Arizona State University is hosting 17 students from Egypt through the Center of Excellence for Energy. Funded with the support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, the center aims to support Egypt in reaching its target of 42% renewable energy by 2035.
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Inclusive excellence
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is dedicated to inclusive excellence as a core value. Find opportunities that promote inclusive excellence in STEM.
Kenan Song earns ASU Women and Philanthropy Grant
Engineering Assistant Professor Kenan Song was awarded a $50,000 ASU Women and Philanthropy grant for a new project to design and manufacture biodegradable tissue scaffolds to cure pelvic organ prolapse in women. Song and his students in the Advanced Materials Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, or AMAML, will work with physicians at Mayo Clinic to conduct this research with the overall goal of ensuring…
New ASU researcher supporting minority group success in engineering doctoral programs
According to the National Academies, only one in seven doctorates in engineering are obtained by underrepresented groups including African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans. Research shows that several factors contribute to this disparity, but there haven’t been adequate resources available to support systemic change within academic institutions. Now, a new National Science Foundation grant will help uncover how…
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative seed funding program awardees selected
The Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (DII@FSE) Task Force selected five awardees to receive funding under the DII@FSE Seed Funding Program.
Fulton Schools Diversity and Inclusion Initiative earns ASEE Diversity Recognition Program Award
Last year, in January 2019, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering launched a new initiative focusing on diversity and inclusion — DII@FSE — intended to dedicate focus to a topic that is a core value to the Fulton Schools and ASU as exemplified in the university charter. As part of the launch, a task force of…