KE hosts Return to Campus conversation
A recording and slides of this May 18 presentation by Tamara Deuser are available to KE employees at asu.edu/keep. Resources for the broader research community will be made available soon.
ASU publishes COVID-19 data website
ASU researchers have published user-friendly graphs and visualizations of the spread of the virus, as well as a model projecting healthcare demand in Arizona.
Byck documentary series Carbon Cowboys hits the web
In his series, Byck details the farming technique known as regenerative grazing, which involves quickly rotating cattle from pasture to pasture, before they can damage the land.
How will Americans commute after this?
Deborah Salon's early results were shared, along with several other studies, in a May article published by CityLab entitled How Will Americans Commute After Lockdowns End?
Fini named American Society of Civil Engineers fellow
Sustainability scientist Elham H. (Ellie) Fini, co-founder of Bio-Adhesive Alliance Inc. and associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASU grad student earns fellowship from National Science Foundation
John Vant, a graduate student at Arizona State University’s School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Applied Structural Discovery, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and
MELTDOWN: Can we push SARS CoV-2 off an evolutionary cliff?
From New York to Luxembourg, Namibia, Iceland and Bhutan, the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has turned the modern world into a crisis zone. An unprecedented global effort is underway to
Karwat, Vanos talk air quality on KJZZ
Sustainability scientists Darshan Karwat and Jenni Vanos hope to place dozens of air quality monitors around Phoenix while the air is cleaner than usual and track pollution changes as stay-at-home policies change.
Wutich recognized for outstanding mentorship
Senior Sustainability Scientist Amber Wutich has received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the Faculty Women’s Association. Wutich was nominated for the award by her students and colleagues.
An unconventional solution: Researchers recognized by ASU Women and Philanthropy for salmonella-based cancer therapy
Standard-of-care treatments—chemotherapy and radiation—remain at the forefront of cancer therapy, but in light of the high rate of recurrence and treatment failure still observed for most cancer subtypes and the
Cloth masks are a worthy line of defense to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic
As our world finds itself in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, practically everything has changed. Sarah Arrowsmith, a scientist and lab coordinator with the Arizona State University Biodesign Swette Center
Lunchtime circular economy book reading
At noon today, May 20, author Johanna Stoberock and a panel of experts will consider how a circular economy could prevent Stoberock’s unsettling allegory from becoming reality. Join via Zoom.