Arizona State University Professor Ariel Anbar has been elected as an American Geophysical Union (AGU) fellow. He joins 59 other individuals in the 2021 Class of Fellows.

Arizona State University’s Center for Education Through Exploration (ETX Center), directed by RISE Center affiliate Ariel Anbar, has announced the launch of “Infiniscope” 2.0, the next generation of a NASA-funded online platform, which is transforming learning across K–16 in the earth and space sciences.

Sara Brownell was recently interviewed and featured in a story about large classroom teaching from the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Sharon Hall's commitment to teaching and inclusion has been recognized with the 2021 Zebulon Pearce Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Natural Sciences from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.

RISE Center undergraduate Julie Roberts was featured as a notable graduate by ASU.

This is the fourth and final essay in a series of blog posts to be released this quarter by the ASCB LGBTQ+ committee under the theme of “Building a Welcoming Community for LGBTQ+ Scientists.” As this is posted many of us will be starting to teach undergraduate classes – Our ultimate source of scientists. In this post, Dr. Sara Brownwell shares some thoughts on the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in the classroom,  an area that she has actively researched.

Participating in research as an undergraduate is known to be a highly influential experience that can increase student motivation and persistence in science. Research experience provides students an opportunity to learn if scientific research is a career they would like to pursue and ultimately has been linked to increased graduation rates and career success.