Category: Academic News
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$3.9 Million Grant Seeks to Expand Primary Care and Rural Tracks for Medical Student Training in Arizona
Grant funding aims to address the shortage of primary care physicians in underserved communities in Arizona Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the United States, but it is facing critical shortage of primary care physicians. Today, Arizona currently ranks 42nd in primary care access and will need 1,941 primary care physicians by 2030 to…
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2 ASU faculty elected as fellows to National Academy of Inventors
Work in virology, carbon sequestration honored Arizona State University faculty members Bertram Jacobs and Klaus Lackner have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Both are being honored for research that addresses a societal need. The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating…
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ASU’s undergraduate nursing program ranks in top 8% nationally
Addressing Arizona’s nursing shortage while improving health outcomes and access to care is a driving force of ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s Bachelor of Science in nursing programs. And these efforts are getting national attention. In the newly released U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, Edson College’s undergraduate nursing program tied…
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Edison Awards announces Michael M. Crow as 2025 Achievement Award honoree
ASU president recognized for pioneering leadership in innovation and higher education “As someone with deep admiration for Edison’s commitment to finding use-inspired solutions through imagination, hard work and perseverance, I have aspired to those ideals in my efforts to advance learning, discovery and impact. With the aid of many talented and equally dedicated colleagues, I…
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UofA Health Sciences Addresses Arizona Healthcare Workforce Shortage
The University of Arizona’s College of Health Sciences is expanding partnerships to address Arizona’s healthcare workforce shortage, especially in rural areas. “The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman Center for Rural Health reports that 93% of all physical therapists work in urban areas.” The initiative collaborates with hospitals and clinics to attract health professionals to underserved…
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NAU announces the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering
Northern Arizona University is renaming the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering, thanks to a generous $10 million cash gift—the largest gift of its kind in NAU’s 125-year history—from Maria and Steve Sanghi. Steve Sanghi, who previously served as president and CEO of Arizona-based Microchip Technology, is an…
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UofA College of Medicine Phoenix Welcomes New Faculty
New Faculty Reception at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix celebrates the many new faces of research and medical education at the Phoenix Bioscience Core. This week, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix hosted a reception introducing eighteen new faculty members in the Grand Canyon space located between the Health…
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Turning data into knowledge: How Health Observatory at ASU aims to educate public
New Executive Director David Engelthaler wants to build health planetariums across university This is how David Engelthaler described his first couple of months on the job as executive director of the Health Observatory at Arizona State University: “It’s been a little bit of drinking from the fire hose,” he said. Engelthaler expected nothing less when he decided…
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Artist + Researcher Applications are open!
The Artist + Researcher program (ARx) at Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) is the largest initiative of the PBC Arts Committee, offering scientists the opportunity to collaborate with local artists to create pieces that visually interpret and communicate their scientific research and innovations. ARx was birthed in 2021 when the PBC connected with the Phoenix-based Bentley…
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Lara Ferry promoted to Vice President of Research at ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise
It takes a special understanding of faculty to be an effective leader at a major research university. You have a responsibility to advance the research mission while also taking care of the people who fulfill it. That’s what gets Lara Ferry excited about officially taking on the role of vice president of research at Arizona…
