The Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics advances teaching, research and community engagement efforts that explore how best to live together as a human community, so that we all may achieve purposeful, productive and prosperous lives.
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The Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation is a key resource for nonprofits, the people who work and volunteer with them, and their supporting philanthropists. Its offerings -- focused on increased leadership, management effectiveness and impactful philanthropy -- integrate knowledge generated by academic faculty, its own applied research, and best practices gleaned from study throughout the world.
The Morrison Institute for Public Policy is a statewide leader in examining critical issues for Arizona and the region, and is a catalyst for public dialogue. An Arizona State University resource, Morrison Institute uses nonpartisan research, analysis and public outreach to help improve the state's quality of life.
The National Center of Excellence for SMART Innovations takes a systems approach in understanding the environmental, societal and economic impacts of climate, energy and materials. Established in 2006, the center's programs include solar designs and materials, lifecycle modeling for energy and climate, new generation of surface materials and adoption of those technologies.
Bringing together the best of both a small-college experience with its close personal relationships and a top-tier research university and representing the core of ASU’s West campus, the New College prepares students to understand and address the significant challenges facing society in the 21st century.
Students work directly with accomplished faculty members who are actively engaged in interdisciplinary research. Our esteemed faculty also includes both Emmy- and Grammy award-winning artists and leading researchers in a broad range of fields.
The Pastor center serves on a national stage as one of 25 university-based public service institutes participating in Harvard University’s National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, launched by the Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. It is the first in the network to honor a leader representing a minority community—representative of the backgrounds of our participating students and our objective to diversify the population of public service leaders.
The Pastor center serves on a national stage as one of 25 university-based public service institutes participating in Harvard University’s National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, launched by the Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. It is the first in the network to honor a leader representing a minority community—representative of the backgrounds of our participating students and our objective to diversify the population of public service leaders.
ASU's Project for Writing and Recording Family History in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts supports teaching, research and public outreach in writing and recording family history in its many forms.
Explore the range of family history-related workshops that our faculty affiliates offer in the community.
The Research and Education Advancing Children's Health (REACH) Institute within ASU's Department of Psychology focuses on prevention science using partnerships between scientists, policy makers and community stakeholders. The goal is to utilize university-based research in practice to advance education, health and well-being of children and families.
An academic unit in the new College of Global Futures, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society is making innovation the object of systematic study and informed critique. We educate new generations of informed citizens and skilled, productive workers and see our efforts as part of a larger social fabric – local, regional, national and global. Listen to our Future Out Loud podcast and find out more about how you can shape the future; one we will want to inhabit.