If you thought Shark Week was something to fear, here comes Venom Week.
In the Valley of the Sun, snakes, spiders, scorpions, Gila monsters and poisonous toads are a part of our daily reality, sometimes turning a normal walk or hike through the desert into an obstacle course. But did you know their venom has played a crucial part in some of the biggest groundbreaking drugs of the last half-century?
A middle-aged woman with dark auburn hair was the last person to ask Brooks Simpson, Foundation Professor of history at Arizona State University, a question after he delivered the first Gabor S. Boritt Lecture on June 12 at the annual Civil War Institute Summer Conference at Gettysburg College.
She tilted her head back to speak into the microphone that was slightly above her head. Her voice was weary, her frustration palpable.
The U.S. Naval Community College (USNCC) announced the selection of Arizona State University as its partner for the Pilot II organizational leadership associate degree program June 28, highlighting a newer area of collaboration between ASU and the Department of Defense.
Returning to school at the age of 46, nontraditional transfer student Shari Burnett encourages anyone who is interested in continuing their academic journey to find the courage and “go for it.”
James Edmonds, an Arizona State University alumnus who earned his PhD in religious studies in 2021, taught a course as a faculty associate on Buddhism this spring for the first time and opened the final project up to artistic interpretations.
Shawn Banzhaf turned 50 earlier this year, and he said the milestone birthday has made him more reflective.
Banzhaf, assistant director of student success in the Pat Tillman Veterans Center at Arizona State University, has been thinking about all of his life experiences so far, and how he can use them to help others.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
Knowing early in life that becoming a physician was her calling, Nandini Mishra began volunteering in hospitals as a sophomore in high school to immerse herself in medicine — a field that she said fulfills her desire to give back to the community.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
Like many students who choose to complete Arizona State University degrees online, Asmaa Khalifa had life responsibilities to juggle while completing her master’s degree that many of her classmates could identify with: Parent, homeschooler of her three children, caregiver to an elder.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
It’s been quite a hectic semester for Arizona State University graduating senior Addison Olsen, who’s completed a bachelor’s degree in applied physics in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
Every college student juggles coursework with life’s responsibilities as they navigate their way to graduation. Some happen to juggle with a few more balls in the air, as was the case with Nicole Blossey of Gilbert, Arizona.
