2020

For the safety of the Class of 2020, ASU hosted its first-ever virtual University Commencement due to COVID-19, which included the first graduate cohort of the Uber-ASU partnership

The BiodesignInstitute at ASU developed a game-changing saliva-based COVID-19 test with 100% diagnostic accuracy and began administering the new test to protect first-responders

Unveiled a new PPE Response Network web site that connected university and community resources to hospitals in critical need of personal protective equipment

With the help of a $2 million emergency grant from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, ASU ramped up critical COVID-19 testing, research and personal protective equipment production

Launched ASU For You, a set of online resources to support learners of all ages, teachers and parents, and some at no cost

Announced the State Farm Pathways for the Future program, a collaboration to help high school and community college students to prepare for the future workplacemade possible bya $30 million gift from State Farm

Broke ground on the Mesa City Center, a state-of-the art project dedicated to leading-edge media production and technology that will serve students, entrepreneurs and the surrounding community

Completed the $90 million renovation of Hayden Library on the Tempe campus and reopened the 21st century facility for spring 2020

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