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2 ASU experts join national panel to address security risks from climate changeMillions of farmers and their families — from Central America to Southeast Asia to Africa — have fled their homes amid drought and widespread crop failure. Forced to choose between flight or death, their numbers could swell to as many as 143 million by 2050, a U.S.… |
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Everything Change contest challenges authors from around the globe to imagine climate futuresThe beating drum of the climate crisis — from calamitous bushfires in Australia to disappearing sea ice in the Arctic — is a constant reminder our planet is a closed, limited system, and that we’re currently living far beyond its boundaries. But what would our… |
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Author to discuss novel, 'The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake'The story starts thusly: “It happened for the first time on a Tuesday afternoon, a warm spring day in the flatlands near Hollywood, a light breeze moving east from the ocean and stirring the black- eyed pansy petals newly planted in our flower boxes. My mother… |
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BEYOND series kicks off with Arizona premiere of AnDa UnionAnDa Union from China will make its Arizona performance premiere at ASU Gammage, at 7 p.m., Oct. 8. This talented and adventurous ensemble of young musicians from Hohhot, China takes you on a musical voyage into traditions dating back to Genghis Khan and fuses them with… |
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ASU names 2022 Regents ProfessorsDavid MacKinnon didn’t have much time to digest the news when Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow recently informed him that he was being named a Regents Professor —… |
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School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning welcomes four new facultyThe School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University has announced the appointment of four new faculty members whose diverse backgrounds and deep research expertise enhance the school’s strengths and… |
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories Connects Cultures, GenerationsTEMPE, Ariz. – A tale about the importance of art and storytelling is depicted in the ASU Herberger College MainStage Theatre production of Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Based on the first novel Salman Rushdie wrote after being forced… |
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Cassini's grand finale: ASU scientist comments on its discoveriesThe Cassini space probe will end its mission early Friday morning. After 13 years orbiting Saturn, traveling some 4.9 billion miles total, Cassini will plummet into Saturn in a matter of minutes, vaporizing as it enters its atmosphere. Arizona State University’s… |
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Helping others love the smile they were born withEditor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement. For Arizona… |
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An out-of-this-world internshipTwo Arizona State University engineering students with stars in their eyes spent the summer living the ultimate space lover’s dream: an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They built parts that will fly to Mars, glimpsed the goals and tech of tomorrow’s… |