The Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program at ASU is still going strong more than a year after Arizona passed a ban on affirmative action.... Read more»
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It’s been more than a year since Arizona voters banned preferential treatment in state services based on race, ethnicity and gender – but little has changed on the state’s university campuses.... Read more»
Thousands of women had their dreams dashed when the International Olympic Committee decided to eliminate softball from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.... Read more»
Emergency alert systems put into place after the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings have evolved into multi-platform tools to share critical information during emergencies.... Read more»
At Arizona State University, student-entrepreneurs are getting help with funding to further start-up companies through the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative.... Read more»
Minorities continue to lag behind whites across several economic indicators, even as the job market improves, a report released Thursday said.... Read more»
A study of chicken byproducts co-authored by an Arizona State University researcher found trace amounts of antibiotics banned from poultry production in 2005.... Read more»
The rapid population growth that drove Arizona’s economy before the Great Recession could return in large part within several years as things improve elsewhere, experts say.... Read more»
Only 1,620 Arizona homes rely on solar energy installations to provide heating, ranking sun-soaked Arizona seventh in the nation for homes with solar heating.
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While their on-court performance hasn’t measured up, Arizona’s college teams have posted small off-court gains in academic ratings in recent years.... Read more»
A movement in Southern Arizona has dozens of churches of various faiths taking steps toward energy efficiency and renewable energy — not only to save money, but also to complement their long-standing doctrines of caring for the Earth.... Read more»
Universities and colleges are in an ideal position to promote sustainability to address climate change in ways that reach beyond science, Arizona State University’s president said Friday.... Read more»
A state lawmaker has dropped language from a bill that would exclude school principals’ evaluations from the state public records law. The chairwoman of the House Education Committee said she included the provision by mistake.... Read more»
A Spanish company setting up operations in Phoenix is promoting a new vision: developments built around generating stations providing solar power by day and generator power, preferably running on renewable fuels, after the sun goes down.... Read more»
A Republican lawmaker wants to build on a new state law that allows community colleges and universities to be certified as “veteran supportive campuses.”... Read more»
College football players from around the country practiced in Tucson on Thursday, preparing for the inaugural Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game. Kickoff is 6 p.m. Monday at Kino Stadium. (with rosters)... Read more»1
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