Education

Devilishly Healthy: Balancing downtime with work time during this finals season

If finals are getting you down, don't worry! Devilishly Healthy columnist Wafa Shahid has some recommendations to keep you happy and healthy (or maybe just functioning).

Phoenix Bureau Chief for the New York Times shares tips on reporting untold stories

Fernanda Santos, the Phoenix Bureau Chief for the New York Times, spoke to students about storytelling at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication's final Must See Monday event of the fall semester.

Award-winning Bioscience High School robotics team gives students something to cheer for

Bioscience High School in downtown Phoenix has about 300 students and no sports teams. So instead, the school's students and staff root for its award-winning robotics team. The team, Dragon Robotics 2375, was started in 2008 and has already won four awards from the international organization FIRST, an acronym that stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.”

USGD senator files complaint over his pay, says members shouldn’t be compensated

USGD senator Ryan Boyd filed a formal complaint to the university asking to be removed from its payroll. Boyd said he believes that ASU government members should not be paid for their work representing students.

National Geographic photojournalist creates cultural storytelling through pictures

National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier spoke about the democratization of storytelling at a Must See Monday event at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Monday night.

Cronkite School alumni receive grants for innovative development in journalism industry

The Walter Cronkite School and Knight Foundation have collaborated to create a new $15,000 grant for alumni. Brandon Quester of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting and Weston Phippen of the National Journal were the first recipients.

Former Arizona Republic reporter discusses book about early-onset Alzheimer’s experience

Greg O'Brien, a former Arizona Republic reporter and author of On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's, spoke about his battle with the disease with students at the Cronkite School.

Former ASU nursing dean named American Academy of Nursing Living Legend

After 12 years as dean of ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Barbara Durand received the title of "Living Legend" from the American Academy of Nursing. Durand helped implement the doctor of nursing science program at ASU.

Panel looks at complex nature of the ride-share industry, hints at where it may...

Speakers from Tru Cab, RubyRide and ASU spoke about the future of the ride-share industry in the First Amendment Forum of the Cronkite School on Tuesday. The panel discussion was moderated by Sean Sweat from Young Professionals in Transportation, and presented in partnership with Young Professionals and Downtown Devil.

UA College of Medicine team wins $200,000 grant for work studying cervical cancer

The grant, awarded to Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz and Dr. Dana Chase, was created by the Flinn Foundation to motivate collaboration between different medical institutions.