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Global Sport Institute News

Oct 05, 2023

With aligned missions to leverage the power of sport to drive positive change, Global Sport Institute at ASU and Green Sports Alliance team up to launch the sport + sustainability venture challenge.

From Basketball to Bachelor's Degree

Aug 30, 2022

The Global Sport Institute is fiercely aware of the importance of education as a pathway for an athlete’s life and career development outside of playing sport. We share this belief through our work in education.

Local organization uses sport to promote STEM

Aug 30, 2022

Science of Sport is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to developing curriculum and programming that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Global Sport Institute kicks off year-long exploration of Sport and The Body

Aug 30, 2022

The Global Sport Institute launched the theme year of “Sport and the Body” to thoroughly examine timely issues impacting sport.

Meet Nick Pryor: A chAMPion in Adaptive Sport

Aug 30, 2022

At our Sport for Every Body, we want to defy typical perceptions of what an “athletic body” looks like, and to share with the community a fun and inclusive opportunity for all body types to participate in sport.

Sport for Everybody and Every Body

Aug 30, 2022

The Global Sport Institute at ASU and Ability360 invited the community to celebrate and learn about the diverse bodies of sport.

Our bodies, athletic abilities, identities are intertwined

Aug 30, 2022

Introducing a new series: Sport Embodied — Understanding Athletic Identities

Sport and The Body: An Introduction from Kenneth L. Shropshire

Aug 30, 2022

Topics include the diversity of athletic bodies, adaptive sport, gender identity and representation within sport, body image, athlete mental health, genetic testing, and more.

Meet our Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Aug 30, 2022

Learn more about Luke Brenneman, PhD. He will be doing research on Sport and The Body for the Global Sport Institute.

Press Release: Phoenix Rising Venture Challenge

Aug 30, 2022

Global Sport Institute and Phoenix Rising FC partner to launch sport innovation challenge with up to $15,000 in venture funding.

Voices: Adversity is nothing when you have desire

Aug 30, 2022

The desire to compete despite cerebral palsy brought lawyer and adaptive athlete Victor Ocando to combine his love for sport and the law into a career. Voices is a series of first-person essays from people across the sport spectrum.

Meet our Associate Director of Innovation Programs

Aug 30, 2022

With the exciting new announcement of our sport innovation challenge with Phoenix Rising FC, we want to introduce you to the member of our team who heads up our innovation programs.

Empower kids, not their delayed puberty

Aug 30, 2022

In this second installment of the series and project Sport Embodied, Dr. Brenneman blends his experiences, others’ experiences, and experts’ insights to help us better understand how our bodies, identities, and athletic ability affect each other.