The CISA Blog

Molly Bechtel (left) and Kelsey Lyberger (right), assistant professors in CISA’s School of Applied Sciences and Arts, hold tick and mosquito samples used in a new medical and veterinary entomology course that gives students hands-on experience identifying insects and ticks that spread disease in people and animals. Photo by ASU

Assistant Professors Kelsey Lyberger and Molly Bechtel lead a new medical and veterinary entomology course, giving students hands-on experience studying insects and ticks that impact public health.

An artist's rendering of an elementary particle collision showing a bright blue explosion of light streaks bursting from a central point

College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Professor Igor Shovkovy explores how powerful magnetic fields shape matter at the universe’s extremes, advancing physics research and expanding research opportunities in CISA’s applied physics program.

A conceptual illustration of a subatomic quark and gluon system

Associate Professor Michael Dugger advances experimental physics research while giving students hands-on experience exploring the universe’s smallest building blocks and developing skills for future discovery and innovation.

Student presents her work on a poster at a university.

The pre-veterinary program’s applied curriculum empowered Simone Vega Rabelo to pursue valuable undergraduate research, bringing her closer to her goal of becoming a veterinarian.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Elena Foulis speaks during the Latinx Oral History Lab Speaker Series at Arizona State University’s Labriola National American Indian Data Center on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by Alyssa Thornhill/Arizona State University)

The Latinx Oral History Lab hosted Elena Foulis, associate professor at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, at ASU’s Labriola National American Indian Data Center to share “Embodied Encuentros,” a talk on ethical, community-centered approaches to working with Latina/o/e communities on oral history research projects.

Associate Professor Vanessa Fonseca-Chavez with her co-author Angela Perea-Murphy

Associate Professor Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez’s new book, "Hispanics in Concho," features community stories and more than 100 years of photos from a small town called Concho in northeastern Arizona, a town with a direct connection to her hometown of Albuquerque and herself.