ASU introduces express shuttle linking Downtown and Tempe campuses
Students on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus are being offered another sustainable way to commute to the Tempe campus with ASU’s new express shuttle. Along with the rest of ASU’s fleet of intercampus shuttles, the new express shuttle is a free service and is equipped with Wi-Fi, so students and faculty can access the Internet on their commute. The 31-passenger shuttle runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, making hourlong round trips between the Downtown and Tempe campuses.
Cronkite School opens New Media Innovation Lab to public for business and tech advice
The Digital Solutions Lab was officially open to the public for the first day Friday, allowing community members to receive free help with entrepreneurial and technological concerns.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist gives students advice to look for inspiration
While most journalism students may dream of sitting in a press box, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and investigative reporter Bill Dedman advised students to look...
Slide show: National Geographic biome exhibit debuts at Arizona Science Center
On the corner of Fifth and Washington streets, the Arizona Science Center welcomed customers for the debut of their new science exhibit, National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers, on Sunday.
Bioscience becomes first Arizona school to include sustainability officer in student council
Bioscience High School has partnered with the SustainPHX Literacy Project to add a position to its student council, helping to develop a relationship between the council and sustainability initiatives already on campus.
ASU College of Public Programs ‘In my life I will…’ wall receives positive responses
An ASU alumna was inspired by the international "Before I Die" project, where walls are placed in communities, allowing people to fill in the phrase "Before I die I will..." Her wall aims to be positive, with the message "In my life I will..." instead.
With new parking-meter rules, exceptions made for meters around ASU campus
Although Phoenix's change in parking-meter hours and rates have stirred conversation among residents and visitors, the city has worked with ASU to accommodate students parking near the Downtown Phoenix Campus, giving those meters longer parking-hour limits.
ReEngage Phoenix at Burton Barr reconnects high school dropouts to education system
Rebecca Chávez was 15 years old when she dropped out of high school. Her story is not uncommon because she was one of Phoenix's...
NPR television critic examines the effect of modern media on prejudice, racism
NPR television critic Eric Deggans discussed the issue of racial stereotypes and prejudices of modern media at The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and...
Students of 3 universities host Health Fair for the Homeless; clinic to launch in...
Students from Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University have teamed up to create Arizona’s first student-run health clinic for the homeless. Student Health Outreach for Wellness, or SHOW, along with Central Arizona Shelter Services and the Maricopa Integrated Health System, hosted the inaugural Health Fair for the Homeless at the Human Services Campus in Phoenix.