About

Johnathan Lok is a first-year PhD student, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) researcher, and the second-place winner of the 2025 Change the World competition for his Rescue Swarm Project.

When Aliyah Egan stepped onto the stage as a master’s student in last year’s Graduate College Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, she faced a challenge familiar to many researchers: explaining complex, specialized work to an audience with little or no background in her field.

January is National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate the impact mentoring can have and to reflect honestly on where gaps remain. At Arizona State University, mentoring is recognized as a critical component of graduate student success.

In a recent Grad15 webinar, ASU librarian Matthew Ogborn introduced graduate students to citation management tools and offered practical strategies for integrating them into academic research. The session emphasized time-saving, collaboration, and accuracy in managing citations and bibliographies—core skills for graduate-level writing and research.

Reflection

Reflection. It is a simple and powerful word. It invites us to pause, look back, and find meaning in what we have experienced so that we can move forward with clarity and purpose. In universities, reflection helps us adapt today to shape tomorrow.

This is a list of some important deadlines that are just around the corner. Make sure you’re staying on top of funding opportunities and deadlines — crucial for your academic success. Please submit all necessary paperwork and forms by the specified deadlines.