{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"103673","title":"A big, bold vision to change the world","body":"In 2004, Arizona State University opened the doors to a research institute like no other. The Biodesign Institute seeks to solve society\u2019s toughest challenges guided by nature\u2019s elegant designs. Instead of organizing by traditional academic units, its centers form around problems that need to be\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-06T17:06:59-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/06\/2024-5:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Biodesign Institute center directors talk about how their work is inspired by nature, how it benefits society, and the unique culture of collaboration they find at ASU. 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This is the second installment in a series called \u201c20 Years of Discovery.\u201d Each story reflects on several groundbreaking scientific discoveries and impactful innovations made since\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-04-02T07:40:54-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/02\/2024-7:40am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From pioneering cancer-fighting strategies and sustainable energy solutions to enhancing women\u0026#039;s health through novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, ASU\u0026#039;s The Biodesign Institute exemplifies a relentless pursuit of knowledge that not only deepens our understanding of the natural world but translates into tangible benefits for humanity. 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As of April 7, 2020, mandatory lockdowns or stay-at-home orders have been\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-05-11T11:56:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/11\/2020-11:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The duration and timing of the relaxation of strict social distancing measures are crucially important in determining the future trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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In observations both personal and scientific, Halden reflects on how our daily lifestyle decisions are impacting the places we occupy, our health and humanity\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-27T10:13:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/27\/2020-10:13am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In his new book, \u0026quot;Environment,\u0026quot; author and renowned scientist Rolf Halden explores our essential interconnectedness with our surroundings. 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Samples of wastewater from homes, institutions, towns and cities around the world can now be probed for valuable data concerning community well-being, antibiotic use and resistance,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-23T16:48:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/23\/2020-4:48pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a pair of new studies, Rolf Halden, director of the ASU Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering and author for the 2020 book \u0026quot;Environment,\u0026quot; highlights important new findings extracted from the municipal wastewater most of us contribute to on a daily basis. 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One of the central challenges facing health authorities and the medical community has been testing for the elusive virus on a sufficiently\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-23T15:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/23\/2020-3:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, ASU researchers Rolf Halden and Olga Hart analyze what can and cannot be measured when tracking SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, and they highlight the economic advantages of the new approach over conventional disease testing and epidemiological surveillance.","teaser":"Within weeks of arriving on the world stage, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic devastation in its wake.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2020-04-23_at_9.29.24_am.png?itok=mTYK-4fT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200423-discoveries-novel-coronavirus-detected-monitored-wastewater","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","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\/screen_shot_2020-04-23_at_9.29.24_am.png?itok=mTYK-4fT","image_alt":"COVID-19","image_caption":"Within weeks of arriving on the world stage, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic devastation in its wake. One of the central challenges facing health authorities and the medical community has been testing for the elusive virus on a sufficiently comprehensive scale.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. 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Rolsky is a PhD candidate in the\u0026nbsp;Biodesign Institute\u0027s Center for\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-23T09:42:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/23\/2020-9:42am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the latest KEDtalk, ASU researcher Charlie Rolsky talks about how small changes can turn the tide for a cleaner world.","teaser":"An unfathomable amount of plastic has made its way into our oceans, but Charlie Rolsky believes we can make small changes in our lives to turn the tide of plastic pollution for a cleaner","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/191029-kedtalks-charlierolsky-0792-edit_1.jpg?itok=ZrToi_-4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200423-solutions-asu-kedtalk-charlie-rolsky-swimming-in-plastic-","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\/191029-kedtalks-charlierolsky-0792-edit_1.jpg?itok=ZrToi_-4","image_alt":"A man in a lab coat is suspended underwater, reaching out for a plastic water bottle in front of him.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Biology|Environment|Life Science|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Campus students|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":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"85012","title":"Year in review: To toss or not? Knowing when \u2018expired\u2019 really means expired","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is being highlighted in ASU\u0026nbsp;Now\u2019s\u0026nbsp;year in review.\u0026nbsp;Read more top stories from 2020.According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Americans toss out approximately 25% of the food we buy. Carelessness, confusion over label dates and food spoilage are\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-02-24T11:36:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/24\/2020-11:36am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Carelessness, confusion over label dates and food spoilage are the three main reasons food is wasted. Devin Bowes, a nutritional epidemiologist at ASU, is passionate about food policy and sustainability. She and ASU\u0026#039;s Rolf Halden were featured in a Discover magazine article, \u0026quot;Is \u2018Expired\u2019 Milk Safe to Drink? 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Add age to that equation, specifically 50 and above, and the risk increases\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-10-10T17:06:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/10\/2019-5:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Professor Rolf Halden and graduate researcher Devin Bowes investigated the link between the endocrine disrupting chemicals found in our diet and the incidence of breast cancer. After poring over scores of published medical and environmental reports, they compiled a review for Current Pathobiology Reports, \u201cBreast Cancer and Dietary Intake of Endocrine Disruptors: A Review of Recent Literature.\u201d","teaser":"Odds are that someone in your immediate circle is dealing with breast cancer, given that it affects 1 in 8 women in the United States.\u0026nbsp;Simply being a woman is the single largest risk factor in deve","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/breast_cancer_visual_2.jpg?itok=ZHyvbPpt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191010-what-we-can%E2%80%99t-see-can-hurt-us-connecting-dots-between-breast-cancer-and-food","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute Center for Applied Structural Discovery and the School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Christine Lewis","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-8678","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/breast_cancer_visual_2.jpg?itok=ZHyvbPpt","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Annually, over 2 million women are affected by breast cancer across the globe.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Environment|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Postdocs","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83679","title":"ASU actors, scientists team up to increase climate change awareness","body":"Arizona State University\u2019s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is teaming up with Biodesign Institute on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Biodesign Institute auditorium to participate in an international movement, Climate Change Theatre Action. Actors from Herberger\u2019s acting concentration for\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-10-09T17:08:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/09\/2019-5:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts will team up with Biodesign Institute on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Biodesign Institute auditorium to participate in an international movement, Climate Change Theatre Action. ","teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is teaming up with Biodesign Institute on Thursday, Nov.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/student_researchers_with_actor_pink_hair.jpg?itok=Yrx1gZcX","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191009-arizona-state-university-actors-and-scientists-team-increase-climate-change-awareness","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\/student_researchers_with_actor_pink_hair.jpg?itok=Yrx1gZcX","image_alt":"","image_caption":"From left to right: Corey Reynolds\/Jillian Walker, students at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, worked with Biodesign researcher Athena Aktipis in a 2018 Climate Change Theater performance.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Film, Dance and Theatre|School of Music, Dance and Theatre|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Arts|Bioscience|Theater|Environment|Science|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83105","title":"Biodesign receives $1.5 million to develop early warning system for flu outbreaks","body":"The microbial world of viruses is poised to attack. Viral, nonliving entities have the ability to infect you and spread to others, jumping from host to host to host. Unchecked, viral infections can spread through families and communities like wildfire.With $1.53 million in support from the\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-07-24T11:31:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/24\/2019-11:31am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU experts in environmental health, bioinformatics and virology are teaming up to create a map to track viruses and forecast outbreaks nationwide.","teaser":"The microbial world of viruses is poised to attack. Viral, nonliving entities have the ability to infect you and spread to others, jumping from host to host to host.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2019-07-24_at_10.20.27_am.png?itok=X1GjlgJo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190724-biodesign-receives-15-million-develop-early-warning-system-flu-outbreaks","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\/screen_shot_2019-07-24_at_10.20.27_am.png?itok=X1GjlgJo","image_alt":"Influenza ","image_caption":"Experts in environmental health, bioinformatics and virology are teaming up to create a map to track viruses and forecast outbreaks nationwide.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Environment|Health care|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"82885","title":"Pervasive polymers of the deep blue sea","body":"\u0022It all comes out in the wash\u0022 is proving to be a more accurate phrase than previously realized, and it may not be good news.It seems that humans\u0027 cleaning habits are a major contributor to the growing problem of synthetic tidbits in the ocean. Unfortunately, most of us are unaware that we are part\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-06-07T15:19:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/07\/2019-3:19pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"\u201dIt all comes out in the wash\u201d is proving to be a more accurate phrase than previously realized, and it may not be good news. Unfortunately, most of us are unaware that we are part of the problem. Researchers at Arizona State University are finding a particularly pervasive problem with the microplastics that originate from human everyday use.","teaser":"\u0022It all comes out in the wash\u0022 is proving to be a more accurate phrase than previously realized, and it may not be good news.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_rolsky_microplastic-fibers_asu-biodesign_header.jpg?itok=buwRO3z1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190607-pervasive-polymers-deep-blue-sea","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute Center for Applied Structural Discovery and the School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Christine Lewis","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-8678","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_rolsky_microplastic-fibers_asu-biodesign_header.jpg?itok=buwRO3z1","image_alt":"Deep sea","image_caption":"\u201cGrey water\u201d pouring from washing machines to water treatment plants contain a stew of microplastic particles. The plastic is ending up in rivers and oceans.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Environment|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"82807","title":"ASU researcher evaluates impact of climate change on avian flu","body":"The flu pandemic of 2009 was met by a flurry of panic. This strain of the H1N1 virus, or the \u201cswine flu,\u201d swept across the globe and is believed to be responsible for the deaths of approximately 284,500 people worldwide.\u0026nbsp;Like a shuffled deck of cards, the virus was the product of the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-05-23T15:29:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/23\/2019-3:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a review article published for Environment International, Matthew Scotch, faculty member in ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering and associate professor in the College of Health Solutions, and collaborators at the University of Washington addressed AIV ecology and evolution in the context of climate.","teaser":"The flu pandemic of 2009 was met by a flurry of panic.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2019-05-22_at_3.12.06_pm.png?itok=0npvCapy","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190522-asu-researchers-evaluate-impact-climate-change-avian-flu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","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\/screen_shot_2019-05-22_at_3.12.06_pm.png?itok=0npvCapy","image_alt":"Migration ","image_caption":"The researchers specifically looked at the impact of climate change on the migration of birds entering the U.S. via the Pacific Flyway from Beringia.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"81272","title":"A step toward preventing waterborne disease outbreaks","body":"Legionnaires\u2019 disease, one of the deadliest waterborne diseases in the United States, is on the rise. \u0026nbsp;According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were\u0026nbsp;8,453\u0026nbsp;reported cases\u0026nbsp;in 2018 tallied through Dec. 29. Often linked to water systems in buildings, nearly\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-01-14T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/14\/2019-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Legionnaires\u2019 disease, one of the deadliest waterborne diseases in the United States, is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 8,453 reported cases in 2018 tallied through Dec. 29. Often linked to water systems in buildings, nearly one in four people contract the disease in a hospital or other health care facilities. ASU Now talked to Assistant Professor Kerry Hamilton about her new paper that addresses how to reduce the risk of the Legionella bacteria growing and spreading in building water systems.","teaser":"Legionnaires\u2019 disease, one of the deadliest waterborne diseases in the United States, is on the rise. \u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/water-pipe-3862489_1920.jpg?itok=afvOBYht","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190114-discoveries-asu-professor-predicts-risks-water-systems-legionnaires-disease","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"EdPlus","contributor-contact-information-name":"Amanda Stoneman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5622","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/water-pipe-3862489_1920.jpg?itok=afvOBYht","image_alt":"Water pipe","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. 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Now manufacturers and researchers are teaming up to raise awareness\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-15T17:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/15\/2018-5:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Microplastics are a growing area of concern for researchers and the public, with much of the focus on plastics in our oceans. Until recently, the environmental impact of the plastic we put in our eyes has been largely overlooked. Now manufacturers and researchers are teaming up to raise awareness that disposing lenses down the toilet or the drain adds to the planet\u2019s plastic pollution \u2014 and that recycling or disposing lenses with recyclable solid waste are eco-friendly options.","teaser":"Microplastics are a growing area of concern for researchers and the public, with much of the focus on plastics in our oceans. Until recently, the environmental impact of the plastic we put in our eyes has been largely overlooked.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/contact_lens_3.jpg?itok=iyoHEwpJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181115-bausch-lomb-cites-asu-research-contact-lens-recycling-collaboration","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sabine Galvis","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\/contact_lens_3.jpg?itok=iyoHEwpJ","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Contact lens fragments collected from treated sewage. 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Without the ocean, we wouldn\u2019t have life.\u201dIt\u2019s a powerful opening statement, delivered by Charles Rolsky in the initial sequence of the award-winning commercial \u201cOceans.\u201d The minute-long segment was produced for Arizona State\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-10-03T17:11:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/03\/2018-5:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"\u201cBy the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Without the ocean, we wouldn\u2019t have life.\u201d It\u2019s a powerful opening statement, delivered by ASU graduate student Charles Rolsky in the initial sequence of the commercial \u201cOceans.\u201d The minute-long segment, produced for ASU and directed by Josh Soskin, won the category of \u201cCommercial \u2013 Single Spot\u201d at the 2018 regional Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, held Sept. 22. A second Emmy went to the ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission\u2019s official videography team, True Story Films, for \u201cBest Director \u2013 Short Form\u201d for the mission film, \u201cJourney to the Metal World.\u201d","teaser":"\u201cBy the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Without the ocean, we wouldn\u2019t have life.\u201d","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/unknown-4.jpeg?itok=t6QcT8t-","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181003-asu-brings-home-2-emmys","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\/unknown-4.jpeg?itok=t6QcT8t-","image_alt":"","image_caption":"\u0026quot;Oceans,\u0026quot; a minute-long commercial produced by ASU, features graduate student Charles Rolsky (seen in the photo) and Rolf Halden, director of the Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering. It won a regional Emmy.  ","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Life Sciences|Ira A. 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But their momentary utility is misleading: These items stick around a really long time \u2014 and they show up in a range of places, from our sidewalks to our drinking water. \u201cIts afterlife is much longer than its useful lifespan,\u201d said Rolf Halden, director of the ASU Biodesign Institute\u0026#039;s Center for Environmental Health Engineering. Plastic that we use for just a moment \u201chas the potential to pollute for decades, centuries or millennia.\u201d","teaser":"Single-use plastics \u2014 such as cups with straws, takeout containers and water bottles \u2014 are so common in our culture of convenience that we often don\u2019t give them a second thought.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_426187984-sized.jpg?itok=phLn5zNs","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181003-solutions-asu-researchers-plastics-pollution-recycling","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kayla Frost","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-0539","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_426187984-sized.jpg?itok=phLn5zNs","image_alt":"Shutterstock image of landfill garbage","image_caption":"Photo by Shutterstock","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Department of English|Ira A. 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As recently as 1967, smallpox was still killing\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-08-29T14:23:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/29\/2018-2:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In new research, PLuS Alliance student Dillon Adam, supervised by ASU Assistant Director Matthew Scotch and Raina MacIntyre of UNSW\u2019s Kirby Institute, investigates methods for rapidly identifying the incidence and global migration routes of variola, using techniques known as phylogenetics and phylogeography.","teaser":"Smallpox, one of the most devastating diseases in human history, has ancient roots.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/smallpox_matthew-scotch_aug2018-02.jpg?itok=ZuRg1ppx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180829-smallpox-could-vanquished-foe-return","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sabine Galvis","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\/smallpox_matthew-scotch_aug2018-02.jpg?itok=ZuRg1ppx","image_alt":"A timeline of significant events in smallpox\u0026#039;s history.","image_caption":"Smallpox was declared eradicated by the World Health Assembly in 1980, but new concerns about the virus have scientists re-examining it.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions","interests":"Biology|Health care|Science|Academics|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"79513","title":"Don\u0027t throw those contact lenses down the drain","body":"Editor\u0027s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is being highlighted in ASU Now\u0027s year in review.\u0026nbsp;Read more top stories from 2018\u0026nbsp;here.Every year, about 45 million Americans rely on contact lenses to see the world more clearly. This $2.7 billion U.S. market has made contact lenses more comfortable and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-08-19T02:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/19\/2018-2:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Every year, about 45 million Americans rely on contact lenses to see the world more clearly. This $2.7 billion U.S. market has made contact lenses more comfortable and disposable. Every day, these plastic lenses are tossed away by consumers in various ways, perhaps without much thought to their ultimate environmental fate. ASU scientists are reporting the first nationwide study that shows consumers, by discarding used lenses down the drain, may be unknowingly contributing to plastic pollution. 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To read more top stories from 2017, click here.Arizona State University scientist Rolf Halden jokes that his real job is to scare the public, but in the course of his work he has made the public healthier.Starting at the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-08-25T17:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/25\/2017-5:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Starting in September, the Food and Drug Administration will prohibit the sale of personal-care products containing prominent antimicrobials, including triclosan and triclocarban \u2014 prized for their antimicrobial properties. 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