A new report shows that Arizona’s economy benefits by more than $1 billion from research at the state’s public universities.

Arizona State University has taken legal action against the adult website that is using the term "Sun Devil."

Benedictine University is seeking experienced faculty to staff its new downtown Mesa campus for the fall semester.

The City of Chandler is celebrating science with three days dedicated to the exploration of invention. The Chandler Science Spectacular is part of the Arizona SciTech Festival, a statewide movement to promote and celebrate science in our daily lives and to earn recognition for Arizona as a science and technology hub.

Stacy L. Leeds, Dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law, will deliver the Sixth Annual William C. Canby Jr. Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The title of Leeds’ talk is “Whose Sovereignty? Tribal Citizenship, Federal Indian Law, and Globalization.”

The Arizona Board of Regents gave final approval last week to construct the University of Arizona Cancer Center-Phoenix.

“Amazing Women Needed for High Paying Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).” Now this is a message that grabs your attention! Exciting our future engineers, scientists and innovators is critical to the future of our economy, yet enticing women to these fields is falling behind. According to various sources, including “Economics and Statistics Administration,” women are underrepresented in these high-paying, creative fields. The numbers indicate that in the U.S., women have held only 25 percent of STEM jobs over the last decade. A 2011 report by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce found that only one in seven engineers is a female.

Owners of a new tequila bar and restaurant at Dana Park in east Mesa say the concept is all about doing tequila right.

The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University was ranked 18th in the list for business and economics by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The closing ceremonies of the Games in London were an embarrassment to Western Civilization and showed how morally bankrupt the British have become.

Westminster College has selected two key staff members as it works toward opening a downtown Mesa campus next year.

The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the University of Phoenix/Apollo Group, Inc. to provide two full-ride scholarships to students seeking an undergraduate or master’s degree.

Greta Gerwig is fighting for love, struggling for happiness, striving for harmony in "Lola Versus." What she's really up against, though, are the contrivances piled on by the filmmakers of this aggravating indie romance.

When they open their wallets for congressional and presidential candidates, professors, administrators and staff at Arizona’s public universities and colleges are far more likely to donate to Democrats than Republicans, a Cronkite News review found.

Benedictine University has received state accreditation to open a branch campus in downtown Mesa, where it expects to begin offering classes in the fall of 2013. The Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education voted unanimously Thursday to grant Benedictine a license to offer its programs in the state.

Arizona State University has been named one of two doctoral-granting academic institutions to receive a Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature and the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.

When they open their wallets for congressional and presidential candidates, professors, administrators and staff at Arizona’s public universities and colleges are far more likely to donate to Democrats than Republicans, a Cronkite News review found.

Five Apache Junction High School seniors were awarded scholarships this spring by the Roadhaven Church Scholarship Committee. Perri Edgington, James Grube, Kalli Jones, Cristal Lugo and Cody Setter all received scholarships to cover up to two years of tuition at either Central Arizona College or Mesa Community College.

Come celebrate 20 years of Mesa’s Brimhall Junior High School during a reception April 27 on the campus at 4949 E. Southern Ave.

Arizona State University’s Engineering and Research building was evacuated and closed after a laptop computer caught on fire inside a classroom Tuesday morning.

To honor the Chandler Centennial, the city is sponsoring $500 scholarships to students at Chandler-Gilbert Community College — and you can help. Shop at Whole Foods Market Chandler, 2955 W. Ray Road, on Wednesday, April 4, when 5 percent of sales will be donated to the scholarship fund. Hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

An Out of the Darkness Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be held at Arizona State University, Tempe campus March 31.

The state of Arizona has to improve government transparency in order to give ordinary people like me a say in important decisions. I have opinions about policies and budget concerns, yet last week’s budget bills were passed with such short notice that I did not have enough time to give any input. My opinion is that big decisions should not be made at the 11th hour and then thrown at the public with hardly any time to react. Even some legislators complained about this lack of notice. Government transparency is a right of the public and I deserve for my voice to heard and at least considered when it comes to how state money is being spent.

If the bill to allow weapons on college and university campuses passes, it will total $13.3 million in one-time costs and $3.1 million annually for the three state universities, according to the Arizona Board of Regents’ fiscal impact study released Wednesday.