School of Public Affairs

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New book explains the roles ‘economyths’ play in Americans’ financial, political choices

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University news

ASU public affairs graduate programs rise to No. 11 in nation in US News & World Report’s 2025 rankings

April 08, 2025

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Law, journalism and politics

Can elections results be counted quickly yet reliably?

March 31, 2025

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Local, national and global affairs

Watts College launches program to fill jobs created by pending public service retirements

March 24, 2025

Watts Briefly

March 21, 2025

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Public affairs professor helps bring global student simulation competition fully online

March 11, 2025

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Local, national and global affairs

How ASU research is helping first responders

March 11, 2025

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Watts Briefly

March 07, 2025

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Science and technology

Statewide initiative to speed transfer of ASU lab research to marketplace

March 04, 2025

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Watts Briefly

February 26, 2025

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Science and technology

When is a tomato more than a tomato? Crow guides class to a wider view of technology

February 21, 2025