Fact sheet School of Life Sciences
Natural Sciences
Advancing discoveries that fuel solutions
The School of Life Sciences is shaping the future by empowering a new generation. Collaborative research and connected education combine to create cutting-edge research that expands our understanding of life itself, giving our community the knowledge and resources they need to change lives.
Leading global impact and discovery
Our faculty and scholars are transforming science education and collaborative research at every level. Their discoveries will inform solutions to global challenges to create a more equitable, sustainable future.
Supporting student-led research experience
We cultivate a variety of opportunities for students to engage in research. Over 88% of School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research (SOLUR) program graduates now pursue STEM careers or further studies in graduate, medical and professional programs.
Leaders in biology
Students and faculty in the School of Life Sciences work together to change lives with innovative learning experiences in science, medicine and research. An adaptive and flexible teaching model levels the playing field for all learners, allowing anyone to understand complex concepts and gain the confidence to take on scientific challenges.
Coming together to lead the way
Under Indigenous geneticist-bioethicist
Krystal Tsosie’s leadership, ASU hosted an Indigenous Data Economics and AI Summit, uniting leaders, academics and innovators to explore data science’s future in Indigenous nations.
Advancing science education worldwide
Ask A Biologist, backed by a committed volunteer team, serves as a pre-K-12 biology learning resource. In 25 years, it’s answered 40,000+ questions, drawn 40 million+ visitors and aids 7,000+ classrooms yearly.
tenured and tenure-track faculty 104 degree programs 32 students enrolled in courses 12,100+ racial and ethnic diversity 31%
education accessed 40 million times each year. including the new $2.5 million mosquito research facility. 500+ Ask A Biologist resources World-class insect research, in 24,000 square feet of state-ofthe-art facilities. 9 natural history collections, cases sequenced. 40,000 COVID-19 for Parkinson’s disease. 3 pioneering treatments
with 18 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Leaders in immersive online biology education
School of Life Sciences research centers
ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center
Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center
Center for Applied Structural Discovery
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis
Center for Biology and Society
Center for Evolution and Medicine
Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics
Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy
Center for Innovations in Medicine
Center for Membrane Proteins in Infectious Diseases
Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity
Global Drylands Center
Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
Mechanisms of Evolution
Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology
Urban Climate Research Center
Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics
sols.asu.edu
Celebrating 20 years of integrated discovery about life
This year the School of Life Sciences celebrates its 20-year anniversary. We are honored to serve as the foundation model for the New American University, and to uphold a lengthy history of dedication to ASU’s charter as a “comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed.”
We enable student success through experience-based course design and increased access to research experiences. We lead the way in online STEM education, expanding academic excellence to a new generation of scholars. We fuse intellectual disciplines as our faculty and students collaborate to conduct use-inspired research in a variety of fields, engaging globally to bring impactful knowledge and solutions to pressing issues throughout the world. We continue to cultivate a culture of inclusivity and diversity, fostering initiatives and research to connect with our community, explore social needs and transform society.
Learn more about the anniversary and our ongoing commitment to our students and our community at sols.asu.edu
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