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Annual alumni golf event returns to Papago Park

The Student Alumni Association, in collaboration with the ASU Alumni Association, is gearing up for the fourth annual Alissa Serignese Maroon and Gold Golf Classic, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 16, at Papago Golf Club. In a tribute to the late Alissa Serignese, a distinguished "double…
Portrait of Laura Hales.

New scholarship for history students named in honor of ASU alumna

Laura Harris Hales was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an author and a reluctant-but-successful podcaster who, with her husband Brian Hales, started "Latter-day Saint Perspectives," a podcast that examined the history and doctrines of the LDS church by…
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Alums launch scholarship for 'underdog' students who work while at ASU

Two Arizona State University alums are raising money for a scholarship to help students who are “underdogs.” The Gritty Scholarship will benefit ASU students who are average students, working their way through college. In fact, there’s a grade point average maximum of 3.5 for recipients, about a B…
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Sun Devil Giving Day fuels ASU's charter values

When Jacquelyn Shugarts was an undergraduate biological sciences major, she made time to volunteer in the Banner Ironwood Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit. She would stuff “mommy bags” with diapers, underwear, soap and wipes for new moms or keep the NICU stocked for the nurses. “The…
Dean Kenro Kusumi wears a suit and poses for a portrait photo with buildings and trees in the background.

Kenro Kusumi appointed ASU senior vice provost, dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Kenro Kusumi, a professor of life sciences and dean of natural sciences, has been named university senior vice provost and dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.  “Dean Kusumi has served ASU in a variety of leadership roles that will help him to engage with…
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Scientists and philanthropists unite to combat cancer

Every year, nearly 10 million people die from cancer worldwide, often because it was diagnosed at an advanced stage, when it is harder to successfully treat. While research has come a long way in the early detection of various forms of cancer, there are still many hard-to-find cancers. Biodesign…
Recipients of 2024 Social Work Month Awards pose for a group photo.

ASU honors 15 individuals, 3 community organizations with Social Work Month Awards

Arizona State University’s School of Social Work honored students, faculty, staff, alumni and notable local community organizations at the presentation of the school’s annual Social Work Month Awards. The School of Social Work (SSW) paid tribute to 15 individuals and three organizations for…
Students crowded around a laptop.

Improved cancer literacy is music to researchers’ ears

When it comes to cancer, Carlo Maley is out to treat it and beat it. Maley is a biologist, the director of the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center and a professor in Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences. He primarily studies three things: how normal tissue evolves into cancers, why some…
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ASU expands reach with new institute to nurture, enhance children’s relationships

The Sanford Harmony Program, developed by researchers at Arizona State University, has fostered positive relationships for more than 15 million preschool and elementary school children in more than 400,000 classrooms in the U.S. and 47 countries since 2008. The program encourages preschool and…
Case family members perform at a concert to raise money for the James Case Scholarship.

College of Health Solutions scholarship honors speech and hearing professor

James Case loved teaching. Specifically, he loved helping develop future practitioners and teachers in the field of speech-language pathology as part of Arizona State University’s former Department of Speech and Hearing for 31 years. His son, Jeff Case, said it was appropriate that the James Case…
Portrait of Jemele Hill.

Jemele Hill to deliver lecture on race relations at ASU

Emmy Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill will be the featured speaker at the 2024 A. Wade Smith and Elsie Moore Memorial Lecture on Race Relations, hosted by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. Hill is the co-founder of Lodge Freeway Media and a contributing…
Portrait of Gaymon Bennett

In memoriam: Associate Professor Gaymon L. Bennett

Gaymon Lamont Bennett Jr. died Feb. 1 at age 52 after a three-year battle with lung cancer. Bennett arrived at ASU in 2014, where he joined the faculty of the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS). As an affiliated faculty member of ASU’s Center for the Study of…
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ASU endowment reaches $1.5B, ranks among top universities for second time

The Arizona State University endowment surpassed $1.5 billion in assets at the end of 2023 and was ranked among the industry’s largest endowments by assets for the second consecutive year. The endowment, which is managed by the ASU Foundation for A New American University, ranked No. 103 during…

In memoriam: Emeritus Professor John 'Jack' Peterson

John "Jack" Peterson, professor emeritus of architecture, died Dec. 31, 2023, at the age of 94. Peterson was a leading architect, devoted educator and talented artist. He joined the ASU faculty in 1963 and taught for 35 years. His legacy lives on in the Master of Architecture program, which he…
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Scholarship preserves legacy of late ASU professor

After building a career and a life at Arizona State University, teaching and mentoring for decades while serving as a respected psychologist and international scholar, the late Professor J. Jeffries McWhirter is being honored by a new ASU scholarship created in his name. Dedicated to the…
People seated in an event space where a man is speaking on a stage next to screens that display the words "Hearts Scholars."

Annual Hearts and Scholars event promotes philanthropy, celebrates students' accomplishments

Each year, alums, community members and other supporters of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University contribute to students' success by investing in their future. On Jan. 18, The College celebrated this connection by bringing together donors and the students they…
Four people stand in a doorway about to cut a ribbon.

ASU launches cutting-edge chemistry labs

This spring semester, more than 3,500 students now have access to a dozen newly remodeled laboratories outfitted with advanced technology, interactive teaching tools and increased capacity for collaboration.  A ribbon-cutting event on Jan. 11 celebrated the grand opening of Arizona State…
Group of women in prison posing with ASU sign after graduating from program

W. P. Carey School of Business, Televerde Foundation expand prison education program

Since 2020, the Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business and Televerde Foundation have worked alongside community partners to offer a unique program for women as they transition out of prison. The PATHS (Prepare, Achieve, and Transform for Healthy Success) program teaches skills in…
Sign on a college campus that reads "Barrett, The Honors College" as students walk by.

Scholarship supports the Theory of Embedded Intelligence in students' honors theses

Electronic engineer Bill Mensch — founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Western Design Center in Mesa, Arizona, a major contributor to the design of the Motorola 6800 8-bit microprocessor and who was part of the team that created the MOS Technology 6502 — believes in the Theory of…
Portrait of ASU grad Kaley Danks.

Dean’s Medalist reflects on her journey from language aficionado to accomplished Spanish graduate

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2023 graduates.The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University has selected Kaley Danks, a double major in Spanish and biological sciences (biology and society), as the fall 2023 Dean’s Medalist for the…
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