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Few likely consider what it takes to keep those landscapes alive, or how much water it requires.A new partnership between Arizona State University and the Arizona Department of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-05T11:20:23-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/05\/2026-11:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"What does water conservation look like at freeway scale? ASU researchers are teaming up with ADOT to analyze more than 250 miles of landscaped urban freeways \u2014 where even small efficiency gains could translate into significant regional water savings.","teaser":"Every day, hundreds of thousands of drivers travel Phoenix-area freeways lined with desert trees, shrubs and cacti. 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Chennai Fusion Grill in Chandler, Arizona, introduced its robot server\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-04T14:53:37-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2026-2:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Associate Professor Jong-Hyeong Kim researches the impact of technology in hospitality on customer experience. In a Q\u0026amp;A about his recent work, he discusses how customers\u2019 perceptions of robots in restaurant service can impact their sense of loyalty and how restaurants can balance technology and human interaction to meet diners\u2019 needs.","teaser":"Robots in food service are a fairly recent development in the Phoenix metropolitan area.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/March-2026_robots-starship.jpg?itok=RJB6Ug1d","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260304-business-and-entrepreneurship-associate-professor-explores-customer-reaction-robot-service","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Ayrel Clark-Proffitt","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"ASU In China, Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/March-2026_robots-starship.jpg?itok=RJB6Ug1d","image_alt":"Two small, white Starship Technologies\u2019 autonomous food-delivery robots cruise down the sidewalk next to a skateboarding student. 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In his new role as baker-in-residence at ASU\u2019s School of Transborder Studies, he\u2019ll be sharing that philosophy, life lessons and, of course, bread with students, faculty and the community. His upcoming lecture, titled \u201cBread without Borders,\u201d will take place March 5 on the Tempe campus.","teaser":"It\u2019s just past 8:30 on a Wednesday morning and already more than 50 people are in line waiting for\u0026nbsp;Barrio Bread bakery in Tucson, Arizona, to open.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20260225%20Barrio%20Bread%20274.jpg?h=c6f673d1\u0026amp;itok=8xeJgPaY","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260303-arts-humanities-and-education-loaf-bread-sense-community","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tucson","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20260225%20Barrio%20Bread%20274.jpg?h=c6f673d1\u0026amp;itok=8xeJgPaY","image_alt":"Two people behind a counter helping a lady purchase bread from a bakery","image_caption":"Owner Don Guerra (center) and sales assistant Miriam Vause (left) fill customers\u0026#039; orders at Barrio Bread\u2019s bakery in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 25. They sold much of their freshly baked inventory between when they opened, at 9 a.m., and noon to a nonstop line of customers. Guerra is serving as a baker-in-residence in ASU\u0026#039;s School of Transborder Studies. 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An ASU forensic expert helps us understand how IGG works, how reliable it is and what other emerging DNA tools and technologies may shape the future of criminal investigations.","teaser":"It\u2019s been more than 30 days since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home, and with little physical evidence pointing to a suspect, investigators have turned to an advanced forensic method known as investigative genetic ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/iStock-1442131755.jpg?itok=MwAn5g0k","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260303-science-and-technology-asu-forensics-expert-explains-dna-tech-being-used-guthrie","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":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/iStock-1442131755.jpg?itok=MwAn5g0k","image_alt":"A computer illustration of a DNA helix with computer code and a fingerprint in the background","image_caption":"iStock illustration","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Interdisciplinary Forensics|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Forensic science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Community","locations":"West Valley campus","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":"111726","title":"ASU Gammage unmasks new Broadway season with return of \u0027Phantom of the Opera\u0027","body":"ASU Gammage has unveiled its 2026\u20132027 Desert Financial Broadway Across America-Arizona Broadway season with a dynamic blend of Tempe premieres, beloved classics and acclaimed new hits.It\u2019s launching the season with what many consider one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-02T20:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/02\/2026-8:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Gammage has unveiled its highly anticipated 2026\u201327 Desert Financial Broadway Across America-Arizona Broadway season with a dynamic blend of Tempe premieres, beloved classics and acclaimed new hits.","teaser":"ASU Gammage has unveiled its 2026\u20132027 Desert Financial Broadway Across America-Arizona Broadway season with a dynamic blend of Tempe premieres, beloved classics and acclaimed new hits.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/phantom.jpg?itok=VCthifOd","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260302-arts-humanities-and-education-asu-gammage-unmasks-new-broadway-season-return-phantom-opera","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Gammage","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kari Amarosso","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1884","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\/2026-03\/phantom.jpg?itok=VCthifOd","image_alt":"A woman and a masked man singing onstage.","image_caption":"ASU Gammage is launching its 2026\u201327 season with what many consider one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, Cameron Mackintosh\u2019s revitalized new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s legendary musical, \u0026quot;The Phantom of the Opera.\u0026quot; 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In his talk, \u201cAdvancing Innovation for a Better Future,\u201d Crow also touched on other recent university projects \u2014 including a gaming and learning lab, ASU London and a campaign to help people finish their degrees.","teaser":"Arizona State University is creating a wholly new kind of medical school that will be devoted to improving health outcomes for all Arizonans and act as a hub for regional partnerships, according to ASU President Michael Crow.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260226ThoughtLeaderForum_1084.JPG?itok=g5HR70R5","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260302-health-and-medicine-asu-med-school-serve-community-through-health-outcomes-partnerships","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\/2026-03\/20260226ThoughtLeaderForum_1084.JPG?itok=g5HR70R5","image_alt":"Two men wearing suits sit in chairs at the front of an audience talking","image_caption":"ASU President Michael Crow (left) and John Shufeldt talk about ASU\u0026#039;s new medical school during the annual Thought Leader Forum hosted by SRP on Feb. 26 at the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. 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She had five\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T09:21:04-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-9:21am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"What began as a single cohort of Native women entrepreneurs has grown into a statewide network reshaping business across tribal communities. For more than a decade, Project DreamCatcher has blended culture, sovereignty and entrepreneurship to help Indigenous women see themselves not just as participants in the economy, but as its architects.","teaser":"Three years ago, Denella Belin was not looking to become her own boss. 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