{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"117626","title":"How 3D printing can lead to more sustainable plastics","body":"Products made from plastics, foams and other polymers are integral to modern life \u2014 found in everything from homes, cars and furniture to airplanes, ships, machinery and computers.\u0026nbsp;Worldwide, more than 660 billion pounds of polymers are produced each year. Yet in the United States, only about\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-28T16:41:13-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/28\/2026-4:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"More than 660 billion pounds of polymers are produced each year. Yet in the United States, only about 10% of these materials are recycled. An ASU professor and his collaborators are pursuing innovative approaches \u2014 such as 3D printing \u2014 to make polymer materials more sustainable.","teaser":"Products made from plastics, foams and other polymers are integral to modern life \u2014 found in everything from homes, cars and furniture to airplanes, ships, machinery and computers.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/20240206-Story-PlasticsMicrofactory-1099_0.JPG?itok=lEafGymd","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261028-environment-and-sustainability-how-3d-printing-can-lead-more-sustainable-plastics","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","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\/2026-10\/20240206-Story-PlasticsMicrofactory-1099_0.JPG?itok=lEafGymd","image_alt":"Hand scooping out white plastic pellets from a bucket","image_caption":"More than 660 billion pounds of polymers, which go into plastic pellets like the ones seen above, are produced each year. Yet in the United States, only about 10% of these materials are recycled. An ASU professor and his collaborators are pursuing innovative approaches \u2014 such as 3D printing \u2014 to make polymer materials more sustainable. 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And they have the potential to paralyze their prey\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-26T16:51:43-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/26\/2026-4:51pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Black widows have earned a frightening reputation. 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A new\u00a0Status of Arizona Voters Poll, conducted by ASU\u0026#039;s\u00a0Center for Latina\/os and American Politics Research and the\u00a0Hispanic Research Center, offers an early look at those views, with particular attention to Latino voters, one of the state\u2019s most closely watched and diverse electorates.","teaser":"With the 2026 midterm cycle underway, Arizona voters are weighing issues, candidates and election procedures.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/20201103%20ASU%20Votes%20016.jpg?itok=CXukeeTn","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261020-local-national-and-global-affairs-what-arizona-voters-are-signaling-ahead-2026","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/20201103%20ASU%20Votes%20016.jpg?itok=CXukeeTn","image_alt":"A sign with instructions on how to drop off a voting ballot is seen in the foreground as people walk by in the background.","image_caption":"ASU photo","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Politics and Global Studies|Hispanic Research Center|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Latina\/os and American Politics Research","interests":"Latino \/ Chicano|Politics","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Local, national and global affairs"}},{"node":{"nid":"117436","title":"Have questions about Arizona\u0027s water? These tools can answer them","body":"For many Arizonans, water has become both a daily concern and a difficult puzzle. Headlines about Colorado River shortages, groundwater limits and long-term supply questions have made the issue feel urgent, but not always easier to understand.The reality is that Arizona\u2019s water story changes from\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-16T16:27:28-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/16\/2026-4:27pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For many Arizonans, water has become both a daily concern and a difficult puzzle. The Kyl Center for Water Policy at ASU is hoping to help residents solve it with Arizona Water Blueprint, an online hub offering tools such as the About My Water app and the AI-powered Kyl Bot.","teaser":"For many Arizonans, water has become both a daily concern and a difficult puzzle.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/iStock-2257135290.jpg?itok=G-fWPIb8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261016-local-national-and-global-affairs-have-questions-about-arizonas-water-these-tools-can","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/iStock-2257135290.jpg?itok=G-fWPIb8","image_alt":"The Colorado River winds through the Grand Canyon.","image_caption":"Headlines about Colorado River shortages, groundwater limits and long-term supply questions have made Arizona\u0026#039;s water issues feel urgent, but not always easier to understand. iStock photo ","related_story":"","news_units":"Kyl Center for Water Policy|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Morrison Institute for Public Policy","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Water|Water futures|Water Management|Expert Q-and-A|Technology","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Local, national and global affairs"}},{"node":{"nid":"117466","title":"State water initiative celebrates a legacy of solutions in action","body":"Arizona\u2019s water future will be shaped not only by policies and infrastructure, but also by the people willing to bring science, technology and community knowledge together.That was the message at Arizona State University\u2019s culminating celebration of the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative on Oct.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-16T10:44:59-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/16\/2026-10:44am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the last four years, the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative has made advances in mapping and understanding water use, recycling and reuse technologies, PFAS treatment solutions and more \u2014\u00a0positioning the university and its partners to help Arizona meet the next 50 to 100 years of water challenges.","teaser":"Arizona\u2019s water future will be shaped not only by policies and infrastructure, but also by the people willing to bring science, technology and community knowledge together.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/20261014%20Arizona%20Water%20Innovation%20Initiative%20920.jpg?h=889804a1\u0026amp;itok=5pk3N29k","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261016-university-news-state-water-initiative-celebrates-legacy-solutions-action","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":"Skysong","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/20261014%20Arizona%20Water%20Innovation%20Initiative%20920.jpg?h=889804a1\u0026amp;itok=5pk3N29k","image_alt":"A group of people in business attire listen to a man speak at a table about water system innovations.","image_caption":"Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff (far left) speaks about the Global Center for Water Technology to Dave White (center), director of the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, Arizona Gov. 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Mayer made the region his living laboratory, studying urban demography and Phoenix\u2019s expansion while hundreds\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-15T14:43:30-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/15\/2026-2:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From its roots in home economics and sociology to its modern-day research on youth and society, the Sanford School at ASU marks two decades in the pursuit of understanding people. ","teaser":"Phoenix was changing rapidly when sociologist Albert Mayer arrived at ASU in 1968.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/IMG_0211.jpg?h=0fc0c384\u0026amp;itok=Q0ceqyHv","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261015-university-news-understanding-people-changing-world-asus-sanford-school-turns-20","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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The press, which has given Latino and Chicano authors a larger platform to share their work for 40 years has relaunched and will branch out to publish a range of titles \u2014 from chapbooks to children\u0026#039;s books. 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The rankings measure how institutions worldwide advance sustainability toward fulfilling 17 specific objectives designed to create a better world by 2030 \u2014 goals that serve as a collective framework for promoting environmental sustainability, as well as peace and prosperity for all.","teaser":"For the seventh consecutive year, Arizona State University ranks as the No. 1 institution in the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/ASU%20News%20header.jpg?itok=j4Z4CETE","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260908-environment-and-sustainability-asu-ranks-no-1-us-impact-un-sustainable-development-goals","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lori Baker","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/ASU%20News%20header.jpg?itok=j4Z4CETE","image_alt":"A man in a bright orange vest kneels in a freeway median with paper and a data collection unit.","image_caption":"ASU ranks No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 5 in the world for its efforts on the U.N. 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After all, who doesn\u2019t want to live a longer, healthier life?But according to Arizona State University researcher Connor Sheehan, not every wellness practice promoted as a path to better health and longevity is backed by scientific evidence.\u201cAmericans are spending\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-04T12:26:20-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/04\/2026-12:26pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a recent\u00a0study, ASU researchers used nationally representative data from more than 55,000 U.S. adults to examine alternative health practices and their relationship to mortality. Of the 21 practices studied, yoga and Pilates were the only two associated with a meaningfully lower risk of death.","teaser":"Anti-aging advice is everywhere. After all, who doesn\u2019t want to live a longer, healthier life?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260914%20Connor%20Sheehan%20232%20%281%29.jpg?h=5e76f0e8\u0026amp;itok=88HvPm8g","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260904-health-and-medicine-asu-researchers-find-yoga-and-pilates-associated-longer-lifespans","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260914%20Connor%20Sheehan%20232%20%281%29.jpg?h=5e76f0e8\u0026amp;itok=88HvPm8g","image_alt":"A man does arm exercises on a Pilates machine","image_caption":"ASU Associate Professor Connor Sheehan practices on a Pilates reformer at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex on the Tempe campus. In a recent study, Sheehan and other researchers found that of 21 alternative health practices, only yoga and Pilates were associated with a significant decrease in the risk of death. Sheehan says the two activities offer not just exercise, but also improve balance, emphasize stress management and offer a social component \u2014 all key contributors to longevity. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"T. 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The Foundry School, a U.S. Department of State initiative in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, is designed to develop and train the workforce America will need to prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs, engineers, inventors and industrial leaders to build and operate advanced manufacturing enterprises.","teaser":"Arizona State University is among eight universities selected to lead a national initiative focused on preparing the next generation of workers to advance American manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/251021-ASU-Polytechnic---Robotic-Class---SM---328A4628-2400px.jpg?h=54193523\u0026amp;itok=x5Vc5_Ax","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260903-university-news-asu-partner-new-national-foundry-school-announced-white-house","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/251021-ASU-Polytechnic---Robotic-Class---SM---328A4628-2400px.jpg?h=54193523\u0026amp;itok=x5Vc5_Ax","image_alt":"A college student works on a tabletop robotics arm","image_caption":"ASU brings critical infrastructure, both physical and human, combined with proven industry partnerships to build the manufacturing workforce at scale. State-of-the-art facilities \u2014 such as the newly opened ISTB12 (pictured), home of the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks \u2014 enable ASU\u2019s faculty and researchers to advance their work at the highest levels, positioning the university as integral to the nation\u2019s efforts to reshore the manufacturing of critical technologies. Photo by Sabira Madady\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks|Ira A. 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Donor support funded more than 770 new scholarships, established 64 new endowments and grew ASU\u0026#039;s endowment beyond $2 billion.\u00a0 ","teaser":"Donor support helped Arizona State University expand student opportunities and advance work in health, energy, conservation, artificial intelligence and workforce de","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250922%20TimesSquare_100.JPG?itok=ByFZ2zFJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260902-university-news-asu-endowment-surpasses-2-billion-donor-support-advances-priorities","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of ASU Enterprise Partners","contributor-contact-information-name":"Tiffany Gonzalez","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250922%20TimesSquare_100.JPG?itok=ByFZ2zFJ","image_alt":"A view of Times Square in New York with an ASU billboard ad in the middle","image_caption":"All eyes were on ASU\u0026#039;s Changing Futures campaign when a billboard in NYC\u0026#039;s Times Square displayed an ad for the initiative in September 2025. 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Its applications extend from inspecting aircraft, bridges and pipelines to monitoring power plants and verifying the quality of manufactured components.For\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-31T15:30:04-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/31\/2026-3:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researcher Ehsan Dehghan-Niri has been named a fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing for his contributions to nondestructive testing, research and education.","teaser":"Nondestructive testing and evaluation, or NDT\/E, enables engineers and technicians to assess materials and structures without damaging them.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/IMG_7983w-1.jpg?itok=OY6KCFfD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260831-university-news-advancing-future-nondestructive-testing","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Professor Dehghan-Niri was recently recognized as an ASNT fellow.","image_caption":"Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, an associate professor of manufacturing engineering in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, part of the Fulton Schools, conducts research in the Intelligent Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation Lab on ASU\u2019s Polytechnic campus. Dehghan-Niri was recently recognized as a fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing. Photo by Aisha Kaddi\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks|Ira A. 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She was an ASU student and alumna, the first in her\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-28T14:09:43-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/28\/2026-2:09pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From offering AI literacy courses in all colleges at ASU this fall to advancing new frontiers in research and discovery, Provost Nancy Gonzales reflects on how and why ASU is guiding the future of AI.","teaser":"As Arizona State University begins a new academic year, Nancy Gonzales is marking a milestone: five years as executive vice president and university provost at Arizona State University.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/221123-ASU-Thrive-Magazine-Nancy-Gonzales-3474-2400px.jpg?itok=ZXbMQmEb","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260828-university-news-provost-qa-what-endures-ai-transforms-higher-education","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Enrollment Services Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kevin Kovaleski","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-2752","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/221123-ASU-Thrive-Magazine-Nancy-Gonzales-3474-2400px.jpg?itok=ZXbMQmEb","image_alt":"The ASU provost smiles as she walks with two students down Palm Walk","image_caption":"\u0026quot;In the short term, I see that AI literacy has the ability to transform how students learn,\u0026quot; said ASU Executive Vice President and University Provost Nancy Gonzales (pictured, center, with two students on the Tempe campus). \u0026quot;In the long term, there\u0026#039;s a more transformational opportunity for those who graduate with AI literacy.\u0026quot; Photo by Jill Richards","related_story":"","news_units":"EdPlus at ASU|Office of University Provost|Enterprise Technology","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Education|Expert Q-and-A|Ethics|Technology","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Prospective students|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"University news"}},{"node":{"nid":"116141","title":"A brighter solution: ASU research leads to migraine-easing lighting","body":"Migraine \u2014 a neurological condition often marked by a painful sensitivity to light that affects roughly a billion people worldwide \u2014 can force people to live in darkness.Green light can reduce light sensitivity in people with migraine, previous research has shown, but lighting up classrooms,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-28T14:05:37-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/28\/2026-2:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For millions living with migraine, light can be the enemy. Now, researchers have found a way to make everyday white light gentler on sensitive eyes.","teaser":"Migraine \u2014 a neurological condition often marked by a painful sensitivity to light that affects roughly a billion people worldwide \u2014 can force people to live in darkness.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/20260806%20Nina%20Sharp%20624.jpg?itok=mBketHTH","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260828-health-and-medicine-brighter-solution-asu-research-leads-migraineeasing-lighting","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\/2026-08\/20260806%20Nina%20Sharp%20624.jpg?itok=mBketHTH","image_alt":"A woman wearing a green blazer stands next to a woman seated in an oversized chair.","image_caption":"ASU Associate Professor and principal researcher Nina Sharp (left) and Dr. Brooklynn Bondy pose in a client room at the Dr. Bondy Headache Center in Fountain Hills, Arizona, on Thursday, Aug. 6. 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