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Lunar orbiter beams back first Moon snaps
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has beamed back its first snaps of the Moon - images from the Mare Nubium region captured by the spacecraft's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, aka LROC: LROC Principal Investigator Mark Robinson of Arizona State University explained: "Our first images were taken along the moon's terminator - the dividing line ...
2 critical in wreck involving alcohol near ASU
Police in Tempe say alcohol was a factor in an early Saturday morning car accident near Arizona State University.
's now-banned private newspapers are at the center of a mock political trial being filmed as an educational documentary this week at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Stanford bioethicist and colleagues call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing
Imagine donating a sample of your DNA to help researchers study the genetics of diabetes.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's first moon images available
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23.
Daugharty FundraiserConor is out of a coma, but not yet fully awake
Friends, family and community members came out in droves to Lions Park June 25 to help Conor Daugharty - a 22-year-old man with deep Eagle River roots - and his family.
ASU seeks funding to become green-energy powerhouse
Researcher Milton Sommerfeld opens a vial of oil made from algae and tilts it toward the lawmakers gathered at his Mesa laboratory.
Ariz. colleges to stay open if gov't shuts down
Arizona's three state universities are telling students and staff to show up on Wednesday even if lawmakers fail to approve a state budget by a deadline set for midnight Tuesday.
First Wave of Swine Flu Requires New Public Health Strategy
There is no way to know how the newest strain of the H1N1 influenza virus will behave in the future.
National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind...
Darrell Shandrow , a blind ASU student, is also a named plaintiff in the action.
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Jackson: the definitive superstar of the MTV-era
Precisely the same force that led Michael Jackson to the pinnacle of popular culture contributed to his eventual - some say precipitous - fall: the confluence of his rise with MTV and the rise of the music video, say analysts.
Mr. Jackson's dance moves were an integral part of his appeal, and he is credited with transforming the idea of a music video into both an art form and promotional tool. He was a major force in attracting the viewers that made MTV a cultural phenomenon.
Yet the very same focus on appearance, most obvious in drastic plastic surgeries, is what may have helped lead to Jackson's eventual fall from popularity.
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Conference at ASU projects swine flu's future
A vaccine for swine flu remains months away, but experts gathering at Arizona State University hope to fend off the disease with their smarts.
More pain for non-profits as funds drop and demand rises
The recession is forcing Phoenix-area non-profit groups to lay off staff, reduce costs and seek new ways to raise money.
After 2 decades, city manager of Phoenix to retire
For two decades, City Manager Frank Fairbanks steered Phoenix through periods of unprecedented growth.
Phoenix tries for All-American City status
A delegation from Phoenix traveled to Tampa, Fla., this week to compete for the All-American City Award, a national competition recognizing municipalities that have developed programs that show innovation and community involvement.
Man Accused of Beating Family Arrested
Phoenix police have arrested Erick Lampert, accused of beating his mother and 14-year-old nephew to death.
Outsmarting Swine Flu Pandemic
Mathematicians, biostaticians and public health officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States will gather at Arizona State University this week to focus on understanding, possibly mitigating the spread of the H1N1 flu virus.
Man arrested in deaths of his mother, nephew
Police on Monday arrested a mentally-ill man suspected of bludgeoning to death his mother and 14-year-old nephew two days earlier.
Arizona State University nutritionist Rick Hall has some lunch ideas that will give you a mental boost or an energy boost in the middle of the day!
Enroute to Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA's LRO and LCROSS spacecrafts move past the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in... The Interdisciplinary A building on the Arizona State University Tempe campus looks rather average from the outside.