Fiji Lights launch prototype

The EPICS Team, Fiji Lights, launched their first prototype in July 2013 after a variety of trials and tribulations with their initial models.  Fiji Lights is committed to designing and building a sustainable lighting system for schools in Fiji that do not have access...

Scott Shrake joins Fulton Engineering, will lead EPICS program

As the new director of Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS), Scott Shrake says that the program offers an incredibly unique opportunity for him—and the students, faculty and staff who are involved. “When I went through my undergraduate engineering...

Putting technology to work to help fight hunger

Four members of FlashFood – a team of Arizona State University students and recent graduates – won the U.S. Microsoft Imagine Cup this spring. Next they’ll go to Sydney, Australia, in July, to compete in the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals, the premiere international...

33 Buckets excels at international entrepreneurship competition

A team of ASU engineering students have emerged as award winners in the finals of the international Dell Social Innovation Challenge for student entrepreneurs. Team 33 Buckets is developing a project designed to provide clean water in communities in rural Bangladesh,...