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SSRC Rapid Response Grants and Essay Forum

The Social Science Research Council seeks proposals that address the risks, opportunities, and challenges posed by public health surveillance stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. A new essay forum explores the human, social, political, and ethical dimensions of Covid-19.

ASURE awarded contract to advance unmanned and robotic technologies

ASURE has been awarded a contract that could total as much as $42.4 million over the next five years to advance unmanned and robotic technologies; it is the largest contract the nonprofit organization has been awarded.

John Talamura

Takamura teaches empathy as a path to beautiful universal design

On the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Associate Professor John Takamura says true universal design makes the world more accessible for everyone.

Mariana Bertoni

Bertoni, Christen named Fulton Entrepreneurial Professors fellows

These ASU engineering fellowships help innovative faculty commercialize their technology startup ventures. Bertoni’s startup, Crystal Sonic, cleaves expensive semiconductor materials using sound and without any waste.

COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons: A data-driven collaboration

The College of Health Solutions partners with the World Economic Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation on an initiative to help companies get back to work safely.

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Call for proposals: Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education

This year’s theme is “Mobilizing for a Just Transition.” Become a presenter and have your voice heard on vital topics such as the global pandemic, widespread protests against racism and the upcoming 2020 U.S. Election. Proposals are due August 14.

Podcast: Morris discusses the Native American digital divide

In a recent interview with the Cisco TechBeat podcast, sustainability scientist Traci Morris, director of ASU’s American Indian Policy Institute, talks about her work studying the impact of the digital divide in Indian country.

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Virtual launch party: Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

July 30: You’re invited to participate in the ASU Mastcam-Z team Live Zoom webinar of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch. Mastcam-Z is an advanced camera system with panoramic and stereoscopic imaging capability with the ability to zoom. The instrument also will determine mineralogy of the Martian surface and assist with rover operations.

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NAS establishes James Prize to recognize interdisciplinary work

Nominations for the inaugural prize will be accepted through Monday, October 5, 2020. This prize will recognize researchers who integrate knowledge from two or more disciplines in order to solve a major contemporary challenge.

Mechanical tree farm for carbon capture

Skysong Innovations translates ASU research into tangible, scalable solutions

A new article from ASU Now features the work of dozens of ASU faculty, whose impacts reverberate sometimes thousands of miles from ASU campuses. Learn about the work and about Skysong Innovations, ASU’s intellectual property management company.

Island and indigenous youth voices: Building back better and fairer

Video available: ASU, Hawaii Green Growth and Local2030 Island Network convened a panel of island and indigenous youth for a solution-oriented conversation on “building back better” after COVID-19.

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Center for Global Health research focuses on food insecurity during crisis

The center identifies a key theme each year, one that they believe can reinvent and reimagine global health. This year’s focus is on the human experience of food insecurity, and how it is worsened by illness and other crises.