AgricultureEducationHardwareHealthMilestonesStudent Engagement ASU SolarSPELL & Next Lab pioneer offline AI Generative AI is already reshaping our collective future — transforming the nature of…Abby JohnsonMay 27, 2025
HardwareImpactMilestones SolarSPELL wins SXSW’s top innovation award As the applause fell away, and the crowd hushed in anticipation of…Abby JohnsonMarch 20, 2025
EducationEventsHardwareImpactMiddle EastNortheast SyriaStudent Engagement SolarSPELL expands to eight more schools in NE Syria Last school year — amidst a flurry of school repairs, curriculum expansion and…Abby JohnsonNovember 27, 2024
HealthStudent Engagement Student reflection: Helping patients make informed decisions "I have always been interested in the brain and improving health outcomes…Abby JohnsonSeptember 4, 2024
Student Engagement Student reflection: Inspiring students near & far to fight for our planet “This summer I applied the skills I learned in SolarSPELL to my…Abby JohnsonAugust 22, 2024
RwandaSuccess Stories Rwandan library amplifies community impact with SolarSPELL Overlooking Rwanda’s Lake Burera sits a library — though ‘sits’ may be…Abby JohnsonJune 25, 2024
AfricaAgricultureRwandaStudent Engagement Students contribute fresh graphics, library content & training tools Students are the glue that holds the ASU SolarSPELL Initiative together. We…Abby JohnsonMay 21, 2024
AfricaAgricultureHardwareStudent Engagement Student spotlight: Meet SolarSPELL’s industrial designer For the last two years, our team has had the great pleasure…Abby JohnsonMay 9, 2024
AfricaAgricultureHardwareHealthHopi TribeNorth AmericaRwandaStudent Engagement Announcing ASU SolarSPELL’s new hardware design! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new-and-improved hardware, which…Abby JohnsonFebruary 29, 2024
EducationLesothoPeace CorpsSuccess Stories SolarSPELL champions support training in Lesotho ’M’e Matseba Leboea teaches first, second and third grade at her rural…Abby JohnsonJanuary 25, 2024