Kristen Parrish opened last week's Natural Sciences Inclusion Summit 2022 with words that set the stage for the daylong event.
“It’s all about connections,” said the associate director of the Research for Inclusive STEM Education (RISE) Center at Arizona State University.
Brianne Arviso could have easily stepped into an entry-level job in the construction industry after graduating from high school.
At that time, the Arviso Construction Company, started by her grandfather, Olsen Arviso Sr., had been in business for more than two decades. Her father, uncles and aunts worked for the company, headquartered near Gallup, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation.
“I grew up with the company being a big part of my world,” she says.
Researchers including RISE Center core faculty member, Katelyn Cooper, at Arizona State University have earned 19 National Science Foundation early faculty career awards dating back to June 2021. The new awards total $12 million in funding for ASU researchers in grants that will be used over the next five years.
June is LGTBQ Pride Month — a time to celebrate the contributions that the LGTBQ community has made to society and throughout history. Katelyn Cooper talks about her own experience within the LGBTQ community and shares how she provides support to these students to ensure their success in the field of science.
Ariel Anbar, director of the Center for Education Through Exploration at ASU, and Norman Bier, director of CMU’s Open Learning Initiative partner to develop more equitable general chemistry courseware with a grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
RISE Center Director Sara Brownell and Ph.D. candidate Carly Busch were recently featured in ASU News for their published work examining the impact of a STEM instructor revealing LGBTQ+ identity to students. The study, published in Life Sciences Education, was co-authored by Carly Busch, Sara Brownell, and Katelyn Cooper.
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.
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.