{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"113256","title":"Coral reef researcher aims to share love of biodiversity after graduation","body":"When Luis Gutierrez flew into Bermuda for the first time, he was stunned.\u0026nbsp;\u201cI still remember flying in \u2014 I had the window seat \u2014 and it was so magical,\u0022 he said. \u0022You could see the coral reefs from the airplane, and there was this turquoise blue water as far as you could see\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-27T10:44:34-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/27\/2026-10:44am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Luis Gutierrez flew into Bermuda for the first time, he was stunned at the beauty and biodiversity he saw. 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Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who gets to decide how it\u2019s used.The\u0026nbsp;Data for Indigenous Implementations Interventions and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-17T13:25:12-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/17\/2025-1:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Among Indigenous populations in the U.S., there is a history of personal data being used without consent. Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who gets to decide how it\u2019s used.","teaser":"Among Indigenous populations in the U.S., there is a history of personal data being used without consent. 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To celebrate, ASU News has launched a series titled \u0026quot;20 Years of Discovery.\u0026quot; This third installment in the series explores many of the institute\u0026#039;s most significant scientific breakthroughs and innovations, from the human microbiome to solutions for the developing world.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-05\/20-year-discoveries-header-composite2.png?itok=-XZewNZJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240520-science-and-technology-20-years-discovery-asus-biodesign-institute-human-microbiome","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\/2024-05\/20-year-discoveries-header-composite2.png?itok=-XZewNZJ","image_alt":"Graphic depicting an image of a scientist against a colorful background an a logo to the right reading \u0026quot;20 years of nature-inspired solutions 2004\u20132024\u0026quot;","image_caption":"Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors|Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Biology and society|Bioscience|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"TRIF","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"99882","title":"Colorado River becomes an outdoor classroom for these middle school students","body":"Griffin Freburg doesn\u2019t usually look forward to science class.\n\nBut on a sunny day in March, the eighth grader changed his tune. 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However, global conversations about conservation and climate change often\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-09-08T13:20:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/08\/2023-1:20pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A thought-provoking perspective co-authored by Regents and Foundation Professor Osvaldo E. Sala was published in Nature Sustainability. The publication, \u0026quot;Supplying Ecosystem Services on US Rangelands,\u0026quot; delves deeper into the future of the U.S. rangelands as shaped by expected changes in climate and the demand for different ecosystem services from people.","teaser":"Despite inaccurate media portrayals of sprawling, uninhabited areas, rangelands are home to 30% of our planet\u2019s human population and 50% of the world\u0027s livestock \u2014 making them indispensable for livelihoods and food security.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/adobestock_313885389.jpeg?itok=e8oNAjIW","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230908-future-us-rangelands-choices-reshape-our-landscape","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Anaissa Ruiz-Tejada","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\/adobestock_313885389.jpeg?itok=e8oNAjIW","image_alt":"Black bull roaming the open range along highway 186 in Cochise County, Arizona. 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As top predators, gray wolves profoundly impact their environment by controlling herbivore populations and affecting vegetation growth and diversity.One well-known example of this is the reintroduction of gray wolves\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-09-01T11:14:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/01\/2023-11:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a recent study co-authored by ASU Emeritus Professor Philip Hedrick from the School of Life Sciences, researchers have unveiled the intricate relationship between genetic processes in gray wolves and the effects on the ecosystem dynamics of Isle Royale National Park.","teaser":"Keystone species are integral to maintaining the balance and health of ecosystems. As top predators, gray wolves profoundly impact their environment by controlling herbivore populations and affecting vegetation growth and diversity.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/figure_2_-_high_res.jpg?itok=DCjhmVfL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230901-surprising-role-gray-wolves-ecosystem-dynamics","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Anaissa Ruiz-Tejada","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\/figure_2_-_high_res.jpg?itok=DCjhmVfL","image_alt":"A pack of wolves in a snowy landscape.","image_caption":"The arrival of M93 (the large, lighter-colored wolf at front center) rescued the population, allowing for genomic diversity, improving overall fitness and increasing wolf numbers. 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These branching structures are intricate maps, revealing the ancestral connections among different species.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/puzzle_zhu8.jpg?itok=KN7B7Sma","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230828-udance-revolutionary-approach-deciphering-evolution","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Anaissa Ruiz-Tejada","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\/puzzle_zhu8.jpg?itok=KN7B7Sma","image_alt":"Illustration of a phylogenetic tree.","image_caption":"Illustration of a phylogenetic tree. 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A well-known group of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-08-07T12:24:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/07\/2023-12:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers recently published an article discussing how insecticides used in malaria control not only affect malaria-carrying mosquitoes but can also lead to insecticide resistance in other arthropods that transmit disease.","teaser":"Diseases are often caused by viruses, bacteria or even parasites.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/dsc_0129_3.jpg?itok=7WTCmRXn","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230807-superarthropods-new-publication-unravels-impact-widespread-use-insecticides-malaria-control","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Anaissa Ruiz-Tejada","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\/dsc_0129_3.jpg?itok=7WTCmRXn","image_alt":"An employee of the National Malaria Control Program in Mozambique spraying insecticides on walls inside a home.","image_caption":"An employee of the National Malaria Control Program in Mozambique spraying insecticides on walls inside a home. 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Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are competing in the iGEM Foundation\u2019s international Grand Jamboree for the third year in a row and hope to medal for the third time. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU\u200b\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering|Ira A. 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Sage\u2019s interest and lifelong work in Laos and Southeast Asia that supports students at ASU who wish to travel and study abroad there.Whaley\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-05-17T10:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/17\/2023-10:55am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Zachary Whaley is pursuing a double major in biological sciences, with a concentration in conservation biology and ecology, from the School of Life Sciences and in global health from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. ","teaser":"Arizona State University student Zachary Whaley was recently awarded the\u0026nbsp;Sage Family Southeast Asian Studies Scholarship, which is a t","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/zac_whaley_-_photo1.jpg?itok=6Mp5A9P4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230517-sage-family-scholarship-supports-student-study-coral-reef-fisheries-indonesia","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dominique Perkins","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-2131","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\/zac_whaley_-_photo1.jpg?itok=6Mp5A9P4","image_alt":"ASU SOLS student Zac Whaley working on coral restoration","image_caption":"ASU student Zachary Whaley worked on coral restoration in Trinidad and Tobago. 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As exciting as that may be, we\u2019re also still figuring out how we\u2019ll navigate the inevitable social issues that come along with expanding our reach into the vast unknown.In an\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-27T10:35:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/27\/2023-10:35am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Originally designed as a physical card game for five players, \u0026quot;Port of Mars\u0026quot; has evolved into an online game that serves as a scalable and evolving research test bed to study social dilemmas.","teaser":"Space: the final frontier, and one that humans are rapidly becoming able to explore in more depth and at greater distances.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/keyart_logo_copy.jpg?itok=EkhZuFma","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230327-solutions-online-game-asks-how-can-we-sustain-healthy-human-communities-space","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Interplanetary Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sally Young","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\/keyart_logo_copy.jpg?itok=EkhZuFma","image_alt":"A scene from the game Port of Mars showing a mountain and desert-like landscape. 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Throughout her lengthy and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-14T15:11:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/14\/2023-3:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Betty Davidson, ASU microbiologist and internationally recognized insect pathologist, passed away recently. Her legacy will live on through the countless students whose lives she touched, the groundbreaking research she conducted and her publications that have opened so many ideas to the rarely seen world of insect disease. 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Throughout history, philosophers, scientists and artists have all debated this question, but new developments in the field of bioengineering and emerging technologies may fundamentally shift the conversation.\u0026nbsp;Advancements in areas such as stem cell research,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-01T21:33:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/01\/2023-9:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"What does it mean to be human? Throughout history, philosophers, scientists and artists have all debated this question, but new developments in the field of bioengineering and emerging technologies may fundamentally shift the conversation. ASU\u0026#039;s Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics and the Center for Biology and Society received a joint grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to explore this very subject, and are inviting instructors to join this paid opportunity in the summer of 2023.","teaser":"What does it mean to be human?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/asu_interplanetary_03032019-13.jpg?itok=ejG3ckH7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230301-neh-summer-institute-creates-space-humanists-engage-sciences","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics","contributor-contact-information-name":"Karina Fitzgerald","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-543-1225","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\/asu_interplanetary_03032019-13.jpg?itok=ejG3ckH7","image_alt":"Various faculty engaged in discussion in the foreground with the Arizona state flag and ASU flag in the background. ","image_caption":"Our SHARED Future is a four-week, residential NEH Summer Institute focused on building capacity to teach and do humanities with impact on emerging developments in bioengineering. The institute will run from June 12 to July 7 on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. 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Understanding the dynamics of viral transmission is crucial for ongoing and future public health preparedness.In a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive statewide survey\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-01-31T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/31\/2023-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive statewide survey, Efrem Lim and his colleagues at Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute teamed up with three regional hospitals to study the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants.","teaser":"Having carved a path of destruction around the globe, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to recur in ever-changing disguises.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/36482603650_4b10853117_k_0_0.jpg?itok=g5TCLZE8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230131-comprehensive-statewide-study-tracks-rapid-spread-sars-cov2-variants","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\/36482603650_4b10853117_k_0_0.jpg?itok=g5TCLZE8","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Associate Professor Efrem Lim.","image_caption":"Efrem Lim is a researcher in the Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics and an associate professor with the ASU School of Life Sciences.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology and society|Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","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":"94979","title":"Conference on religion, technology coming to ASU\u0027s Tempe campus","body":"As technology has rapidly advanced over the past half century, there have been many areas of scholarship that have started developing, such as engineering, computer sciences and data analytics. There has also been a lot of development in studies that involve culture, society and religion.Scholars\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-01-11T12:06:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/11\/2023-12:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture is hosting a conference on religion and technology at ASU.","teaser":"As technology has rapidly advanced over the past half century, there have been many areas of scholarship that have started developing, such as engineering, computer sciences and data analytics.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20170612oldmain_15.jpg?itok=azvCX1PR","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230111-conference-religion-technology-coming-asus-tempe-campus","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies","contributor-contact-information-name":"Rachel Bunning","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\/20170612oldmain_15.jpg?itok=azvCX1PR","image_alt":"Picture of Old Main from far away with surrounding trees and greenery.","image_caption":"Scholars who research intersections of technology and religion, culture and nature will be coming together for the \u201cAfter Earth? Religion and Technology on a Changing Planet\u201d conference on Feb. 2\u20135 on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. 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The review, authored by Grimm\u0026#039;s mentees, is not only a compilation of Grimm\u0026#039;s work but also an homage to her mentorship throughout the years.","teaser":"Work from Regents Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist\u0026nbsp;Nancy Grimm was highlighted in a review article as part of\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/01photo.jpg?itok=_h52cJYD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230106-homage-mentorship-and-work-regents-professor-nancy-grimm","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Anaissa Ruiz-Tejada","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\/01photo.jpg?itok=_h52cJYD","image_alt":"Nancy Grimm and ESSA (Earth Systems Science for the Anthropocene) scholars smile against a blue sky background while on a hike. ","image_caption":"Nancy Grimm on a hike with ESSA (Earth Systems Science for the Anthropocene) scholars (left to right: Melissa Nelson, Ame Min-Venditti, Nancy Grimm, Yiamar Rivera-Matos, Michele Clark). Photo courtesy Michele Clark","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","interests":"Biology and society|Mentoring|Engineering|Ecology|Social science","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":"94213","title":"Open Access Week spotlights climate justice ","body":"How do we solve the enormous environmental challenges facing our planet? A good first step is to increase access to information and research.Open Access Week, an annual week promoting equitable and accessible information, kicks off Oct. 24 and runs through Oct. 30. The theme,\u0026nbsp;Open for Climate\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-19T15:50:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/19\/2022-3:50pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Open Access Week, an annual event promoting equitable and accessible information, runs Oct. 24\u201330. The theme, Open for Climate Justice, challenges the global community to join together, raise awareness and take action in order to tackle our climate crisis. Anali Maughan Perry, head of the Open Science and Scholarly Communication Division at the ASU Library, sat down with ASU News to share five things to know about this year\u2019s Open Access Week. ","teaser":"How do we solve the enormous environmental challenges facing our planet? A good first step is to increase access to information and research.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/open_access_week-english-multi-protest.png?itok=nhZxDaYg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221019-open-access-week-spotlights-climate-justice","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Library","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marilyn Murphy","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-543-8089","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\/open_access_week-english-multi-protest.png?itok=nhZxDaYg","image_alt":"Symbol for open access week displayed across a factory spewing smoke","image_caption":"Open for Climate Justice, the theme of this year\u0026#039;s Open Access Week, challenges the global community to join together, raise awareness and take action in order to tackle our climate crisis. 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Fulton Schools of Engineering\u0026nbsp;at\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-06T10:47:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/06\/2022-10:47am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Professor Leila Ladani is connecting STEM students with health care professionals and introducing them to the ethical principles, laws and policies of biomedical device manufacturing.","teaser":"","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/biomedicaldegree-noicons-1920x1080_1.jpg?itok=TH42JV1f","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221006-humancentered-design-approach","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Hayley Hilborn","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\/biomedicaldegree-noicons-1920x1080_1.jpg?itok=TH42JV1f","image_alt":"ASU Professor Leila Ladani looks at a sample of a biomedical device with a student in a lab.","image_caption":"ASU Professor Leila Ladani (left) works with student Carol Lu in her research lab to develop a biomedical device to determine the presence of cancer in tissue margins during a lumpectomy, which will streamline the cancer removal process and reduce the need for re-excision. Photo courtesy Leila Ladani","related_story":"","news_units":"School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|Ira A. 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Fast-forward a few decades, and single-use plastic packaging and plastic waste continue to increase across the world,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-04T16:15:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/04\/2022-4:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the 1950s, the plastics industry moved to shift public thinking and consumption practices around plastics from a reusable material to a disposable and mass-produced product. Fast-forward a few decades, and single-use plastic packaging and plastic waste continue to increase across the world. That shift assumed access to Indigenous lands \u2014 an entitlement rooted in colonial relations toward land, the environment and knowledge, states author Max Liboiron, whose book \u201cPollution is Colonialism\u201d is the recipient of the 14th annual Labriola National American Indian Data Center National Book Award. ","teaser":"In the 1950s, the plastics industry moved to shift public thinking and consumption practices around plastics from a reusable material to a disposable and mass-produced product.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/max_liboiron_headshot-crossed_arms-stead.jpg?itok=fWMXlsgK","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221004-pollution-colonialism-max-liboiron-deliver-labriola-centers-national-book-award-lecture","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Library","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marilyn Murphy","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-543-8089","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\/max_liboiron_headshot-crossed_arms-stead.jpg?itok=fWMXlsgK","image_alt":"Portrait of Max Liboiron against a dark background.","image_caption":"Max Liboiron, author of \u201cPollution is Colonialism,\u201d will speak Friday, Oct. 14, in a hybrid event at Hayden Library in Tempe and online via Zoom.","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Library","interests":"Biology and society|Ecology|Environment|Native American|Community involvement|Social justice|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"93899","title":"An ocean of opportunity","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2022 year in review.A new school dedicated to the study of the ocean and its ecosystems, and it is based in the desert?Something so improbable and dynamic could only happen at Arizona State University and the ever-forward-looking Julie Ann\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-09-15T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2022-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new school dedicated to the study of the ocean and its ecosystems, and it is based in the desert? Something so improbable and dynamic could only happen at Arizona State University and the ever-forward-looking Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. The laboratory\u0026#039;s College of Global Futures announces the launch of its fourth school, which advances learning, discovery and partnerships that shape a thriving global future: the School of Ocean Futures.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/bios-ecotox-boat-min.jpg?itok=i1R5yd3F","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220915-global-engagement-ocean-opportunity","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":"Tempe campus, Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/bios-ecotox-boat-min.jpg?itok=i1R5yd3F","image_alt":"Underwater view of part of a coral reef in an ocean with the shadow of a boat passing by above.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","interests":"Biology and society|Bioscience|Environment|Sustainability|Research|Community partnerships|University","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Hawai\u02bbi|Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 14 Life Below Water","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93781","title":"Thunderbird student and physician combines technology, health care to improve lives","body":"Dr. June Lau already has a successful career practicing medicine in her home country of Malaysia. She has spent the last eight years as a physician, administrator, mentor and educator, having gained experience working in clinical practice in the heart of an emergency department.\u0022The dynamic, highly\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-08-30T18:16:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/30\/2022-6:16pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the years before coming to Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU, Dr. June Lau was based at the National Institutes of Health in Malaysia, where she worked on COVID-19-related research and national COVID-19 statistics for the Crisis Preparedness and Response Center. Now, Lau, a rising second-year student in Thunderbird\u0026#039;s Master of Global Management program, is looking to transition from her clinical practice into the global health and medical technology landscape. She believes in universal health care, and her dream is to contribute to making health care better for all.","teaser":"Dr. June Lau already has a successful career practicing medicine in her home country of Malaysia.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/dsc_6759_1.png?itok=eBkceIY_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220830-thunderbird-student-and-physician-combines-technology-and-healthcare-improve-lives","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Thunderbird School of Global Management","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dasi Styles","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-268-6766","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\/dsc_6759_1.png?itok=eBkceIY_","image_alt":"Master of Global Management student June Lau in front of Thunderbird\u0026#039;s Global Headquarters.","image_caption":"June Lau is a second-year student in Thunderbird\u0026#039;s Master of Global Management program and a Thunderbird SHARE Fellowship recipient.","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Foundation|Thunderbird School of Global Management","interests":"Biology and society|Generosity|Health care|Technology|Academics|Inclusion","audiences":"Donors|Graduate students|International students","locations":"Downtown Phoenix campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}}]}