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EPICS High School gives AZ students tools to change the world

April 22, 2018 With the support of ASU engineering program, middle and high schoolers design solutions for specific needs of community agencies.

ASU remains at military, veteran education forefront

April 12, 2018 Arizona State University has once again been designated a Military Friendly® School for the ninth consecutive year, university officials confirmed Wednesday.

National Endowment for the Humanities approves $100K for new ASU military veterans program

April 11, 2018 18-credit certification aims to narrow military-civilian gap.

Phoenix City Council approves $13.5 million investment for downtown ASU expansion

April 4, 2018

Arizona State University’s partnership with the city of Phoenix on its 12,000-student downtown campus was reaffirmed today as the Phoenix City Council approved a $13.5 million investment in a new building for Thunderbird School of Global Management, a 72-year-old international business management school that joined the university in 2014.

8th Annual Zócalo Book Prize Awarded to Michael Ignatieff, author of “The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World”

April 3, 2018 Michael Ignatieff, author of The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World, is the winner of the eighth annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize. The Zócalo Book Prize is awarded annually to the U.S.-published nonfiction book that most enhances our understanding of community and the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion.

ASU appoints new dean and director-general of Thunderbird School of Global Management

April 2, 2018 Arizona State University has appointed Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, a world-renowned expert in global leadership, the international political economy, sustainable development and the data revolution, as the next director-general and dean of Thunderbird School of Global Management.

ASU President Michael M. Crow statement on ABOR passage of 2018-19 tuition proposal

March 16, 2018 I appreciate the board’s approval of ASU’s 2018-19 tuition proposal, which includes no tuition increase for any Arizona resident undergraduate students – current and incoming. Arizona resident undergraduate students will also see no class or academic program fee increases.

Statement from ASU President Michael M. Crow on the 2018-2019 Arizona resident undergraduate tuition proposal

March 16, 2018 ASU President Michael Crow's statement on the 2018-2019 Arizona resident undergraduate tuition proposal.

Lithium-related discovery could extend battery life and improve safety

March 6, 2018 New research from Arizona State University that involves a 3-dimensional layer of silicone as the substrate of lithium metal anode has been found to mitigate dendrite formation and stands to both dramatically extend battery life and diminish safety risks.

More than 'thank you for your service': Arizona State program aims to narrow military-civilian gap

February 23, 2018 A first of its kind 18-credit program aimed at narrowing the military-civilian gap by educating students about American veterans is expected to launch during the upcoming fall semester here, Arizona State University officials announced this week.