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Supporting health and performance during\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-23T16:29:28-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/23\/2026-4:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From firefighters to athletes, Associate Professor Floris Wardenaar is studying how heat and nutrition affect gut health and performance in active people.","teaser":"By Eden Miller","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/Floris%20W.jpeg?h=c347e5bb\u0026amp;itok=Q_Tlcsov","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260123-asu-associate-professor-uses-stateoftheart-heat-chamber-combat-digestive-problems","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\/2026-01\/Floris%20W.jpeg?h=c347e5bb\u0026amp;itok=Q_Tlcsov","image_alt":"Floris Wardenaar stands beside a treadmill in a research lab with testing equipment visible behind him.","image_caption":"Associate Professor Floris Wardenaar is using advanced research tools to study gut health and performance in physically active people. 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ASU alumni and industry leaders share how education, hands-on experience and mentorship can lead to new opportunities for graduates.","teaser":"By Eden MillerAs sports organizations invest more heavily in athlete performance and wellness, the demand for specialized behind-the-scenes roles continues to grow.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/251107_Professional_SPX_PHX_Mercury_44.jpg?h=3d68b9da\u0026amp;itok=1oMZOmWE","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260123-getting-ahead-growing-sports-industry","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\/2026-01\/251107_Professional_SPX_PHX_Mercury_44.jpg?h=3d68b9da\u0026amp;itok=1oMZOmWE","image_alt":"Two women seated on stage during a panel discussion, one speaking into a microphone, with a Phoenix Mercury logo behind them.","image_caption":"Phoenix Mercury coaches and health and performance leaders discuss professional sports career opportunities during a panel hosted in partnership with the College of Health Solutions. 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Interdisciplinary groups across ASU \u2014 including people representing ASU Health, Knowledge Enterprise, the biomedical workforce and Food Is Medicine \u2014 discussed their work with Bhattacharya. 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Stahnke, she didn\u2019t realize how unusual their evening routines were.\u201cWhen we arrived at our destination, we always hunted outside for scorpions that glowed under our black light\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-05T16:04:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/05\/2026-4:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Learn about the scientist who developed a scorpion antivenom that saved the lives of countless children in Arizona in the 1950s to 1980s. And discover how research involving desert creatures continues at ASU today \u2013 offering insights into their evolutionary history and the possibility of medical breakthroughs.","teaser":"Written by Douglas C. TowneWhen Karen Clark was a child traveling with her grandfather, the late ASU Professor Herbert L. 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Doing Well spoke with ASU speech-language pathologist and professor Victoria Clark to unpack the conditions these professionals treat \u2014 and how early intervention and personalized therapy can make all the difference.","teaser":"Note: This interview was\u0026nbsp;originally published in\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/SpeechHearing_NL_01.png?h=bef5fd4d\u0026amp;itok=9Xi5kXRu","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251203-how-speech-and-hearing-professionals-help-us-communicate-across-lifetime","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation","contributor-contact-information-name":"Amanda Goodman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-496-0983","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/SpeechHearing_NL_01.png?h=bef5fd4d\u0026amp;itok=9Xi5kXRu","image_alt":"An illustration shows a person talking to a child. 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