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Disrupting the closet-to-landfill problem

January is a time of resolving to improve, and people who want to be more mindful of their effect on their environment are starting to think more about the clothes on their back. The fashion industry...

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Inside the Biomimicry Center’s new NatureMaker space

Arizona State University’s Biomimicry Center opened in spring 2015, but it keeps evolving, inspiring students to take a page right out of nature. On Jan. 22, the Biomimicry Center will debut its...

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ASU at Mesa City Center breaks ground

Arizona State University broke ground Friday on ASU at Mesa City Center, a state-of-the-art project that will jump-start the revitalization of downtown Mesa and train students in one of the biggest...

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Arts, Media and Engineering students tackle the big 'why' questions

Why play games? Who benefits from artificial intelligence? How do you help society? These are some of the big-picture questions that students confront in Arizona State University's School of...

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Envisioning the future of space

The 60 people sitting in an Arizona State University conference room in January 2017 had virtually nothing in common. There were theater majors and scientists; sophomores and school deans; local...

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ASU grad tells the stories of proud DACA students

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement . By the time Maricruz Santoyo arrived at Arizona State University, she knew she had a story to tell. As a DACA (...

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NES selects ASU art professor for residency in Iceland

Adriene Jenik , professor of intermedia in the School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, was awarded a competitive artist residency through NES in...

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ASU art professor featured in exhibition examining the West, counter-landscapes

Angela Ellsworth , a professor in the School of Art in Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, is one of several notable contemporary artists featured in a new...

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ASU artist showcases work in groundbreaking exhibition

Arizona State University School of Art Assistant Professor Christine Lee has an installation at the Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia for the group exhibition “ Making a Seat at the Table: Women...

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ASU graduating student combines music, science as a 21st-century musician

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement . Felix Herbst refuses to settle on one path. The 21st-century musician is a violinist, vocalist and arranger-composer...

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ASU School of Music graduating mezzo-soprano hopes to launch opera career

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement . Ariana Warren, a mezzo-soprano of exceptional talent, embodies everything that the ASU School of Music in the...

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School of Music doctoral graduate gives back through music

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement . When Arizona State University School of Music graduate Fredrick Brown, Doctor of Musical Arts in wind band...

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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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ASU alum’s short film selected for Oaxaca FilmFest in Mexico

The Oaxaca FilmFest international film festival in Mexico has featured the work of Guillermo Del Toro , Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese . And now Martín González, who graduated with a degree in film...

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