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Edson seed grants advance innovative dementia solutions

More than $300,000 from the Charlene and J. Orin Edson Initiative for Dementia Care and Solutions was awarded to three Arizona State University research teams for innovative research projects. The...

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ASU Music Theatre and Opera collaborates on official cast album for new musical

Arizona State University Music Theatre and Opera, in collaboration with musical theater writers Rachel Dean and David Brush , released the official cast album for “The Anxiety Project.” The new...

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO joins ASU in cultural sector field research

Deborah Cullinan, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO, will join ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts for a 12-month residency called the National Field Leader in Residence . This...

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Multifaceted artist and performer joins ASU's School of Music, Dance and Theatre

As a new assistant professor in ASU's School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Rachel Finley hopes to increase the educational experiences of her students and to help them find their own voices. “...

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ASU researchers awarded grant for advancing workplace wellness

With workplace wellness programs on the rise, an Arizona State University team of interdisciplinary researchers are asking big questions about how to improve the overall functionality, impact,...

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Classrooms, comedy and cooking shows

Robert Farid Karimi wants to amplify the ways people tell stories, and as a new assistant professor in Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Karimi hopes to do that...

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Focus on Faculty

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Industrial design program hires new clinical assistant professor

The Design School at Arizona State University welcomes Swati Piparsania, who will join the faculty as a clinical assistant professor in the industrial design program. Piparsania joins the school...

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The Design School at ASU welcomes new assistant professor of architecture

Dongwoo “Jason” Yeom has joined The Design School at Arizona State University as assistant professor in the architecture faculty. “We are very excited to have Jason join the program,” said Marc Neveu...

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The ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre welcomes new assistant professor of percussion

Chamber musician, soloist and teaching artist Michael Compitello joins Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre as assistant professor of percussion beginning this fall....

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ASU opera singer rebuilds her voice and discovers new artistic path

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . ASU graduate student Stephanie Sadownik, DMA in voice performance, started suffering from undiagnosed...

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Persistence pays off for ASU School of Music graduating student

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . Annie Villalobos Vincent has been waiting 20 years to achieve her dream and receive her college...

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ASU graduate student discovers passion for teaching music

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . After completing her Bachelor of Arts degrees in music and psychology, and having taught private...

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ASU music theater and opera alumna returns to ASU Gammage

Arizona State University School of Music alumna Caelan Creaser returns to ASU to represent the "Frozen" North American Tour . Creaser, who earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater...

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Herberger Institute alum receives 2019 Arts Writers Grant

The Arts Writers Grant Program recently announced its 2019 recipients, which include an alumnus from the School of Art in Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts....

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ASU alum wins $10,000 grand prize in accessible design competition

Herberger Institute alumna K Brandt Knapp won the $10,000 grand prize for the #ZeroThreshold Design Competition, an architecture and urban design initiative that celebrates accessibility as a...

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