Science & Tech

ASU leverages research, technology to gain funding from state through initiative

University administrators think the initiative will create a skilled workforce that will make Arizona a competitive economy.

By Wyatt Myskow and Claire Braggs | March 31, 2022

Devil's Depot partners with DoorDash and Starship to deliver free food to ASU students

The on-campus food pantry Devil's Depot recently launched two pilot programs with DoorDash and Starship Technologies to tackle food insecurity and increase food accessibility for ASU students.

By Mindy Lok | March 28, 2022

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Aspiring student app developers won project funding, here's what they are creating

After winning the $250 prize at Open Pitch, three Sun Devils are using the funds to get their app ideas off the ground, including one to assist students in promoting their own new apps.

By Kaden Ryback | March 28, 2022

Student-run Zen Shuttles piloting golf cart rideshare app

Zen Shuttles is providing ASU students and staff a new way to get across campus: electric golf carts. By offering rides at a flat rate of $1.99 per ride per person, Zen Shuttles is aiming to be a cheap and efficient form of transportation.

By Kaden Ryback | March 17, 2022

Shark Tank style incubator offers mentorship and funding for ASU entrepreneurs

A Shark Tank style competition for social entrepreneurs and nonprofits called SuperCharger is being developed as a result of an ASU partnership.

By Mindy Lok | March 16, 2022

As cities across Arizona convert to electric buses, what's stopping ASU?

ASU is hesitant to hop on electric bus technology, with officials citing performance and price concerns.

By Kaden Ryback | March 2, 2022

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Cronkite School and Global Futures Laboratory team up to improve sustainability storytelling

The Cronkite School and Global Futures at ASU are partnering to expand the school's sustainability journalism curriculum and has hired National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Susan Goldberg to help.

By Claire Braggs | March 1, 2022

ASU researchers partner with TikTok creators to produce a research toolkit

ASU digital humanities researchers are partnering with marginalized TikTok creators in The Online Creator's Association to investigate the platform's algorithm.

By Mindy Lok | March 1, 2022

Student volunteers build DIY air filters to combat COVID-19 in K-12 classrooms

For epidemiologist and ASU professor Megan Jehn, duct-taped boxes of a fan and filters built and delivered by student volunteers are the DIY solution to poor air filtration in K-12 classrooms.

By Luke Chatham | February 16, 2022

He watched the Soviet Union fall. Now he studies planets at ASU

Mikhail Zolotov's career began in Russia, where he witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union before coming to ASU as a professor of geochemistry.

By Kaden Ryback | February 14, 2022

How inflation could affect college students' finances

The price tag is adding up on consumer goods across the board, and ASU students will feel even higher prices, some of which might impact tuition.

By Kaden Ryback | February 9, 2022

ASU student invention could help solve overheating phones

The CryoPad and the CryoCase are ASU student Jordan Fourcher's inventions aimed at increasing the longevity of phones and preventing the devices from overheating on a regular basis. Fourcher was awarded $15,000 for the venture, which he is using for prototype development.

By Mindy Lok | February 7, 2022

Students developing app to address social isolation among elderly adults

Two ASU students are developing a mobile app that focuses on helping elderly adults overcome feelings of social isolation and loneliness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Mindy Lok | February 2, 2022

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How ASU fell into NASA's orbit

Since the 1960's, the University has made equipment for 10 active NASA missions, is making equipment for nine more and is leading two NASA missions exploring the moon's south pole and a massive asteroid.

By Kaden Ryback | January 28, 2022

Two ASU students are finalists in the global Red Bull Basement competition

Two ASU students have become finalists in the Red Bull Basement competition with their note-taking/studying app called Jotted. They are currently in their development phase within the competition and the business in general and will be heading to Istanbul in two weeks.

By Luke Chatham | December 4, 2021