{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112481","title":"Pat Tillman Honor Run in San Jose takes on deeper meaning for Tillman\u0027s hometown","body":"Former Sun Devil Football star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman grew up in the rolling hills of New Almaden in south San Jose, California, surrounded by a close-knit community that continues to carry his legacy today.Tillman, a linebacker at Arizona State University and later a safety for the Arizona\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-01T13:00:11-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/01\/2026-1:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"More than two decades after former Sun Devil Football star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire while serving in Afghanistan, communities across the country gather each year for\u00a0Tillman Honor Runs hosted by the ASU Alumni Association. 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Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, leads the Intelligent Mobile \u0026amp; Pervasive Applications \u0026amp; Communication Technologies Lab, or IMPACT Lab, where Banerjee works as a research associate professor. Shaikh, Thakur and Dingwani are graduate students working under Gupta\u2019s supervision to create a digital twin of the mine to ensure long-term safety and sustainability. Photo courtesy of the IMPACT Lab","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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