SFIS Newsletter – January 2020
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Congratulations to our new grads!
SFIS was thrilled to celebrate the convocation of our class of Fall 2019. We are proud to send these accomplished men and women into the world equipped to lead with their minds and hearts. View our highlight video or a video of the full ceremony.
SFIS Welcomes New Executive Director for the ASU-Leonardo Initiative
What do you get when you bring together art, science and technology? A powerful way of galvanizing people, says Diana Ayton-Shenker. Ayton-Shenker is executive director of the new ASU-Leonardo partnership and CEO of Leonardo/the International Society of Arts, Sciences and Technology. She is also a new professor of practice at ASU. She sat down recently to discsus how can we become more human and more humane?
2020: A Year of Foresight and Anticipation
Hindsight, everyone says, is 20/20. But this year, we are going to swing our sights around 180 degrees and look toward the future. How sharp can our vision be, looking, imagining and planning ahead?
We will be hosting a series of events throughout the 2020 calendar year that focus on the future. Two of our research centers, the Center for Science and the Imagination and the Center for the Study of Futures, will be leading the charge. The events will range from talks and seminars to full-fledged festivals (on the future of food!). Be sure to follow us on social media to hear about all of our 2020 events.
Recognition
Congratulations to our 2019 Charter Awardees
Fifteen students were honored this December at the annual Charter Awards ceremony. Three students within each SFIS degree program who embody and demonstrate the core ASU Charter values of access, excellence and impact within their studies, activities and lives.
| Undergraduate Robert Davis Jason George Melinda Nicholson | MSTP Matthew Contursi Kelli Gamez Warble Brian Howard |
| GTD Claude Clausing Ranga Krishnamurthy Zeinab Serhan | HSD Vanya Bisht Noa Bruhis Nicole Mayberry |
| IGD Jared Byrne Kevin Johnson Clinton Reiswig |
Engaging citizens through gameplay
When a local concerned citizens; group reached out to an ASU professor and his research team of students on ways to better educate others on the issues surrounding helium extractions, Master of Science and Technology Policy graduate Katherine Ball knew she could help.
First-gen student took the path through college seriously
When an unexpected injury changed the course of Melinda Nicholson’s career, she knew she had to dedicate herself solely to finding a new one.
Prof appointed to assist Phoenix mayor on health policy issues
According to SFIS Clinical Assistant Professor Heather Ross, it is no longer enough for physicians to just be good at taking care of patients; they also have to be prepared to be policy advocates. Now, with a new appointment as a policy fellow to Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, she’s walking the walk
Events
January 14 – Innovations Talk: Unfracking the Future through Civic Technoscience
January 17 – Spring Student Welcome
January 22 – CSPO Open Workshop (in DC)
February 4 – Science Fiction TV Dinner: Stargate SG-1
March 21 – Emerge 2020: Eating at the Edges
Publications
Netra Chhetri
Agricultural and Natural Resources Adaptations to Climate Change: Governance Challenges in Asia.
International Journal of the Commons
Oct. 30, 2019
Mahmud Farooque
Records of engagement and decision making for environmental and socio-ecological challenges.
EURO Journal on Decision Processes (2019)
Nov. 30, 2019
Erik Fisher
Raising Awareness of Researchers-in-the-Making Toward Responsible Research and Innovation
Journal of the Knowledge Economy
Dec. 2, 2019
Andrew Maynard, Diana Bowman (co-authors)
Germline Doping for Heightened Performance in Sport.
Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Journal 2017-2018
Dec. 3, 2019
Gregg Zachary
What Are Your Options for Cognitive Enhancement?
IEEE Spectrum
Dec. 6, 2019
Andrew Maynard, Diana Bowman (co-authors)
We Are Not Ready to Deal With Gene-Edited Athletes
Slate, Future Tense
Dec. 10, 2019
Andrew Maynard, Bas Boorsma (co-authors)
The Trouble with Connectedness as a Force for Good
Rainmaking Publications
December 2019
Katina Michael
Book Review: Films from the Future
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
December 2019
In the Media
Ed Finn
Creators of the Future: Podcast 2
McGill Podcasts
2019
Katina Michael
Report reveals Arizona is fifth worst state for robocalls
State Press
Dec. 4, 2019
Diana Bowman
No. 1: ASU receives recognition for innovation
College Times
Dec. 4, 2019
Lauren Withycombe Keeler
Tempe Sustainability Commission expands on climate plan for 2021 update
State Press
Dec. 6, 2019
Andrew Maynard
Some Businesses Struggle To Adapt, Innovate
KJZZ
Dec. 16, 2019