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Xenophobia Workshop Participants in Science Magazine
An exciting follow up to March's Origins of Xenophobia academic workshop - this Thursday, May 17, Science magazine will feature a story on the evolution of prejudice featuring research from many of the participants of Origins Project Origins of Xenophobia workshop, including Steven Neuberg, Kim Hill,..
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- Laubichler Named President's Prof...>
- Krauss wins national award>
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Laubichler Named President's Professor
Manfred Laubichler, Origins Project Associate Director, was named President's Professor at the 2012 Faculty Excellence Awards hosted by President Crow. The title of President's Professor honors faculty members who have made significant contributions to excellence in undergraduate education at Arizon..
Recent/Upcoming Events
- Xenophobia Workshop Participants ...>
- Laubichler Named President's Prof...>
- Krauss wins national award>
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Krauss wins national award
Origins Project director Lawrence Krauss has won the 2012 National Science Board Public Service Award, a top national award presented to an individual for making significant contributions to increasing the wider public understanding of science in the United States. Krauss has an international reputation as ..
Recent/Upcoming Events
- Xenophobia Workshop Participants ...>
- Laubichler Named President's Prof...>
- Krauss wins national award>
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The ASU Origins Project is a transdisciplinary initiative that facilitates research, energizes teaching, and builds partnerships, offering new possibilities for exploring the most fundamental of questions.
Our primary purpose is threefold: nurture transdisciplinary dialogue and cutting-edge inquiry, enhance science education, and broaden public understanding and engagement of science issues.
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Nobel Prize winner and Origins Project Distinguished Research Professor Frank Wilczek talks with students.
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Curriculum
The ASU Origins Project is developing a slate of flagship courses designed to guide students through an exploration of the most fundamental questions we ask as humans: Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? Through interaction with top ASU scientists and scholars and guest lecturers from around the globe, students will encounter research at the cutting edge of inquiry even as they look back to the origins of the universe, life, cognition, and human civilization.
