In 2010-2011, ASU ranked among the top in the nation in student entrepreneurs and as one of the top 10 producers of Fulbright Scholars in the U.S. ASU continued attracting top student scholars with 612 National Merit Scholars and 324 National Hispanic Scholars. Our students have one thing in common: total immersion in an innovative atmosphere where they are able to chart their own path to success.
10,000 Solutions Tyler Eltringham, an ASU undergraduate student, shares his Innovation Challenge immunization solution for the 10,000 Solutions project. The 10,000 Solutions website offers a place where students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public can share their ideas to impact local and global communities as well as build on others' ideas.ASU named one of top producers of student Fulbright awards
In the new Chronicle of Higher Education rankings, ASU stands out as a top producer of student Fulbright award winners.
Musican to study tuba on Fulbright Scholarship in Germany
Sears, who began playing the tuba in the sixth grade, and earned a music degree from ASU, will take perhaps the ultimate tuba trip this coming year – in the quintessential “oom-pah” land – on a Fulbright Scholarship for a year-long stay in Hannover, Germany.
Fulbright Scholar helps evolve construction industry
Kristen Barlish will return to Italy later this year, supported by a Fulbright scholarship, as she pursues studies and research to earn a Ph.D. in construction management.
Rutkowski wins Fulbright Research Scholarship
Michael Rutkowski, a doctoral student in the School of Earth and Space Exploration, has received a prestigious Fulbright Research Scholarship to continue his research on the compositions and ages of the stellar populations extant in distant early-type galaxies at Yonsei University in South Korea.
Campus activist wins $30K Truman Scholarship
ASU junior Danielle Bäck has earned the nation's highest undergraduate leadership award for her work in public health and human rights.
Udall Scholars advance tribal health care, environment
Three ASU students whose goals reflect those of a former Arizona congressman have won 2011 Udall Scholarships.
Law students chosen for prestigious Udall Congressional internship program
Three College of Law students were selected to participate in the Udall Foundation's Native American Congressional internship program that provides a summer-long internship in Washington, D.C.
Brian Perea earns Goldwater Scholarship
A chemical engineering student's research achievements have helped earn him a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
4 juniors win top national awards as up-and-coming scientists
Four remarkable students, who already are doing sophisticated research and presenting their work to national audiences, have won Goldwater Scholarships.
10 students win study-abroad scholarships to increase national security
Ten ASU undergraduates have won prestigious Boren Scholarships, funded by the National Security Education Program, to study in areas of the world that are critical to the interests of the U.S.
Research skills help engineering student win Ford Fellowship
Prowess in the laboratory has helped an ASU chemical engineering doctoral student earn a prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship.
Cronkite students dominate national awards
Students of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication finished first and third in the Hearst Journalism Awards, often referred to as "the Pulitzers of college journalism." The school also topped the national Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for the sixth consecutive year.