal cancer cells

March 10, 2017

Sheba Goklany received a three-year, $225,000 New Investigator Award from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission to develop new treatments for breast cancer.
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A man in a grey suit and black tie leans in to shake the hand of a man standing opposite him in a dark grey polo in a large, well-lit room. The caption reads: Jonathan Reyes, a mechanical engineering graduate student, greets Ben Booth, a representative from Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering at the Master’s and Ph.D. Student Recruiting Day, February 27, 2017 at the Memorial Union on the Tempe Campus. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU.

Spring 2017 Career Fair photo gallery

March 7, 2017

Check out some scenes from last week's Career Fair, held on both the Tempe and Polytechnic campuses.
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Andrea Richa with students programmable materials, self-organizing particles, computational theorys

Opening paths to progress with programmable materials

March 2, 2017

Advanced self-organizing particle systems promise to provide programmable material that could monitor and maintain structures, mechanical systems, vehicles and even our bodies.
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Tempe campus’ Night of the Open Door 2017 photo gallery

February 27, 2017

Catch some highlights from the 2017 Night of the Open Door on the Tempe campus.
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Polytechnic campus’ Night of the Open Door 2017 photo gallery

February 20, 2017

Visitors to the Polytechnic campus for 2017's Night of the Open Door were treated to virtual trips in flight simulators, fun with photography, the wonders of 3D printing and more.
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June 2017 – February 2017