{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"104262","title":"Study highlights effectiveness of 2023\u201324 flu vaccine and its implications for future disease preparedness","body":"A study conducted by the\u0026nbsp;U.S. Flu Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) Network, including researchers from\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University, provides fresh insights into the 2023\u201324 flu vaccine\u2019s performance. The research underscores the vaccine\u0027s role in reducing flu-related illnesses and offers guidance\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-02-04T15:41:09-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/04\/2025-3:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A study conducted by the\u00a0U.S. Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Network, including researchers from ASU, provides fresh insights into the 2023\u201324 flu vaccine\u2019s performance. 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Although they are the subject of enormous research, many puzzles remain.Why do vaccines prevent illness in one individual while failing to provide the same level of protection in another? Which\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-08T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/08\/2022-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The effectiveness of vaccines for influenza and COVID-19 are among the vital questions to be addressed in an ambitious, five-year, $12.5 million project undertaken by Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute, in close collaboration with Phoenix Children\u2019s, Valleywise Health and ASU Health Services. The project builds on the ongoing, year-to-year efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate how well influenza vaccines perform across populations and under a range of conditions.","teaser":"Modern vaccines against infectious disease have saved hundreds of millions of lives around the world. 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Arizona State University found a way to help make that happen. 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The drop-off test kits are available at 30 locations across the four metro Phoenix campuses.","teaser":"The no-appointment Devils\u2019 drop-off service \u2014 the","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200901residencehallsalivatesting_022-sized.jpg?itok=dhGWVysz","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210312-sun-devil-life-devils-dropoff-covid-19-convenient-testing","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Business and Finance","contributor-contact-information-name":"Nathan Cushing","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-7043","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200901residencehallsalivatesting_022-sized.jpg?itok=dhGWVysz","image_alt":"A student puts a test tube into a biohazard bag","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Clinical Testing Lab|Biodesign Institute|Office of Business and Finance","interests":"COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Campus life","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Campus students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"88031","title":"ASU climbs to sixth in national research rankings","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2021 year in review.Building on nearly two decades of unparalleled advancement, Arizona State University moved up to sixth out of 759 universities in the nation for total research expenditures among universities without a medical school,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-02-05T15:31:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/05\/2021-3:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Building on nearly two decades of unparalleled advancement, ASU moved up to sixth out of 759 universities in the nation for total research expenditures among universities without a medical school, according to the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development rankings.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2021 year in review.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200430abctl_02.jpg?itok=ORn8omBF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210205-discoveries-asu-climbs-sixth-national-research-rankings","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\/20200430abctl_02.jpg?itok=ORn8omBF","image_alt":"A researcher wearing a gold head cloth with ASU logos on it holds a test tube while wearing a gas mask","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Clinical Testing Lab|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Earth and Space Exploration|Ira A. 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Arizona is close to being in the same situation it was in during the summer \u2014 hospital beds and ICUs filling up\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-11-30T10:53:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/30\/2020-10:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A second wave of COVID-19 is rising in Arizona and across the U.S. Beyond following mask and distancing protocols, there\u0026#039;s something you can do to help stop this current COVID-19 surge: Get tested. 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As of mid-November, the ASU Biodesign\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-11-12T13:33:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/12\/2020-1:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Biodesign Institute has been unrelenting in its efforts to track and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in Arizona since last spring. In acknowledgement of this \u2014 in particular, the institute\u2019s provision of rapid public testing and development of a saliva-based test \u2014 state leaders awarded the institute with the Innovator of the Year award in academia.","teaser":"Since the rise of COVID-19 in our state last spring, the Arizona State University\u0026nbsp;Biodesign Institute\u0026nbsp;has worked tirelessly to respond, in particular by providing rapid public testing for the viru","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/labaer-clinical-testing-lab_1280.jpg?itok=Xi-tFcVl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20201112-arizona-impact-arizona-recognizes-biodesign-institute%E2%80%99s-response-covid-19-innovator-year","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/labaer-clinical-testing-lab_1280.jpg?itok=Xi-tFcVl","image_alt":"LaBaer and researchers look at machine used in COVID-19 testing in his laboratory","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Clinical Testing Lab|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School of Molecular Sciences|Ira A. 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