Phoenix on track for record levels of industrial construction in 2020

There is nearly 10.6 million square feet of industrial space currently under construction in the Valley.

Global Futures Research Accelerator launches with 28 participants

The Global Futures Research Accelerator launched on September 4, 2020. The inaugural cohort includes 28 faculty participants representing 13 college-level units across all four metropolitan ASU campuses. The faculty have diverse expertise across the sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences.

New microfluidic device minimizes loss of high value samples

A major collaborative effort that has been developing over the last three years between Arizona State University and European scientists has resulted in a significant technical advance in X-ray crystallographic

Hao Yan

A new twist on DNA origami

A team of scientists from Arizona State University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), led by Hao Yan, ASU’s Milton Glick Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and director of the ASU Biodesign Institute’s Center

Meet sustainability student Sukhmani Singh

School of Sustainability student Sukhmani Singh aims to establish a career as an environmental lawyer. With several internships and extracurricular activities at Arizona State University already under her belt, she's

Sarah El Battouty in panel discussion

ECOnsult: building the future of sustainability

Sarah El Battouty, founder, ECOnsult, Egypt 2020 WE Empower Awardee, Greater Middle East and North Africa Throughout Sarah El Battouty’s early career, she viewed the hurdles that she faced not

Submissions due Oct. 1: Reimagining Energy for the DoD

The time has come for the DoD to reimagine its usage, generation, transportation, and storage of energy. Submit your ideas: big, small, ambitious, conservative, terrestrial and space-based – all are welcomed and encouraged.

Cool pavement pilot study

A joint study between Arizona State University researchers — led by Ariane Middel and Jenni Vanos — and the City of Phoenix, and sponsored by the Healthy Urban Environments Initiative, will quantify and evaluate the effectiveness of the CoolSeal product in mitigating urban heat considering various heat metrics (air temperature, surface temperature and radiant temperature). This one-year project will also assess the product performance and life cycle.

Hurricanes' pollution risks and conservation opportunities talk

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and The Nature Conservancy Assistant Research Professor Danica Schaffer-Smith, will present a talk on Monday, September 14, 2020, titled "Repeated hurricanes reveal risks and opportunities

Solving the affordable house crisis with community land trusts

In this Sept. 29 event, Stephanie Brewer explains how a community land trust uses public and private funding to build or rehabilitate houses, and then sells them under an agreement that allows first-time homeowners to build equity while ensuring that the homes will remain affordable for future buyers.

The potential of green infrastructure in mitigating flood impacts: Focused on the mobility of low income and minority communities

Short-term flooding from extreme storm events poses a serious transportation challenge in U.S. cities. This problem -- which is anticipated to grow over the next century with our global climate crisis -- is often hardest on vulnerable populations, including low-income and minority neighborhoods.

Find, track, and win COVID-19-related funding opportunities

The Office of Health Futures at ASU Knowledge Enterprise and Rachel Levinson (Executive Director, National Research Initiatives at ASU in DC) have developed a living document to help faculty and researchers across ASU find opportunities, form interdisciplinary teams, connect with clinical partners and track submissions and awards. ASU login required.