Opening the door to biodiversity conservation
On February 22, 2020, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes participated in ASU Open Door at the Tempe campus. Every year, ASU hosts this event for the local community to explore
Research team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugs
Using ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new drugs against sleeping sickness. The scientists have decoded the detailed spatial structure of a
Brownell named 2020 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
Brownell’s research, leadership and personal commitment to improving science education, especially for underrepresented minorities, led to the organization’s recognition.
Essential skills for early career ecologists
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber gave a short interview offering advice to up-and-coming ecologists with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) titled “Essential
Coronavirus concerns and the university community
As the APS cancels its annual conference, ASU faculty, staff and students may wonder how the Coronavirus will affect them and their work. ASU Health Services maintains a central repository of the current Coronavirus resources and information for the university community.
New ASU Zimin Institute for Smart & Sustainable Cities calls for proposals
ASU’s new Zimin institute seeks proposals for research and development aimed at rapidly advancing innovative solutions toward practical realization and societal impact in cities. A proposers' meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 9 at noon in Biodesign B105.
TGKC Workshop: Innovation Categories Roadmap for Circular Plastic Packaging
The Global KAITEKI Center, under the leadership of its member, Professor Kevin Dooley, organized a workshop, in order to brainstorm the Innovation Categories, which could play a role in creating supply chains of Circular Plastic Packaging.
SNIPRs take aim at disease-related mutations
A typo appearing in the draft of a novel is no great calamity. Nature, however, is often less forgiving of errors. A change in just one letter of the genetic
Meet sustainability master’s student Christa Burgess
Christa Burgess began her journey at Arizona State University in another major, but she always felt something was missing. "After my first semester I got the feeling that the major
Changemaker Central rescues produce for communities and combats food insecurity
This article was written by William H. Walker VI, a sophomore in the School of Sustainability. Food is integral in nourishing the mind, body, and soul as well as sustaining
New experiences with old grains: A transformative trip to Arizona’s Hayden Flour Mills
Arizona is not known for bagels, but one of the best I’ve had can be found on the plains bordering Phoenix.
ASU Biodesign Institute spinout, OncoMyx Therapeutics, and Skysong Innovations complete licensing agreement
OncoMyx Therapeutics, an Arizona State University (ASU) spinout and privately-held oncolytic immunotherapy company founded on the myxoma virus (MYXV) platform, has finalized a licensing agreement with Skysong Innovations, ASU's technology transfer organization.