{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112556","title":"From presidents to provosts, ASU faculty and leaders land prestigious positions around the country","body":"Arizona State University\u2019s drive for innovation draws top faculty and administrators from around the world, and it also means that ASU\u2019s leaders are often tapped for prestigious positions at other universities.The latest examples: Stacy Leeds, dean of the Sandra Day O\u2019Connor College of Law, has\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-03T09:45:29-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/03\/2026-9:45am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s drive for innovation draws top faculty and administrators from around the world, and it also means that ASU\u2019s leaders are often tapped for prestigious positions at other universities nationwide.","teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s drive for innovation draws top faculty and administrators from around the world, and it also means that ASU\u2019s leaders are often tapped for prestigious positions at other universities.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20170612oldmain_12.JPG?itok=bcoA-0c_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260403-university-news-presidents-provosts-asu-faculty-and-leaders-land-prestigious-positions","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20170612oldmain_12.JPG?itok=bcoA-0c_","image_alt":"Exterior of ASU\u0026#039;s Old Main building with a Learn to Thrive banner in front of it","image_caption":"Photo of ASU\u0026#039;s Old Main building on the Tempe campus by Deanna Dent\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Graduate College|Sandra Day O\u0026#039;Connor College of Law","interests":"Education","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"","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":"University news"}},{"node":{"nid":"112451","title":"ASU assistant director keeps Women\u2019s Final Four running smoothly behind the scenes","body":"Near the top of the whiteboard in Krystina Mallon\u2019s office are three words written in black marker:Women\u2019s Final Four.Below the heading, written in green, is a list of responsibilities, including:Table crewStaff hotelTeam\/official snacksGame ops staffBand\/cheer liaisonsThe list goes on and on, a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-30T10:57:06-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/30\/2026-10:57am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Krystina Mallon of Sun Devil Athletics is overseeing ASU\u2019s role as host school for the NCAA Women\u0026#039;s Final Four \u2014 a task involving myriad behind-the-scenes details, from overseeing practice sites to making sure locker rooms are stocked with teams\u0026#039; preferred snacks. 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Former National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson reflects on expanding access to creativity for all Americans \u2014 and what comes next as she returns to Arizona State University with a new vision for art, impact and inclusion.","teaser":"When Maria Rosario Jackson took over as head of the National Endowment for the Arts in 2022, she wanted to promote an \u201cartful life\u201d for all Americans.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/MRJ-hi-res_ASUNEWS-2400px.jpg?itok=Eqj1LNzz","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260113-arts-humanities-and-education-former-head-nea-returns-asu-drive-social-impact-communities","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/MRJ-hi-res_ASUNEWS-2400px.jpg?itok=Eqj1LNzz","image_alt":"Portrait of Maria Rosario Jackson","image_caption":"Maria Rosario Jackson was the first African American and the first Mexican American woman to head the National Endowment for the Arts. 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But in 2009, when he met fellow geologist Philippe Lambert on an excursion to the Rochechouart impact structure in southern France, Wittmann learned of a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-12T13:44:37-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/12\/2026-1:44pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A decades-old mystery involving an ash-like rock discovered at the Rochechouart impact structure in southern France was solved when ASU scientist Axel Wittmann put a sample of the rock under some high-resolution microscopes at the university\u2019s Eyring Materials Center.","teaser":"Axel Wittmann had always had \u201ca fondness for exotic rocks,\u201d as he puts it, his favorite being suevite, formed from intense meteorite collisions.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1347930643.jpg?itok=26WBmkPL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260112-science-and-technology-asu-microscopes-help-solve-decadesold-asteroidimpact-deposit","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise, Core Research Facilities","contributor-contact-information-name":"Billy Hollander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-0868","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1347930643.jpg?itok=26WBmkPL","image_alt":"Asteroid in the night sky above sandy dunes.","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Science|Space exploration|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110151","title":"ASU Farm connects students to sustainable food systems","body":"When Brennan Campbell took a Sustainability Virtues class in the 2025 spring semester, he never imagined it would lead him to a goat pen on a beautiful December morning, raking droppings into a pile.But it turned out the professor for that class, Tyler DesRoches, is also the founding director of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-07T17:15:45-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/07\/2026-5:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In 2024, a group of faculty members were discussing solutions for social issues like food insecurity and the loneliness epidemic. 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At Arizona State University, those challenges are being addressed head-on.","teaser":"As artificial intelligence continues to advance at a rapid pace, journalism faces both unprecedented opportunity and profound responsibility.At Arizona State University, those challenges are being addressed head-on.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260104%20AI%20in%20Journalism.jpg?itok=rA6TsTi9","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260102-law-journalism-and-politics-how-asu-leading-national-conversation-journalism-and-ai","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260104%20AI%20in%20Journalism.jpg?itok=rA6TsTi9","image_alt":"A typewriter with a speech bubble coming out from it with ones and zeros on a blue background","image_caption":"Photo illustration by Moor Studio\/iStock","related_story":"","news_units":"NEWSWELL|Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Journalism","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Staff|Community","locations":"Downtown Phoenix campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Law, journalism and politics"}},{"node":{"nid":"110211","title":"Year in review: ASU\u0027s top stories for 2025","body":"It has been a year of big announcements and bold research discoveries, as Sun Devils worked to make lives better across Arizona and the country. 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This month, she\u2019s celebrating another milestone: graduating from Arizona State University with an online degree in biochemistry.But the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-08T12:14:24-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/08\/2025-12:14pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Kea Gustavus has lived in a few very different places \u2014 she grew up in Las Vegas, moved to Wisconsin as a teenager and now calls the state\u0026#039;s city of Madison home. 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That long legacy of creativity and cooperation is at the heart of\u00a0Arizona Water Innovation, a new exhibit led by\u00a0Arizona Water for All, a pillar of the\u00a0Arizona Water Innovation Initiative at Arizona State University.","teaser":"In Arizona, water and innovation are inseparable.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/ASUNewsHeader.jpg?itok=kJx1n3ZZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251204-environment-and-sustainability-arizona-water-innovation-exhibit-highlights-thousand-years","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/ASUNewsHeader.jpg?itok=kJx1n3ZZ","image_alt":"A man stands looking at a sign in a exhibition room with various Arizona water themes.","image_caption":"Visitors explore the Arizona Water Innovation exhibit at ASU\u2019s Innovation Gallery, which highlights more than 1,000 years of water ingenuity across the region. 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According to Arizona State University\u2019s Eugene Schneller, that growing influence is forcing both technology and medicine to adapt.\u201cAI is challenging health care, and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-21T15:49:03-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/21\/2025-3:49pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Artificial intelligence is increasingly woven into nearly every aspect of health care, from clinical practice to hospital logistics. 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