Category: Academic News
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Connecting biology to better heart treatments
2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Adi Tyagi (he/him) studied how female and male heart tissue reacts to stress and inflammation in the lab of Taben Hale. 2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Adi […]
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Dr. Samuel Galvagno Joins the College as Chair and Tenured Professor of Anesthesiology
Dr. Galvagno is a practicing anesthesiologist who also specializes in critical care medicine. An accomplished scientist, physician and leader, he will help build the academic Anesthesia department Samuel M. Galvagno, DO, PhD, […]
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Meet the Flinn Scholars joining NAU’s Class of 2029
Two of Arizona’s best and brightest are headed to Flagstaff this fall to become Lumberjacks—Cianna Brooks and Grace Smithson. The two top achievers are part of the 20-person class of 2025 Flinn Scholars, […]
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A Great Honor, the Class of 2029 Don Their White Coats for the First Time
The event saw the 130 new medical students symbolically began their journey in medicine Professionalism, empathy and building trust are all traits symbolized by the white coat — and are […]
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Public Health launches first AI summer program
The collaborative effort offered hands-on, high-tech training for students and educators across the university. Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH (standing), said he hopes the recent Public Health & AI Summer […]
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President Cruz Rivera elected to American Council on Education Board of Directors amid national focus on the value of higher ed
President José Luis Cruz Rivera has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE)— the only major higher education association to represent all types of […]
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How robots are making first steps happen
Imagine a future in which people with disabilities can walk on their own, thanks to robotic legs. A new project from Northern Arizona University is accelerating that future with an […]
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ASU moves up among top-ranked universities in the world for 2026
QS World University Rankings places ASU 36th among top US schools; up nearly 30 spots globally Professor Kelly Knudson points to locations where specimens have been collected for the Archaeological […]
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NAU laboratory works to develop new Valley fever treatment
Every year, about 20,000 cases of Valley fever are reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with an estimated additional 260,000 annual cases going unreported. In 2023, more […]
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Interview: How autism is diagnosed—and how symptoms vary across the spectrum
Art by Sara Montes Delgadillo Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in Doing Well, a health news outlet from ASU Media Enterprise and ASU Learning Enterprise. Subscribe to Doing Well to get interviews with health […]
