For two decades, Michael Hool of Hool Coury Law firm in Phoenix represented ASU in the creation of many commercial endeavors through what was Arizona Technology Enterprises, before it became Skysong Innovations, which moves the university’s research out of the lab and into the marketplace. Now, Hool is deepening his engagement by funding the creation of the Hool Coury Law
The motto of the U.S. National Guard is “Always ready, always there.” At ASU, the ADAPT program is helping extend that motto to apply to family life at home for the more than 5,000 active members of the Arizona National Guard.
January 5, 2021
With new projects and programs, outreach and options, ASU has ways to grow in every phase of life
Editor s note: This story originally appeared in the winter 2021 issue of ASU Thrive magazine.
When Kyle Ballard finishes his shift as a U.S. Navy linguist at Fort Gordon in Georgia, he goes home to log on to political science courses to move closer to his dream career in global security. Meanwhile, Shauntel Redhouse, a 2017 graduate of Kirtland Central High School who hails from the Navajo Nation, spends time gaining experience with research methods that will help in her quest to become a dietitian. High schooler Drew Kolber takes calculus online with college students and classes at the Herberger Young Scholars Academy on ASU’s West campus. And soon-to-be retirees Randy and Sharon Fortenberry plan to settle at Mirabella at ASU on the Tempe campus.
January 5, 2021
An adjustment to grazing patterns can provide huge returns, both to farmers and the environment, says ASU documentarian
Editor s note: This story originally appeared in the winter 2021 issue of ASU Thrive magazine.
If there were ways to produce food with improved environmental outcomes, it would be worth doing everything possible, from education to incentives, to help farmers adopt the methods.
That’s the aim of Peter Byck, professor of practice in the College of Global Futures’ School of Sustainability. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Byck joined the faculty in 2013 after his climate change solutions film “Carbon Nation” caught the school’s attention. With a dual appointment in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, he teaches students to make short documentaries about sustainability.