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05/03/21
Space programmes boom as private-sector exploration takes off
Times Higher Education
US universities rush to meet student demand driven by growth of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin
Academic Programs
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04/29/21
Competition delivers the goods and the crew for all NASA commercial space services
SpaceNews
On April 23, SpaceX launched a crew of international astronauts to the Space Station. This marks the third human spaceflight success for the firm’s...
Academic Programs
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04/21/21
ASU retains top US spot for efforts toward UN sustainability goals
For the second year in a row, the university retained the top national spot when it comes to impacts made addressing 17 specific goals aimed at...
Global Impact and Engagement
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04/15/21
The Digital Revolution Is Eating Its Young
Project Syndicate
(image credit Getty Images) As massive online platforms have given rise to numerous virtual marketplaces, a gap has opened between the real and the...
Global Impact and Engagement
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04/05/21
Space policy continues to shoot for the moon
Greg Autry, who recently joined the faculty of Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management as a clinical professor of space...
Academic Programs
Faculty News
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04/01/21
Thunderbird kicks off 75th anniversary celebrations with Founders' Day
On April 8, Thunderbird’s worldwide community is marking its inception with a digital, 24-hour Founders’ Day celebration that launches a series of...
Thunderbird Events
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03/02/21
Facebook can save itself by becoming a B Corporation
TechCrunch
As Facebook confronts outrage among its employees and the public for mishandling multiple decisions about its role in shaping public discourse, it is...
Global Impact and Engagement
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02/25/21
Biden Must Base Arms Sales on U.S. Interests—Not U.S. Jobs
Foreign Policy
The bad news about these new deals is they will create or sustain few U.S. manufacturing jobs. The good news is that the Biden administration and...
Global Impact and Engagement
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01/22/21
Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech
Reuters
Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the “best”...
Global Impact and Engagement