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The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Affairs helps make discovery possible. We seek research funding, support faculty researchers, nurture partnerships with external partners, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, and share what we learn with the community and the world.

It's a small world, after all

Stuart Lindsay, Arizona State University Regents’ professor and director of the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, has just released the first comprehensive guide to a tiny world a million times smaller than a single grain of sand. "Introduction to Nanoscience"
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Tobacco plant-based treatment thwarts West Nile virus

A new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues.
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Energy Revolution

R.F. “Rick” Shangraw, Jr., vice president for Research and Economic Affairs, discusses the need for an alternative energy revolution in order to achieve energy independence and security.
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Echoes of Ancients

“A great deal of modern statecraft, social competition, and ecological dilemmas in various forms occurred during the past. Today, we are in “re-runs.” We don’t perceive that because we treat past events as old curiosities. But people in ancient states faced many of our current conundrums.”
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ASU receives $2.3M grant to study teen health disorders

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has awarded the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University a $2.3 million grant to study the prevention and treatment of two major public health disorders among U.S. adolescents – overweight/obesity and mental health.
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Castillo-Chavez receives national public service award

ASU Regents’ Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez, a mathematical epidemiologist, is once again receiving national recognition for his contribution to the mathematics profession. This month, Castillo-Chavez received the award for distinguished public service from the American Mathematical Society.
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Students advance ideas thanks to special funding

An innovative Arizona State University program is attracting a growing number of progressive ideas from teams of students hoping to join the ranks of entrepreneurial success – and 18 of these teams recently secured special funding to pursue their dreams.
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Echoes of Ancients

Profiles in Discovery

Echoes of Ancients

Barbara Stark

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ORSPA Training Opportunities

A number of training opportunities exist for everything from research analytics to proposal building. These are held throughout the year.
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2010 International Research & Education in Engineering Program

The 2010 International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) Program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and organized by Purdue University, is now accepting applications for the 2010 grant cycle. IREE 2010 awardees will receive a stipend ($4,000 for graduate students and ($3,000 for undergraduate students) to conduct engineering-related research in China from May - August 2010 . Additionally, grant awardees will receive allowances for: an orientation program; travel to/from and housing/meals in China; plus a re-entry program.
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PRIDE "This Week in Funding" Opportunities

This Week in Funding brings you streamlined information regarding Limited Submissions deadlines, the latest funding opportunities from selected agencies, Internal Grant opportunities, and upcoming Events.
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