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What is the potential impact of Bitcoin for the Arizona economy?

Finance professor shares the possible benefits and pitfalls of the digital currency for today and tomorrow, and for local economies and overseas markets.

Arizona's minimum wage just increased by 50 cents

Research Professor of Economics Lee McPheters forecasts the effect of Arizona's minimum wage increase on its state economy.

Expert on the gluten-free diet craze: "It's the placebo effect"

In an effort to understand the gluten-free phenomenon — which is generating more than $15 billion in sales annually — ASU Now spoke with three Arizona State University professors who have studied the diet.

Michael Spandau of Fender Musical Instruments: Keeping IT in tune with the business

Michael Spandau is Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Global Information Technology for Fender Musical Instruments and a member of the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems Professional Advisory Board.

Kicking off a new year

Before launching into a new academic year, we took time out this week to gather the faculty — 32 strong — for a group portrait. They are as excited as the students to get back to class! But before we leave summer behind, read about our capstone projects

Summer reading: six books on my nightstand about artificial intelligence

Who says school is out in summer? It’s the time to catch up — on reading. Here are six suggestions for books to read about technology.

Want to be successful? Study those who are, says CIS partner

W. P. Carey computer information systems students team up with a global leader in the aviation industry to help solve real-world issues in aerospace.

Augmented intelligence vs. artificial intelligence

In the context of the central theme of the annual Workshop on Information Technology and Systems — to which I have the privilege of being the program co-chair this year — I want to share my thoughts on how academics and industry are reassessing the future role of intelligence.

Top of every CIO’s list: Analytics models and governance

Department of Information Systems Chair Raghu Santanam explains the importance of advanced analytics in contemporary business.

Management Information Systems moves up to No. 17

The 2016–2017 academic year is off to a successful start, as the W. P. Carey School of Business undergraduate Computer Information Systems program ranked No. 17 in the latest rankings of the U.S. News & World Report. ASU also continues to be ranked the No.