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Evolutionary biology graduate self-funded the dissertation research she’d always dreamed of doingEditor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2024 graduates. Nicole Coots’… |
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ASU grad finds her calling in advocating for people through clinical researchEditor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall… |
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ASU ocean scientists push for solutions beyond National Ocean MonthAs students and researchers at Arizona State University continue to expand our understanding of the ocean, they face challenges brought on by rising temperatures, acidification and harmful practices that put pressure on ocean systems. The month of June marks National… |
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ASU students create new VR experiences for Global Futures courseYou’re standing on an Arctic ice floe, and you can see the sun glinting on the ice crystals. Suddenly, a large bear lumbers past and you do a double take — why is that polar bear brown? This scenario is part of a new virtual reality component in the Exploring… |
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School of Ocean Futures student to conduct marine research as NSF fellowNicole Kaiser grew up spending summers at Lake Michigan and developed a deep appreciation for aquatic ecosystems at a young age. Now, as one of the first doctoral students in the newly launched School of Ocean Futures at Arizona… |
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ASU first-gen college student is a leader in sustainability, social justiceBorn and raised in Phoenix in a single-parent household, Mauricio Juarez Leon faced struggles growing up that included poverty, malnutrition, domestic abuse and limited resource access. And at the Title I schools he attended, most of his classmates had no plans to go on… |
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The quest to discover life beyond Earth keeps legacy of ASU space professor alive with Europa Clipper missionEditor's note: The Europa Clipper mission successfully launched Monday at 12:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A — the same launchpad ASU's Psyche mission used almost exactly one year ago — aboard a SpaceX… |
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ASU celebrates World Ocean Day by honoring BIOS’ 120 years of marine researchThe ASU Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (ASU BIOS), one of the world’s longest-running research and educational institutions, held a symposium and community reception in Bermuda using World Ocean Day to celebrate its more than 120… |
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10 climate insights to guide our futureA group of globally renowned social, natural and climate scientists has once again convened to offer their newest annual synthesis report, “10 New Insights in Climate Science.” The report,… |
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8 ways to protect wildlifeOn a cool morning, you hike a desert trail, noticing the life around you. Saguaros and creosote. Hawks and lizards. Rabbits and centipedes. This is a picture of biodiversity, a term that combines the words “biological" and "diversity.” It refers to all species of… |