Rhonda Phillips, associate dean of Barrett, the Honors College on the Downtown campus, is leaving her position at ASU this fall to serve as the inaugural dean of Purdue University’s new Honors College.

The city of Phoenix is installing a traffic beacon at the intersection of Third and Taylor streets to serve as an active warning to drivers when pedestrians are crossing the street.

The program will teach medical professionals how to analyze the current problems in the health care industry and discover and implement new solutions to create consistency, which will lead to efficiency in health care.

Jefferson Eugene Grigsby Jr. spent most of his days reading, following the 2012 presidential campaign and writing letters to his extensive list of correspondents. The nationally renowned artist passed away this Sunday, according to a source close to Grigsby.

Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana is a Scottsdale-based restaurant that just opened its downtown location serving traditional Neapolitan pizzas. The pizza place replaced Sens on First Street between Fillmore and McKinley streets.