News
- Research indicates that baby’s sleep position is the major factor in
‘flat-headedness’
TEMPE, Ariz. – A baby’s sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly – or the development of flat spots on an infant’s head – according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics. more...
- Bacterial ‘ropes’ tie down shifting Southwest
Tempe, AZ -Researchers from Arizona State University have discovered that several species of microbes (cyanobacteria), at least one found prominently in the deserts of the Southwest, have evolved the trait of rope-building to lasso shifting soil substrates. more...
- SOLS Magazine Fall 2009
This issue deals with technology and the challenges ahead. more...
- Do we still have pristine mountain lakes? ASU research shows ecological impacts from airborne nitrogen
The impact of airborne nitrogen released from the burning of fossil fuels and wide-spread use of fertilizers in agriculture is much greater that previously recognized and even extends to remote alpine lakes, according to a study published Nov. 6 in the journal Science. more...
- SOLUR undergraduate researcher to help fight cancer
Julie Furmick is going places. A senior-year life sciences major in Arizona State University’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, the Peoria student is headed to the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). She’s on her way to being published in the prestigious Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. more...
- Two grants to ASU for transformational research will help change the way the U.S. generates and consumes energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Arizona State University two grants for alternative energy research that are part of a special DOE program to pursue high-risk, high-reward advances with the potential to change the way the nation generates and consumes energy. more...
- With venom and vigor bugs vie to be crowned ’ugliest’
"The Shocker," a paper wasp whose sting can cause anaphylactic shock and "The Stinger," a scorpion that crushes it’s prey with pincers and injects them with a neurotoxic venom, are just two of the 10 contenders in this year’s Ugly Bug Contest. more...
- Ronald Rutowski receives Distinguished Faculty Award
Ronald Rutowski is an internationally recognized researcher, scholar and undergraduate educator. more...
- Honey bee scientists, social roles and sex featured in ‘Science’
Two Arizona State University researchers, Robert Page and Gro Amdam, are the subject of a feature article in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Science, which traces their collaboration, discoveries and extensive published works on the reproductive traits and social life history of honey bees. more...
- Two ASU Entities Nominated for Innovator of the Year Award
Two ASU entities – the College of Technology and Innovation on the Polytechnic campus and the School of Life Sciences on the Tempe campus -- are finalists for the 2009 Innovator of the Year Award for Academia, which is given out as part of the Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation. more...
- 30 years and thousands of finches give evolutionary theory life
Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton professors emeritus and winners of the 2009 Kyoto Prize for Lifetime Achievement, come to Arizona State University on Oct. 28 to join in ASU’s Darwinfest, as part of the Darwin Distinguished Lecture Series. more...
- Regents’ Professor: James Elser
His early desire to discover answers to deep questions took him into a career in science. As a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, Elser has taken fields of study in new directions, both physically and experimentally. more...
- Talking about where the wild things are
The goal of community-based wildlife management is to integrate wildlife conservation and rural development and improve outcomes in both. Arizona State University will host lecturers on Oct. 1 - 2 whose working life experiences testify to the challenges inherent in such wildlife conservation in Africa. more...
- Arizona State University and Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust tap Nobel Prize winner Dr. Lee Hartwell to lead major health initiative
Arizona State University announces the appointment of Nobel Prize winner Leland “Lee” H. Hartwell to lead an expansive effort addressing two of today’s top concerns: improving the effectiveness of health care while reducing its costs, and advancing science education. more...
- Cockroaches advance student’s study of ancient life
Have you ever seen a three-foot dragonfly? Where such gigantic insects once dominated the Earth, now only diminutive cousins remain. What created these differences? Elyse Munoz, a junior majoring in biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, had the rare opportunity to directly investigate this question this summer... more...
- Feathers color research on nutrition
The wings of many ducks are decorated with intense bands of color, while some finch plumage is downright drab. Have you ever stopped to think about the significance behind the coloration of birds? more...
- SOLS 5-year report: a vision of excellence
This 5-year report touches on some of the many accomplishments that the School of Life Sciences achieved since 2003-2004. The journey, however, is just beginning... more...
- Distinguished Alumni reprograms STEM career and stem cells
Arizona State University alumna Barbara Knowles’ long list of professional accomplishments can be traced back to a pivotal night course in genetics in 1962. more...