Blogs




Did 'Soylent Green' get 2022 right?

Spoiler alert: In the final scene of the 1973 movie “Soylent Green” actor Charlton Heston, who plays detective Frank Thorn, is being led off on a stretcher following a gun battle when he desperately reveals the secret he wants the world to know: The nutritious wafer Soylent Green is composed of pulverized remains of human corpses.




ASU center goes river graphing

The Colorado River — and the critical water it provides to Arizona — has long been a center of attention for communities and policymakers across the state. But it moved into the national spotlight in August 2021, when the U.S. Secretary of the Interior declared a shortage on the river for the very first time.




ASU survey finds majority favor creating independent agency to examine police shootings

A majority of state residents polled by Arizona State University are in favor of establishing an independent agency to investigate law-enforcement shootings.




Exhibition features farming, ranching legacy of Morrison Institute's namesake family

For most of eight decades, the Morrison family owned some of the largest tracts of real estate in Phoenix’s East Valley, totaling more than 3,000 acres.


Survey: Statewide Perceptions of Independent Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings

To help policymakers understand statewide perceptions of officer-involved shooting investigations, attitudes toward potential reforms, and support for funding of an independent investigatory agency, a multi-modal survey was conducted of Arizona residents.




ASU's commitment to innovation front and center at Arizona Capitol

Faculty and student work may start in the classrooms at Arizona State University, but the commitment to innovation reaches far beyond brick and mortar buildings, spanning a variety of multidisciplinary fields.