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As we celebrate another season of academic achievement, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to our graduating students and a warm acknowledgment to those continuing their journeys. This moment is not just a milestone — it’s a transition into a new phase of contribution, leadership and possibility.
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IEW Profile: Camila Páez-Bernal
Camila Páez-Bernal is a Political Science doctoral student from Columbia. Páez-Bernal received the Fulbright Foreign Student Fellowship to continue her studies at the School of Politics and Global Studies. She will complete her doctorate in July…
Student Funding Spotlight: Tripke Travel Grant
This month, we highlight Tripke Travel Grant recipient Mirtha Garcia, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who has had a lifelong passion for sociocultural anthropology.
Finding meaningful careers for PhDs and postdocs
Access a professional development training platform that helps doctoral students and PhDs successfully transition into academic or nonacademic career paths.
Small moves, big impact and the art of leaving a legacy
Legacies are meaningful and easier to create than you think. The truth is, in most instances, legacies are just small contributions and subtle influences that can change a life. Anything you work toward can make an impact — so how can you make a…
Education opens doors and diversity opens innovation: A conversation with Lisa Magaña, Provost Fellow for ASU’s Hispanic Serving initiatives
In June, ASU was designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the US Department of Education. This means that Hispanic students now make up at least 25% of the entire ASU student body.
Embrace the process: Developing competitive applications for fellowships and grants
Wouldn’t we all want three easy steps that tell us how to instantly land fellowships or grants? We may not have a magical formula, but we do have advice on how to make the application the best it can be.
Postdoc Profile: Ronald A Nelson, Jr.
Dr. Ronald A Nelson, Jr. is a postdoctoral fellow at Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering where he is working on developing innovative research that advances multi-million dollar initiatives focusing on regenerative medicine and biomedical…
Postdoc Profile: Ashley Ruiz
Dr. Ashley Ruiz is a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation who is researching the interactions in healthcare that cause secondary victimization (re-traumatization) to survivors of sexual assault.
Postdoc Profile: Aaron Flores
Dr. Aaron Flores is a Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Dr. Flores is a human-environmental geographer whose research has examined environental justice, social vulnerability, and health…
Postdoc Profile: Madhan Jaggarapu
Dr. Madhan Jaggarapu, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy with more than 8 years of experience in the fabrication and characterization of therapeutic diversity systems.
Postdoc Profile: Leonard Mukosi
Dr. Leonard Mukosi is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar for the Research on Violent Victimization Lab within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Dr. Mukosi uses a solution-focused approach to address the problem of missing and murdered…
Postdoc Profile: Fatima Hafsa
Dr. Fatima Hafsa is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the College of Global Futures and W. P. Carey School of Business. Dr. Hafsa uses an interdisciplinary perspective to study plastic manufacturing and waste supply chains. Her work includes…
Postdoc Profile: JoAnna Reyes
Dr. JoAnna Reyes is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the School of Art whose research centers on the visual and material culture of colonial Mexico and contemporary Chicana/o America.
Postdoc Profile: Karla Vargas
Dr. Karla Vargas, a Postdoctoral Scholar at the School of Life Sciences, researches host-virus dynamics and viral diversity associated with wild populations of vertebrate species across the Baja California peninsula and the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.
Postdoc Profile: Estibalitz Ezkerra Vegas
Dr. Esibalitz Ezkerra Vegas is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies whose research involves interdisciplinary, transnational, and comparative approaches to the politics of memory and the demand for…
Postdoc Profile: Marlene Velazco Medel
Dr. Marlene Velazco Medel is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar who is making efforts to synthesize novel biodegradable and sustainable polymers useful for recycling.
Postdoc Profile: Nilanjana Mazumdar
Dr. Mazumdar detects algae blooms in real-time in the Central Arizona Project canal system and Lake Pleasant to provide information critical to homeowners and agricultural farmers throughout Arizona.
Postdoc Profile: Mehmet Kosa
Dr. Mehmet Kosa is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Psychology who examines whether emotional and meaningful experiences in virtual reality games help reduce daily stress.
Postdoc Profile: Gamze Ersan
Dr. Gamze Ersan is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. Dr. Ersan's research is the novel hybrid electrochemical processes for the regeneration of PFAS-laden carbon-based adsorbents.
Postdoc Profile: Zahra Khademmodaresi
Dr. Khademmodaresi is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar for the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy whose research focuses on synthesizing polymeric structures for carbon dioxide capture from ambient air.
Postdoc Profile: Liliana Caughman
Meet the School of Life Sciences’ Senior Global Futures Scholar, Dr. Lilana Caughman who researches how processes relate to outcomes, specifically in collaborative and community-based urban transformation and climate justice initiatives.
Postdoc Profile: Arturo Cano Bejar
Meet Dr. Arturo Cano Bejar, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at W. P. Carey Department of Information Systems whose research at ASU focuses on understanding the hows and whys of hate speech and personal financial decisions.
Postdoc Profile: Luis Welbanks
Dr. Luis Welbanks is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the School of Earth and Space Exploration who studies the atmospheres of exoplanets to investigate what they are made of. Dr. Welbanks aims to use his research to determine if humans are alone in the…
Postdoc Profile: Devin Bowes
Dr. Devin Bowes is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering whose research leverages community wastewater to non-invasively and comprehensively understand various aspects of population health and…