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Most recently, she has focused on PBL as part of her development in ASU Prep&#8217;s Expert Teacher Track and her ongoing studies in leadership at Northern Arizona University. Her innovative approach creates ripples of change, empowering students and redefining the classroom experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Transforming learning with PBL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project-Based Learning empowers students to make meaningful, real-world connections while developing a deep sense of empathy and purpose<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> around a central driving question,\u201d Wintz <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shares. Unlike traditional teaching methods where students passively absorb information, PBL encourages active participation. Students step into real-world roles, tackling complex problems, brainstorming solutions and testing ideas collaboratively. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This methodology is how many students learn in university classrooms and is a great skill to master in early education settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This shift in learning has a profound impact. \u201cI see firsthand that students aren\u2019t just more engaged; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they\u2019re demonstrating deeper comprehension, stronger communication skills and greater ownership of their growth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d Wintz explains. By giving students agency, PBL fosters critical thinking, creativity and resilience, all vital qualities for success in today&#8217;s world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Strategies for success<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wintz\u2019s classroom thrives on a balance of structure and freedom, which is essential for effective PBL. She co-creates class norms with her students each year to foster responsibility and mutual respect, laying the foundation for independence and self-regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her approach goes beyond teaching content, emphasizing collaboration and leadership. Wintz encourages students to self-select roles like project manager or recorder, promoting accountability and social-emotional skills such as active listening and compromise. \u201cStudents quickly realize how much more productive their teams are when everyone has a clear job,\u201d she reflects. \u201cIt\u2019s a powerful moment that helps them take responsibility seriously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wintz also incorporates the Stanford Design Thinking framework, which organizes work into structured phases like Empathy, Ideate, Prototype and Test. This method provides direction while encouraging exploration and innovation. \u201cThe structure allows the freedom to thrive,\u201d she notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-161267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/asuprep.asu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/students-engaging-with-the-world-through-project-based-learning.jpg\" alt=\"Students using Project-Based Learning\" width=\"1540\" height=\"974\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Real-world relevance and impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One standout project in Wintz\u2019s classroom is the hydroponics challenge, where students explore the driving question: \u201cCan plants grow without soil, and how can this benefit communities in the future?\u201d Students design their own hydroponic systems, learning not only scientific concepts but also how to collaborate and present their ideas effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What makes this project special is its impact beyond the classroom. Families started growing fruits and vegetables at home, and one student was so inspired that they requested a hydroponic system for their birthday. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That spark of excitement is exactly what we want learning to feel like<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d Wintz says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Wintz, making learning relevant to the real world is essential. She believes PBL is more than teaching content; it\u2019s about equipping students with collaboration, empathy and professional communication skills that will serve them throughout their lives. \u201cThey\u2019re not just solving problems; they\u2019re learning how to make a positive difference,\u201d she notes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPBL lays the groundwork for lifelong learning and leadership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Collaborating with families and community<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wintz understands the importance of partnerships as a key component of PBL<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for elementary students.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Families often step in to support their children\u2019s learning by providing project supplies or attending presentations. For the hydroponics project, partnerships <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">extended <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the local business community. Students <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">worked<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/truegarden.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">True Garden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a company specializing in aeroponic growing systems, whose owner reviews and provides feedback on the students\u2019 final presentations. \u201cHaving an expert listen to their ideas reinforces the real-world relevance of their work,\u201d Wintz explains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving forward, Wintz hopes to deepen these connections by collaborating with more businesses and institutions. \u201cMy goal is to provide students with more opportunities to connect with local experts, access real-world tools and see how their learning can contribute to their community,\u201d she shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Assessment and growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wintz uses various assessment tools to measure progress and ensure alignment with state standards. Her methods support continuous learning, from rubrics that evaluate content knowledge and skills to peer feedback protocols like TAG (Tell something you liked, Ask a question, Give a suggestion).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, her students present initial ideas for their hydroponics systems to their peers, using feedback to refine their designs before moving forward. This constant loop of feedback and reflection encourages growth. \u201cAssessment is woven into every phase of PBL, helping students stay focused and move their learning forward,\u201d Wintz explains.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Leading the way<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trinia Wintz\u2019s commitment to innovation and student growth highlights how creative, purpose-driven learning unlocks opportunities for young minds. Her dedication to PBL aligns with the goals of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asuprep.asu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASU Preparatory Academy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to transform education through innovation and personalized approaches, inspiring and equipping all learners to thrive in a complex world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This shared vision comes to life through groundbreaking initiatives such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asuprep.asu.edu\/news\/microspark-conference-ignites-stem-education-at-asu-prep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MicroSpark Microelectronics &amp; Semiconductor K\u201312 Teacher Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which equips educators with advanced tools to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Participating in the <a style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https:\/\/stemteachers.asu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona STEM Acceleration Project<\/a> (ASAP) further underscores <a style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https:\/\/asuprep.asu.edu\/news\/asu-prep-shines-in-the-arizona-stem-acceleration-project-awarded-top-honors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a dedication to advancing STEM education<\/a> where students and educators receive invaluable resources and opportunities to explore STEM fields, sparking curiosity and driving innovation. Additionally, participation in the <a style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250228-business-and-entrepreneurship-asu-prep-program-turns-students-statisticians-through-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun Devil Sports Analytics Scholars program<\/a> transforms data science into an engaging, hands-on learning experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASU Prep also offers comprehensive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asuprepglobal.org\/training-catalog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">teacher training programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, such as Introduction to Project-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning in a Virtual or Hybrid Learning environment, ensuring educators are empowered to bring innovation into their classrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Together, educators like Wintz and <a style=\"font-weight: 400\" 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decade strong: ASU takes top spot in innovation for 10th year in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240923-university-news-asu-no-1-innovation-10-years-us-news-world-report-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona State University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>US News &amp; World Report honor the latest in No. 1 rankings for university<\/h2>\n<p>For the 10th year in a row, Arizona State University is No. 1 in innovation in the newly released annual \u201cBest Colleges\u201d 2025 rankings by U.S. News &amp; World Report \u2014 just one of many top rankings earned by the university.<\/p>\n<p>ASU has placed first in the peer-nominated category every year since the \u201cmost innovative\u201d category was created by U.S. News &amp; World Report magazine, and the university has ranked ahead of MIT and Stanford University each time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReceiving the top innovation ranking from our peers for a decade is significant, as it affirms that our enterprise-wide innovation mindset is deeply tied to our institutional identity,\u201d said ASU President Michael M. Crow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cASU works hard to find and act on every opportunity at every level of teaching, discovery and operations to collaborate and manifest better solutions. We are proud of the variety and scope of impact we are making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest accolade joins a series of repeated No. 1 rankings in recent years for high-impact areas including innovation, sustainability and impact.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Repeatedly Ranked #1 for 10 years\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/36QdTh8Q-JA?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the just-released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aashe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SCI-2024-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STARS Sustainable Campus Index<\/a>\u00a0from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, ASU ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 2 in the world for its sustainability practices, ahead of Stanford, Cornell and Colorado State University. The index also put ASU in the top 10 worldwide for six \u201cimpact areas\u201d of the assessment: No. 1 in air and climate, No. 2 in transportation, No. 3 in investment and finance, No. 7 in research, No. 9 in curriculum and No. 10 in public engagement.<\/p>\n<p>For the fifth consecutive year, Times Higher Education\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240611-university-news-asu-retains-no-1-us-top-10-globally-impact-ranking-un-sustainable-goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked ASU No. 1<\/a>\u00a0this summer in the U.S. for its work through education, research and practice in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. For the overall ranking, ASU came in ahead of Michigan State University, Penn State University and MIT.<\/p>\n<p>For the third consecutive year, ASU was the No. 1 public university for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231113-global-engagement-asu-named-top-public-university-international-students-third-straight-year#:~:text=For%20the%20third%20consecutive%20year,and%20the%20University%20of%20Michigan.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting international students<\/a>\u00a0by the 2023 Institute of International Education\u2019s Open Doors Report, ahead of the University of Illinois, Purdue and the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Other No. 1 rankings over the past several years include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 1 in research expenditures for anthropology, by the National Science Foundation (2023), ahead of the University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University and the University of Arizona.<\/li>\n<li>No. 1 in transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and other sciences, by the National Science Foundation (2023), ahead of Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pittsburgh and Ohio State University.<\/li>\n<li>No. 1 journalism school in top overall awards for news, by the Broadcast Education Association (2022\u201324), ahead of Syracuse, the University of Florida and the University of Southern California.<\/li>\n<li>No. 1 in the world for international trade, by the QS International Trade Rankings (2023\u201324), ahead of the University of Michigan, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania domestically, and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, University of Toronto in Canada and IMD in Switzerland, internationally.<\/li>\n<li>Explore more on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asu.edu\/about\/rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASU rankings website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Big headlines from the past year<\/h2>\n<p>In the past year, ASU has made a huge impact in several areas:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Microelectronics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240917-science-and-technology-5-microtechnology-projects-win-nearly-30-million-federal-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five projects<\/a>\u00a0in the ASU-led Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub won nearly $30 million in federal funding to launch projects that will boost national security by enhancing U.S. microchip-making capability. In the spring, ASU entered into a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240320-science-and-technology-asu-deca-technologies-partner-advanced-packaging-research-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partnership<\/a>\u00a0with DECA Technologies to collaborate on North America\u2019s first Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging research and development capability.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Space<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last October, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231017-discoveries-asu-psyche-mission-launch-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lifted the Psyche spacecraft<\/a>\u00a0into the sky, the first NASA deep-space mission led by ASU and the culmination of a 12-year undertaking led by Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Foundation and Regents Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration, vice president of the ASU Interplanetary Initiative and the principal investigator of the Psyche mission. The spacecraft is traveling to the Psyche asteroid, which scientists believe could be part of a metal-rich interior of a planetesimal, a building block of a rocky planet.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a mission that reaches far beyond the science team: ASU has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.asu.edu\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">involved<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.asu.edu\/get-involved\/psyche-inspired\/#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">students<\/a>\u00a0and the community in the Psyche mission through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.asu.edu\/get-involved\/psyche-space-crafty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.asu.edu\/get-involved\/innovation-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Heat mitigation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Arizona\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240411-environment-and-sustainability-asu-teams-research-leads-new-law-protecting-mobilehome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed a law<\/a>\u00a0in the spring that guarantees mobile-home owners\u2019 right to install cooling measures, thanks in large part to the work of the Knowledge Exchange for Resilience at ASU, an interdisciplinary team that worked for more than five years on the problem of extreme heat and mobile homes in the Valley.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Big grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ASU won two big grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development: $80 million to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231002-global-engagement-asu-lead-usaid-award-bolster-leadership-entrepreneurial-training-african\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create new learning opportunities<\/a>\u00a0and resources that support the success of young people in Africa, and $35 million to lead a large, interdisciplinary initiative to help\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230306-global-engagement-initiative-aims-reduce-genderbased-violence-el-salvador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce gender-based violence<\/a>\u00a0in El Salvador, with the goal of stemming the flow of irregular migration to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the U.S. National Science Foundation chose ASU to lead a $15 million multi-institutional enterprise to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240129-asu-leads-southwest-sustainability-innovation-engine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confront climate challenges<\/a>\u00a0in the Southwest and spur economic development in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about grants for solutions-oriented research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/interests\/grants-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on ASU News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Artificial intelligence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In early 2024, ASU\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240118-university-news-new-collaboration-openai-charts-future-ai-higher-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that it was the first higher education institution to collaborate with OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT. That led to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240827-science-and-technology-ai-powered-educational-experiences-underway-asu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Innovation Challenge<\/a>, in which more than 500 proposals for AI projects were submitted across the university. More than 200 of those projects are underway, including a bot to improve health care workers\u2019 interviewing skills and the use of ChatGPT to enhance writing skills.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Top awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Several of ASU\u2019s community of faculty and administrators have won prestigious awards over the past year. Water expert Amber Wutich, President\u2019s Professor and director of the Center for Global Health in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231012-global-engagement-asu-water-expert-amber-wutich-named-2023-macarthur-fellow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won a \u201cgenius grant\u201d<\/a>\u00a0from the MacArthur Foundation, only the third ASU faculty member to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, executive director of ASU Gammage and vice president for cultural affairs at ASU,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240531-arts-humanities-and-education-jenningsroggensack-receive-tony-honor-excellence-theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won a Tony<\/a>\u00a0Honor for Excellence in Theater.<\/p>\n<p>Regents Professor Michelene \u201cMicki\u201d Chi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230927-university-news-asu-professor-micki-chi-wins-yidan-prize-education-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won the Yidan Prize for Education Research<\/a>, the biggest award in education and an international honor that recognized her innovative approaches that help learners reach their full potential.<\/p>\n<h2>More from latest US News &amp; World Report rankings<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cmost innovative\u201d ranking by U.S. News &amp; World Report is based on peer voting. Institutions were nominated by college presidents, provosts and admissions deans across the country, and schools were chosen based on who is making the most innovative improvements in curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology and facilities.<\/p>\n<p>ASU also was tied for No. 7 nationwide for undergraduate teaching \u2014 ahead of Yale, Stanford and Harvard universities \u2014 and No. 3 among public universities for the first-year college experience, ahead of the University of Michigan,\u00a0Purdue University and Ohio State University.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, ASU ranked highly in areas that are important for careers. The university was in the top 20 \u2014 along with Stanford, Cornell and Purdue universities \u2014\u00a0for service learning, in which students can apply what they learn in class in community activities. In the category of co-ops and internships for undergraduates, ASU ranked in the top 15 nationwide along with\u00a0MIT, Duke\u00a0and Harvard, and fifth among public universities, along with Georgia Tech, Purdue and Clemson \u2014 all part of continued, successful results in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240213-university-news-asu-ranks-among-top-us-institutions-employable-graduates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boosting the employability of ASU graduates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several ASU undergraduate degree programs ranked in the top 20 nationwide in the U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Colleges for 2025:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 2 for supply chain management and logistics \u2014\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240923-business-and-entrepreneurship-asu-bachelors-degrees-business-step-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of a number of top rankings for W. P. Carey School of Business<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 ahead of MIT, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and the University of Texas at Austin.<\/li>\n<li>No. 9 (tied) for business management information systems, W. P. Carey School; ahead of New York University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.<\/li>\n<li>No. 9 for production\/operations management, W. P. Carey School; ahead of the University of Indiana; the University of California, Berkeley; and NYU.<\/li>\n<li>No. 10 for analytics, W. P. Carey School; ahead of Indiana University, Cornell and the University of Texas at Dallas.<\/li>\n<li>No. 12 for business management, W. P. Carey School; ahead of the University of Southern California, Cornell and Pennsylvania State University.<\/li>\n<li>No. 13 for accounting, W. P. Carey School; ahead of UC Berkeley, the University of Washington and Michigan State University.<\/li>\n<li>No. 13 for environmental\/environment health engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; ahead of Princeton, Yale and Rice universities.<\/li>\n<li>No. 16 for civil engineering, Fulton Schools; ahead of UCLA, the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin.<\/li>\n<li>No. 17 (tied) for industrial manufacturing, Fulton Schools; along with USC, Ohio State University and the University of Pittsburgh.<\/li>\n<li>No. 18 (tied) for cybersecurity computer science, Fulton Schools; ahead of Duke\u00a0University and the Rochester Institute of Technology.<\/li>\n<li>No. 19 (tied) for electrical\/electronic communications engineering, Fulton Schools; ahead of Harvard, Columbia and the University of Wisconsin.<\/li>\n<li>No. 19 for artificial intelligence computer science, Fulton Schools; ahead of Duke, Purdue and Yale.<\/li>\n<li>No. 19 (tied) for finance, W. P. Carey School; ahead of Georgetown University, USC and Emory University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation\u2019s undergraduate nursing program\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240923-health-and-medicine-asus-undergraduate-nursing-program-ranks-top-8-nationally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rose to No. 39 (tied) from No. 52<\/a>, ahead of Florida State University, Purdue and George Mason University. ASU\u2019s undergraduate psychology programs rose to No. 42 (tied) from No. 51, ahead of Stony Brook University, the University of Iowa and Temple University. The Fulton Schools\u2019 overall undergraduate engineering program was tied for No. 35, ahead of Michigan State University, Iowa State University and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><em>Find the full rankings on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. News &amp; World Report website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published on Arizona State University. 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