The annual Ms. and Mr. Indigenous ASU pageant is about more than crowns or titles; it is about identity, heritage and the future. Those who earn the titles of Ms. and Mr. Indigenous ASU become goodwill ambassadors, representing Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians at ASU and beyond. Here's a look at this year's event.

S.-H. Dan Shim, a professor of geosciences at ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration, has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, recognizing his interdisciplinary work bridging earth science and astrophysics.