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Through our team of internal newsroom reporters and editors, media and public relations veterans
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.
Email us at mediarelations@asu.edu or call us at [CURRENT_PHONE]
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ASU in the media
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Arizona State University joins national Police2Peace program |
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The World Health Organization decided to rename monkeypox. Here's why |
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Hank Willis Thomas on How His 10-Foot-Tall Super Bowl Sculpture Stands as a Monument to ‘Higher Goals’ |
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Arizona State University students volunteering at Super Bowl LVII |
Featured videos
![]() New X-ray vision: Arizona State University (ASU)
Bill Graves, professor in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts and director at the ASU Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery explains the importance of being able to generate hard X-rays with the compact X-ray light source at Arizona State University. |
![]() 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. Hosted by Media Relations Director Veronica Sanchez. |
![]() Forensic Entomology at ASU West campus: Arizona State University (ASU)
Assistant professor Jonathon Parrott is creating a database of blow flies collected from the Pacific Southwest region that will assist crime scene/law enforcement/forensic entomologists to determine the accurate and robust time of death estimations from insect evidence. |
![]() ASU Barrett and O'Connor Washington Center: Arizona State University (ASU)
Arizona State University's presence in Washington, D.C. amplifies our institutional voice in national conversations, generates attention and interest about ASU on an international platform. |
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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![]() First-of-its-kind instrument officially ushers in new era of X-ray science |