Lexie Kruse


March 23, 2015

Lexie Kruse, a Master of Fine Arts in trumpet performance student in the School of Music, recently won second place and $500 at the Grand Junction Symphony Solo Competition in Colorado. She performed the Planel Trumpet Concerto, a French piece with three movements.

This annual competition in Grand Junction includes tape/preliminary round auditions for a variety of instruments. Three finalists are chosen for the live rounds. Download Full Image

Kruse’'s ultimate dream is to be a soloist with major orchestras, so she plays in competitions like this to improve her performance skills. She says, "“Participating in this competition was a fantastic experience because I had the privilege of playing with two other outstanding artists."

Kruse is a student of David Hickman, Regents' Professor of Music.

Participants needed for sleep study


March 23, 2015

Researchers at ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation are looking at how the amount of sleep a person gets might affect them. This multi-site sleep study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is being done in collaboration with the University of Arizona, the University of California-Los Angeles and New York University.

Participants must be between 60 and 80 years of age. They will be asked to fill out questionnaires and have physical exams, including blood draws on several occasions. Download Full Image

Participation is voluntary. It will take place over 14 weeks and will look at the possible effects of spending one fewer hour in bed or following a fixed bedtime and wake time.

Participants will receive compensation for completing the study.

For more information, or if interested, contact the Sleep Lab at ASU’s College of Nursing and Heath Innovation at 602-496-0822 or SleepStudy@asu.edu.
 

Emma Greguska

Reporter, ASU Now

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