College of Technology and Innovation News
Equipment donation advances ASU medical research, student learning
A donation of equipment from the Intel Corporation to Arizona State University will put sophisticated technology to an entirely new use that could result in earlier, less costly diagnosis of disease.
ASU scientists honored with Innovator of the Year award
Two ASU professors have received the Governor's Innovator of the Year-Academia award, Arizona's highest honor for technology innovation, for their work with converting algae into fuel.
Research efforts get $3M boost from NIH grants
ASU has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health for two innovative projects designed to improve human health.
Adventures with Algae
Club ASU member Luis del Mundo describes his visit to the Polytechnic campus and the Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology.
ASU gets gift of air traffic control simulator
Students in the air traffic management program at ASU's Polytechnic campus are getting a new learning tool: a state-of-the-art air traffic control simulator, thanks to the Ottosen Family Foundation.
Air traffic program investment to help future aviation professionals
A gift from the Ottosen Family Foundation will help students learn in one of the most advanced air traffic simulation centers in a university setting in the country.
ASU Polytechnic gets gold LEED rating
The Polytechnic Academic Complex received a gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership and Energy and Environmental Design program.
Japanese students study flying at Polytechnic
A group of students from Japan will learn how to fly various aircraft as part of a new program through the College of Technology and Innovation.
ASU group shines light on Africa electric need
A graduate student and two professors from ASU have created a device that could light up rural African villages.
Homecoming spirit rocks events at Polytechnic
ASU Polytechnic is rocking Homecoming this year with its biggest celebration yet.
Student, professor take low-tech lighting solution to Africa
Michael Pugliese, a mechanical engineering technology graduate student, designed the sustainable lighting technology called Twig Light last spring in response to African villagers’ requests for lights.
Poly students developing robotic physical therapy device
Engineering technology students are turning a Valley entrepreneur's physical therapy device concept into a reality.
ASU entities nominated for Innovator of the Year Award
Two ASU entities are finalists for the 2009 Innovator of the Year Award for Academia, which is given out as part of the Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation.
'Twig light' project receives NCIIA funding
Two ASU professors are awarded $16,000 to finalize the design of a device meant to bring electric light to villages in rural Africa.
International students take to the skies
Japanese aviation students are beginning a specialized aviation program as part of an academic partnership between Oberlin University in Tokyo and Arizona State University.
Prof keeps ASU Poly leader in fuel-cell research
Five questions with ASU Polytechnic professor Arunachalanadar Madakannan (Kannan).
Students designing physical therapy machine
A machine currently being developed by ASU student engineers could help people with physical disabilities and injuries recover through physical therapy.
Research Stories: Driven to distraction
Robert Gray, an applied psychologist at Arizona State University, studies human attention and perception and how they affect driving.
Students think outside the box with physical therapy project
With the help of ASU's Advanced Technology Innovation Center and students in the College of Technology and Innovation, a Valley physical therapist is realizing a dream of developing an automated robotic physical therapy device.
Professor to study team dynamics in healthcare settings
Arizona State University is helping to build the healthcare workplace of the future for the Veterans Health Administration.