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What Western research often defines as individual addictive behavior was reframed by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-16T16:40:10-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/16\/2026-4:40pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"By offering graduate psychology education in Mandarin, ASU\u2019s AZX program creates illustrates how academic rigor grows stronger when shaped by diverse cultural perspectives.","teaser":"Context matters \u2014\u0026nbsp;even in as seemingly a straightforward situation as quitting smoking.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Screenshot%202026-02-13%20at%202.55.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=a38a2d58\u0026amp;itok=cDJiXpd7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260216-arts-humanities-and-education-dual-language-asu-psychology-program-shows-importance","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"New College","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mariana Lozovanu","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus, ASU In China","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Screenshot%202026-02-13%20at%202.55.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=a38a2d58\u0026amp;itok=cDJiXpd7","image_alt":"AZX","image_caption":"Kailee Zhu, assistant teaching professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (pictured with students Nientung Lin and Yu Fan Hsu), teaches PSY 553: General Psychology Capstone at ASU\u2019s West Valley campus.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Social and Behavioral Sciences|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Education|International|Psychology","audiences":"Faculty|International students|Online students","locations":"West Valley campus|ASU In China","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"111241","title":"ASU course explores culture through an interdisciplinary lens","body":"When Razieh Araghi joined Arizona State University in fall 2025, she wanted to show students the power of humanities.\u0026nbsp;Her course \u2014 SLC 202 Exploring Cultures: Words, Images, Stories \u2014 aims to do just that, by introducing them to a wide range of resources, including maps, museum exhibits and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-12T09:52:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/12\/2026-9:52am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Razieh Araghi joined ASU in fall 2025, she wanted to show students the power of humanities. 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