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ASU women's robotics team places first in country, third in world
August 26, 2019 The members of the Desert WAVE robotics team from Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus are returning to school this month as the best-performing underwater autonomous robotics team in the country. In their rookie season, the all-female team placed third only to China and…
Uber and ASU education partnership expands to drivers nationwide
All eligible drivers and their families now have access to tuition coverage for 80+ online degrees, plus certificates in entrepreneurship and English language learning The partnership between Uber and Arizona State University to provide a pathway to a fully funded college degree is now available…
ASU to play lead role at DEF CON conference, considered to be the Super Bowl of hacking
North Korean hackers squeeze $2 billion out of cryptocurrency networks. Russian hackers breach networks using "internet of things" devices. An American woman sneaks into Capital One’s network and steals the personal information of more than 100 million people. We need heroes. At the world’s…
New College research program gives local students world-class experience
July 26, 2019 Black widow spiders have been daily companions for Marissa Heeb this summer on Arizona State University’s West campus. “It's been weirdly cool even though they're kind of creepy, but it's been a lot of fun.” Heeb is one of eight undergraduate scholars performing graduate-level…
Amazon Prime Day: ASU professor says online shoppers value convenience over environment
One of the biggest shopping days of the year is fast approaching. Amazon Prime Day, taking place on July 15 and 16, offers shoppers the chance to buy items online at discounted prices, for 36 hours only. Launched by Amazon in 2015, Prime Day has grown into a worldwide event that in 2017 generated…