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Student studies youths' perceptions of world's dwindling water supply

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:25 in Sustainability

Arizona State University undergraduate Holly Vins is dedicated to helping others get the “voice and opportunities they deserve” and creating a safer, more sustainable world for all. She will graduate in spring 2013 with degrees in global health and justice studies and minors in Spanish and women and gender studies.

Secrets of immune response illuminated in new study

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:24 in Quality of Life

When disease-causing invaders like bacteria infect a human host, cells of various types swing into action, coordinating their activities to address the threat.

Economist raises 'green growth' strategy as deficit solution

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:22 in Economy

A solution to the global financial crisis may be in the hands of economists – notably those like Carlo Jaeger of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) – who are embracing a bold economic model designed around green growth.

Alumni Association president among state's most intriguing women

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:11 in Community

ASU Alumni Association President Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson recently was named as one of Arizona’s “48 Most Intriguing Women” as part of the state’s Centennial Legacy Project.

ASU, Colorado share Changemaker Campus recognition

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:09 in Economy

Social entrepreneurship is a key part of students’ education at both Arizona State University and the University of Colorado, Boulder. ASU and UC are the only two schools in the Pac-12 which have been named to the Changemaker Campus Consortium by Ashoka U, in recognition of their commitment to helping students implement ideas that will improve society. 

Making companies pay for potential environmental disasters

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:07 in Sustainability

Whether it’s building an oil pipeline, drilling for fuel in the ocean or “fracking” to flush natural gas out of the Earth, we’re often asked to believe the process is safe, when companies want to do something that could have big benefits. But that process also could be potentially disastrous for the environment.

The Design School scores at Phoenix Open

Tue, 2012-02-21 16:02 in Sustainability

The idea for a four-hole miniature golf installation at the annual Phoenix Open golf tournament began two years ago in Berlin when Darren Petrucci, director of The Design School, was taken to a rooftop building putt-putt course and handed a golf club.

New insights: how soil production processes respond to erosion

Tue, 2012-02-21 15:57 in Sustainability

In many ways, soil is fundamental to life. Flora and fauna depend on its presence for their survival as much as they depend on water and air. In order to sustain its soil content, an ecosystem needs to maintain a balance between rates of soil erosion and soil production.

Physicist seeks cancer cell control switch

Tue, 2012-02-21 15:52 in Quality of Life

Paul Davies, a theoretical physicist, wrote a first-person account of his work in cancer research that appeared in the Feb. 7 print edition of the Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom.

Study: Adolescents suffering from depression more likely to be bullied

Tue, 2012-02-21 15:49 in Quality of Life

A new study provides evidence that adolescents who suffer from depression are more likely to experience difficulty in peer relationships, including being bullied at school.

It’s often assumed that being bullied leads to psychological problems, such as depression, but the study doesn’t support this line of thought.

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