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ASU Mars education program wins science-teaching award from Science magazine

Fri, 2013-02-22 11:59 in Discovery

Letting secondary school students use an operating NASA spacecraft to take images of Mars is about as hands-on as science education can get. Nor are the students just aiming the space camera randomly.

ASU researcher nationally lauded for impacting preschool education

Fri, 2013-02-22 11:51 in Education

In her 34 years researching preschoolers, professor Jeanne Wilcox has favored studying them in real-life settings filled with unpredictable variables – a controlled chaos that she admits might put some researchers on edge.

Changemaker Central lauded for innovation in social entrepreneurship

Fri, 2013-02-22 11:47 in Community

Changemaker Central at Arizona State University started to change the world in 2011. Now the student-led initiative is receiving a national award for its efforts and innovative approach.

Teachers College receives $1M grant to help train state's K-8 math educators

Fri, 2013-02-22 11:41 in Education

Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has been awarded $948,440 in funding through the U.S. Department of Education to enlist the state’s three major universities in an effort to raise mathematics achievement among K-8 students.

History of ASU Foundation is one for the books

Fri, 2013-02-22 11:32 in Community

New limited-edition hardback traces foundation’s 128-year history from farm to philanthropy

ASU to host Tribal Government Leadership Forum

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:14 in Community

The Arizona State University Office of Public Affairs will host elected tribal leaders and key staff in a two-day Tribal Government Leadership Forum to discuss the wide-ranging roles and responsibilities that come with governing distinct and sovereign nations.

How bright is Arizona's energy future?

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:10 in Sustainability
February 28, 2013 

ASU to take part in historic delegation to Myanmar

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:06 in Discovery

Arizona State University will take part in a delegation of 10 U.S. universities that will travel to Myanmar in late February to learn more about the current state of higher education in the country and explore potential partnership opportunities.

ASU partnership awarded $3.5M continuation grant to support substance abuse training

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:02 in Community

ASU's Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy, in partnership with UCLA’s Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, has received a $3.5 million, five-year continuation grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The award will support the center's ongoing effort to disseminate the latest research-based information to substance abuse treatment providers and other professionals.

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