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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.

Artspace comes downtown, pitches live-work units to enhance Phoenix art community

Artspace, a national non-profit, met with artists downtown Wednesday to get their opinions on possible live-work spaces. The organization already has similar programs in Avondale and Mesa.

Light Rail Confidential Case File 29: Stationary

When the light rail glides down First Avenue past the Circle K, she doesn’t look. Every day, she turns her body to face the opposite direction or wrenches her eyes tight, barely visible behind don’t-mess-with-me glasses.

ASU Downtown students express concerns over Camp Fargo participation

Students on ASU's Downtown campus have expressed concerns about the difficulties of participating in 'Camp Fargo' -- the tradition of camping out around Wells Fargo Arena for football tickets. Distance and schedule conflicts make it harder for students who live on smaller campuses to participate in the festivities surrounding the games.

Barrister Place building continues ‘request for proposal’ process to finalize terms

Developers working on downtown's Barrister Place building, which is well-known for appearing in Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 thriller "Psycho," have yet to finalize their "request for proposal" terms.

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.

Devilishly Healthy: How you can stay active this holiday season in downtown Phoenix

Cooler temperatures mean more hours to enjoy the Phoenix outdoors. What are some of the events happening around downtown Phoenix during these brisk months to engage residents in a healthy lifestyle?

Business journalists receive awards, discuss business reporting at Must See Monday

James B. Steele, part of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting duo Barlett & Steele, and Andrew Leckey, ASU Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism and president of the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, handed out the eighth annual Barlett and Steele Investigative Business Journalism Awards during this week's Must See Monday at the Cronkite School.

GreenHaus owners leave Phoenix to start their family with more parentage rights protection

Cole and Dayna Reed, owners of GreenHaus Gallery and Boutique on Roosevelt Row will close their doors for the last time Feb. 11 following their last First Friday Feb. 6 before the couple moves to Portland, Ore., a state with more parentage rights protection.