A Sticky Situation

Needle sticks are unfortunately nothing new in our Center. This blog entry will be to talk about how to safely use syringes and needles in our lab, so that we will avoid injuries in the future. All needle pricks in our lab must be reported. If you are injured during business hours, please see Sarah… Continue reading A Sticky Situation

Future H2O newsletter features Daniella Saetta’s Participation in World Water Week and Dr. Rittmann’s Stockholm Water Prize

A delegation from Arizona State University – including John Sabo, Dragan Boscovic, Vesna Boscovic, Li Huang, Obiageli Sneed, Leah Jones, Treavor Boyer, LaDawn Haglund and Netra Chhetri (pictured above) – participated in the Stockholm World Water Week and attended the Stockholm Water Prize award ceremony.  Read the Future H2O newsletter for details and testimonials from students Daniella… Continue reading Future H2O newsletter features Daniella Saetta’s Participation in World Water Week and Dr. Rittmann’s Stockholm Water Prize

Future H2O Sponsors PhD Student Daniella Saetta to attend World Water Week

When I found out that Bruce Rittmann had won the Stockholm Water Prize, I had no idea that I would be joining a group of ASU professors and researchers in Stockholm to support Bruce during World Water Week. Stockholm’s calm streets welcomed us with open arms. The conference was organized and hosted by the Stockholm… Continue reading Future H2O Sponsors PhD Student Daniella Saetta to attend World Water Week

Swette Center professors cite mental health articles at this week’s lab meetings

Drs. Rittmann and Torres cited the following articles during this week’s lab meetings in hopes that students will reflect on their mental health needs and how we can support them within our Center.  The September 26th WHOLE CENTER meeting (Biodesign AL-10/14, 3:30pm) will address mentoring and may circle back to this to this topic as… Continue reading Swette Center professors cite mental health articles at this week’s lab meetings

ASU’s ASK A BIOLOGIST features Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s career in MENDING WITH MICROBES article

ASU’s Ask a Biologist website features science articles, activities, games, interviews, podcasts and so much more that make science accessible and exciting for students, teachers, and the general public.  The website recently published an article called Mending with Microbes that describes the good things that microbes do for us and how people partner with them… Continue reading ASU’s ASK A BIOLOGIST features Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s career in MENDING WITH MICROBES article