U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy delivered the keynote speech at the Arizona State University undergraduate commencement ceremony on Monday, May 8th in Sun Devil Stadium.
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and a full-service creative team, we tell and share the stories of one of the largest public
research universities in the country. Our goal is to create content for, distribute content
to, and manage relationships with internal and external audiences around the globe.
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ASU in the media
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TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight |
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'Sesame Street' has its first Filipino American Muppet. What representation means for kids |
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Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile park homes are razed |
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14-year-old whiz kid graduates from ASU with degree in sociology |
Featured videos
![]() West Valley Forward: Arizona State University (ASU)
Arizona State University celebrated its West campus on by kicking off a large-scale project that will add three new academic schools and two new buildings. |
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Teri and Patrick Caserta have started a scholarship for ASU students in honor of their late son, Brandon Caserta. |
![]() March 28th, 2023: The Big Three from Arizona State University: Arizona State University (ASU)
Three news stories highlighted by Arizona State University's Media Relations and Strategic Communications office. |
![]() Arizona water anxieties: Arizona State University (ASU)
Climate anxiety is affecting all of us, and in Arizona that circles around the future of water in our desert state. We spoke with three experts about water and anxiety and solutions to what is one of the biggest problems we’ll be tackling as a community. |
Quick facts
ASU is No. 1 in the US for innovation
For the eighth straight year, U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU No. 1 on its “Most Innovative Schools” list, ahead of Stanford and MIT. ASU again topped the list based on a survey of peers: College presidents, provosts and admissions deans around the country nominated up to 10 colleges or universities that are making the most innovative improvements.
Top 1 percent of world's most prestigious universities
ASU is in the top 1 percent of the world's most prestigious universities as ranked by Times Higher Education in the only global performance tables that measure research-intensive universities across core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
A top producer of the world's elite scholars
ASU, Harvard, Stanford and the University of Chicago are the only four institutions in the nation with elite Rhodes, Marshall and Churchill scholarship winners. ASU’s six faculty and 15 student Fulbright scholars in the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program are yet another testament to the breadth and excellence of the university’s programs.
Among best graduate schools in the US
ASU graduate programs place among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings. Twenty-one graduate programs are top 10 in the country, ranking among the best schools for law, education, business, public affairs, fine arts and others.
News from ASU
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