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ASU-LACMA fellowship program expands to include Pérez Art Museum of Miami

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts are pleased to announce that the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has joined as a...
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Trying to cool off neighborhoods with a new kind of road surface

Summer’s heat and sun can push the surface temperature of city streets in Phoenix as high as 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Those streets then stay hot long after the sun goes down, radiating their built-up...
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ASU Wind Bands announces 2021–22 concert season

The ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre's Wind Bands 2021–22 concert season brings music back to the stage with a live audience. “Musicians love making music for others,” said Jason Caslor ,...
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Student mentorship program gives local middle schoolers a boost

As a political psychology graduate student at Arizona State University, Stephanie Cahill never envisioned a scenario in which she would be researching how to become a construction worker. But when a...
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Mirabella residents plugged into ASU campus life

Before it was built, the Mirabella at ASU community promised not only a beautiful living space but also the opportunity to take advantage of everything that Arizona State University has to offer....
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ASU Music Theatre and Opera announces 2021-22 performance season

ASU Music Theatre and Opera announces a 2021–22 season that includes works selected with a focus on providing equitable opportunities for all students. “We created a self-nominated season selection...
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ASU musicologist recognized for decades of service to American music

Kay Norton, musicologist and professor in Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre, received the Distinguished Service Citation at the virtual Society of American Music...
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Music professor receives international award for excellence in teaching

Deanna Swoboda, associate professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre in Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, is the first woman to be awarded the...
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Music industry professional joins ASU program

Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre welcomes international music engineer and producer Jorge Costa Palazuelos as assistant professor of studio engineering and recording...
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ASU digital art grad activates and honors Indigenous perspectives

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates . John Joe is an Irish and Din é (Navajo) student graduating this spring with an MFA in art (digital...
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Sun Devils well represented in state awards for landscape architecture profession

The Arizona chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recently announced their 2020 award winners, and affiliates of Arizona State University were represented in nearly every category....
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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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ASU digital art grad activates and honors Indigenous perspectives

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates . John Joe is an Irish and Din é (Navajo) student graduating this spring with an MFA in art (digital...
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The Design School remembers alum, faculty associate Shon Quannie

Shon Quannie, an influential leader in the design community throughout the Southwest thanks to his practice, teaching and advocacy, died Dec. 30, 2020 . Quannie was an alumnus from The Design School...
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Sun Devils well represented in state awards for landscape architecture profession

The Arizona chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recently announced their 2020 award winners, and affiliates of Arizona State University were represented in nearly every category....
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Paola Sanguinetti Design School Director

Announcing two new school directors and more–Herberger Institute highlights from August 2021

World of possibilities“Design is a way of seeing the world as possibilities. It is asking, ‘What if?’ I am excited to be part of an institution that values design.” — Paola SanguinettiPaola...
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What higher ed can learn from the music industry

What higher ed can learn from the music industry and more–Herberger Institute highlights from July…

What higher ed can learn from the music industry and more–Herberger Institute highlights from July 2021Higher education in a world of singlesWhat can higher ed learn from the music industry? Plenty,...
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Leading the way in virtual reality, architecture and more–Herberger Institute highlights from June 2021

Leading the way in virtual reality, architecture and more–Herberger Institute highlights from June…

Leading the way in virtual reality, architecture and more–Herberger Institute highlights from June 2021‘The Godmother of virtual reality’Nonny de la Peña, dubbed “The Godmother of Virtual Reality” by...
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