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People sit on top of three giant stacks of books in this flat illustration.
April 30, 2021
Fulton Schools faculty and staff recommend books that offer knowledge, wisdom, intrigue, warnings, motivation, guidance and edifying escapism.
Biomedical engineering and neuroscience graduate Nicole Haikalis in her graduation attire.
April 28, 2021
Veteran Nicole Haikalis has worked hard double-majoring in biomedical engineering and neuroscience while overcoming challenges and advocating for her peers.
image of a bridge
April 28, 2021
ASU engineering experts offer perspective on the Biden administration’s $2 trillion plan to improve American infrastructure.
Multiple profile images as a composite banner of outstanding graduating students from the class of Spring 2021
April 27, 2021
At the close of the fall and spring semesters, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering recognizes select members of the graduating class for demonstrating academic excellence, extraordinary leadership and community service.
A screenshot of a Zoom meeting with Fulton Schools engineering students in the Grand Challenges Scholars Program
April 26, 2021
Dedication and passion characterize the newest graduates of a Fulton Schools program designed to prepare students to tackle global engineering challenges.
Andrea Richa standing in front of a table full of students
April 23, 2021
Computer scientists Andréa Richa and Joshua Daymude explore how undirected local interactions induce collective behaviors.
A screenshot of a Zoom gathering of the IISE Confernece hosted by ASU

ASU students plan IISE regional conference in a virtual setting

Two ASU students planned and organized the virtual 2021 conference of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers for the U.S. Western Region.
School or unitSCAI

Investing in infrastructure

Mikhail Chester and Brad Allenby addressed the urgency of modernizing our infrastructure to meet future needs in a Devils in the Details video.
School or unitSSEBE
Dan Rivera

Rivera named 2021 Society of Behavioral Medicine fellow

Rivera's outstanding contributions to advances in the science and practice of behavioral medicine demonstrate the advantage of interdisciplinary approaches.
School or unitSEMTE
Birdseye view of a city lit up at night with UAVs hovering over connecting wireless points

UAV-supported wireless broadband to increase remote access

Assistant Professor Michelusi's desire to provide low-cost and energy-efficient broadband access to underserved communities earned him an NSF CAREER Award.
School or unitECEE
three students presenting a project on a stage during Ignite Sparky. With Sparky the Sun Devil sitting and watching.

Beloved ASU mascot sparks innovation in design challenge

Ignite Sparky was a year-long design challenge open to the ASU community to create ideas to bring ASU's mascot, Sparky, up to the next level of innovation.
School or unitSCAISEMTE
Above: Rapidly developing information technologies are flooding the airwaves with data and raising concerns about electromagnetic spectrum access, allocation and management. Image courtesy of Shutterstock

SpectraFlex center to define the future of wireless

ASU engineering leads a multi-university proposal to establish a national center for electromagnetic spectrum research and innovation.
School or unitECEE

Use-inspired research: ASU students tackle real-world engineering challenges in energy, sustainability, health and more

Students are improving access to eye care, generating valuable products from waste, increasing solar efficiency and more at the FURI/MORE Virtual Symposium.
School or unitECEEPOLYSEMTESSEBE
graphic of human hand holding robotic hand

Better cognitive connection to robots promises path to progress

A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will support a Fulton Schools computer scientist’s quest for a brighter future through human-robot teamwork.
School or unitSCAI
rendering of new Thunderbird school facility

New ASU program enriches engineering with global business studies

The Polytechnic School and Thunderbird School of Global Management have partnered to launch the 4+1 Master of Global Management program.
School or unitBarrettFulton SchoolsPOLY
Above: Arizona State University electrical engineering undergraduate student Kylie Welch (left) and graduate student Zachary Lythgoe (right) conduct research in Professor David Allee’s lab. Welch is a student in the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative program, known as FURI, where she conducts hands-on research to solve a real-world remote sensing challenge. Photographer: Erika Gronek/ASU

Use-inspired research: ASU students tackle real-world engineering challenges in health, AI and more

Students are creating customizable cartilage, cooperative robot swarms, remote sensors and more in research presented at the FURI/MORE Virtual Symposium.
School or unitECEEPOLYSBHSESCAISEMTE

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