{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"110676","title":"Roots of Alzheimer\u2019s disease extend beyond the brain","body":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.But a growing body of research is now pointing to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-16T08:14:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/16\/2026-8:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Diego Mastroeni and his colleagues at Arizona State University have uncovered links between the mind-robbing progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and changes in the gut. The findings deepen our understanding of the gut-brain axis, suggesting new approaches for early diagnosis and treatment.","teaser":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. 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Initially on a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-01T11:30:21-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/01\/2025-11:30am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"At ASU, Kelly Conard centered herself at the intersection of science, health care and technology. 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The social work assistant professor received $20,000 in funding and asked two students to be his research assistants. Each, like Ignacio, was based at the School of Social Work\u2019s location in Tucson. And like him, they, too, were from the Tohono O\u2019odham Nation of southern Arizona.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"When Matt Ignacio\u2019s tribe, the Tohono O\u2019odham Nation, donated $1 millio","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-04\/istock-936570374.jpg?h=bcf0ef18\u0026amp;itok=2gh3xozn","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240417-health-and-medicine-indigenous-asu-research-team-recommends-assistance-tribal-members","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mark J. 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This is the first installment in a series called \u201c20 Years of Discovery.\u201d Each story reflects on several groundbreaking scientific discoveries and impactful innovations made since the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-02-07T14:12:52-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/07\/2024-2:12pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"This year, in honor of the ASU BIodesign Institute\u0026#039;s 20th anniversary, we\u0026#039;re taking a look back at several impactful discoveries from over the years. In this first installment, learn about the institute\u0026#039;s innovations in COVID-19, vaccine and Alzheimer\u0026#039;s research.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note: 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\/2024-02\/20-year-discoveries-header-composite2.png?itok=KmTZNa99","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240402-science-and-technology-celebrating-20-years-discovery-asu-biodesign-institute-0","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\/2024-02\/20-year-discoveries-header-composite2.png?itok=KmTZNa99","image_alt":"Graphic with abstract background showing a woman in lab gear holding up a glass bottle with glowing green liquid next to Biodesign Anniversary Logo","image_caption":"Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center|Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Virginia G. 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They live in our bodies, in our cells, and encode function through their chemical composition and sequence.\u0026nbsp;It is now well accepted that structured, governed dynamics modulate\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-12-07T12:29:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/07\/2023-12:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"It is now well accepted that structured, governed dynamics of proteins modulate function, yet scientists still don\u2019t know how a few changes in sequence, such as mutations, modify dynamics to alter function. ASU Assistant Professor Eleni Panagiotou has been awarded an interdisciplinary grant from the National Institutes of Health to find out, which could help treat diseases, create new vaccines and possibly even prevent some diseases.","teaser":"Proteins are\u0026nbsp;very large molecules containing many amino acid residues linked together in specific sequence.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/eleni-panagiotou-asu-math-03.png?itok=2G1Jfo-H","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231205-innovative-nih-grant-combines-new-mathematical-tools-applied-molecular-dynamics-approach","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Rhonda Olson","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-2468","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\/eleni-panagiotou-asu-math-03.png?itok=2G1Jfo-H","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Assistant Professor Eleni Panagiotou.","image_caption":"Eleni Panagiotou","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Biological Physics|John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering|School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences|Department of Physics|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Healthy Living|Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources|Research","audiences":"Donors|Faculty|Graduate students|Community|Prospective students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"98095","title":"NIH awards $9M for Indigenous-led tribal data repository to improve community health","body":"In an effort to improve the health of tribal communities and Indigenous people, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $9 million in funding for Native scientists at Arizona State University and elsewhere to create the first Indigenous-led tribal data repository.Since the SARS-CoV-2\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-12-06T11:56:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/06\/2023-11:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In an effort to improve the health of tribal communities and Indigenous people, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $9 million in funding for Native scientists at Arizona State University and elsewhere to create the first Indigenous-led tribal data repository.","teaser":"In an effort to improve the health of tribal communities and Indigenous people, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $9 million in funding for Native scientists at Arizona State University and elsewhere to create the first Indigenous-led ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2023-12-05_at_11.48.37_am_1.png?itok=fVExsubQ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231206-nih-awards-9-million-indigenousled-tribal-data-repository-improve-community-health-response","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","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_2023-12-05_at_11.48.37_am_1.png?itok=fVExsubQ","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Assistant Professor Krystal Tsosie.","image_caption":"ASU School of Life Sciences Assistant Professor Krystal Tsosie (a member of the Din\u00e9\/Navajo Nation) will lead a $1.2 million sub-award of the tribal data repository project to research and design the ethical approaches to data sharing, analysis and implementation. 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The study found a high level of immunity among participants, suggesting that the university\u2019s risk mitigation protocols, such as frequent testing, contact tracing, mask wearing and social distancing, had been effective in preventing widespread transmission of the virus. 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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":"95068","title":"Researchers meet at the intersection of public management and scientific enterprise","body":"Scholars at Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD) are working at the intersection of public management and the scientific enterprise while \u201crefreshing and reimagining\u201d the center\u2019s nationally and internationally respected role as a leader in public\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-01-20T15:58:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/20\/2023-3:58pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scholars at Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Organization Research and Design are working at the intersection of public management and the scientific enterprise while \u201crefreshing and reimagining\u201d the center\u2019s nationally and internationally respected role as a leader in public organization design, its new director said.","teaser":"Scholars at Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD) are working at the intersection of public management and the scientific enterprise while \u201crefreshing and reimagining\u201d the","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/organization-chart-817363_1920.jpg?itok=ZlnAgbVd","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230120-researchers-meet-intersection-public-management-and-scientific-enterprise","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mark J. 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In recent weeks, XBB.1.5, the most transmissible variant to date, has started to sweep across the country.\u0026nbsp;One aspect of the novel\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-01-10T21:10:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/10\/2023-9:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"One aspect of the novel coronavirus that makes it so infectious and challenging to control is its ability to outwit the body\u2019s innate immune defenses. A new study led by ASU researchers examines NendoU, a viral protein responsible for the virus\u2019s tactics of immune evasion, exploring in detail its structure using a technique known as serial femtosecond X-ray crystallography.","teaser":"The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus that killed over 1 million Americans since 2020, continues to threaten populations around the world.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nendou2_1_0.png?itok=lKlt5U9J","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230110-xray-light-reveals-how-virus-responsible-covid19-covers-its-tracks-eluding-immune-system","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\/nendou2_1_0.png?itok=lKlt5U9J","image_alt":"Image of NendoU, a protein used by the SARS CoV-2 virus to hide from the immune system. 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Now, the complete data results are in for the first largest waves of the pandemic.","teaser":"Due to public health issues like the opioid crisis and the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,\u0026nbsp;innovative cities have turned to new technologies to better understand the risks to their\u0026nbsp;communities.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/wastewater.jpg?itok=chHshPpM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221208-arizona-impact-worlds-first-open-access-dashboard-reveals-neighborhoodlevel-trends-covid19","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","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\/wastewater.jpg?itok=chHshPpM","image_alt":"Crew of workers wearing bright orange vests oversee a tank attached to a hose that has been inserted into a city manhole.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources|Engineering","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"TRIF|Security","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94571","title":"Neighborhoods as a space for creativity, connection","body":"In spring 2020, as the pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders shuttered schools and indoor public spaces, many people found themselves holed up in their homes while still yearning to remain social creatures.\u0026nbsp;From that desire for human connection, an unlikely communication outlet and form\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-22T14:32:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/22\/2022-2:32pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"During stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, many local residents took to their asphalts and pavements to etch colorful words sharing messages of support, anguish, loss and triumph. Pfeiffer, an associate professor of planning at ASU, wanted to better understand this social phenomenon. 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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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In humans, knowing why people differ from person to person has been a main question that scientists have asked.\u0026nbsp;Investigating genetic variation within populations allows us to understand\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-04T16:11:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/04\/2022-4:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers from ASU\u0026#039;s School of Life Sciences and School of Human Evolution and Social Change are collaborating to understand better how geography and cultural factors impact human genetic variation. 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Arizona State University\u2019s School of Human Evolution and Social Change recently accepted its first cryptocurrency gift\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-08-15T09:04:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/15\/2022-9:04am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As cryptocurrency continues to gain popularity for individuals looking to diversify their investment portfolios, it is also gaining traction as new way for people to give back. Arizona State University\u2019s School of Human Evolution and Social Change recently accepted its first cryptocurrency gift exchanged for U.S. dollars.","teaser":"As cryptocurrency continues to gain popularity for individuals looking to diversify their investment portfolios, it is also gaining traction as new way for people to give back.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20220114_corsirosenthalboxathonbuild_012.jpg?itok=Z3fi3GyX","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220815-asu-receives-first-cryptocurrency-gift-support-clean-air-work","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","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\/20220114_corsirosenthalboxathonbuild_012.jpg?itok=Z3fi3GyX","image_alt":"Woman speaking to two students as they assebmle an air filtration unit.","image_caption":"ASU Associate Professor Megan Jehn advises students as they assemble a Corsi-Rosenthal air filtration box during the spring 2022 semester.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change|ASU Foundation|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|School for the Future of Innovation in Society","interests":"Healthy Living|COVID-19 research and resources|Generosity|Research","audiences":"Donors|Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"93413","title":"Grant to fund ASU research into COVID-19\u0027s effects on finding missing, murdered Indigenous people","body":"An Arizona State University lab has received a new state grant to study how the COVID-19 pandemic affected efforts to find missing and murdered Indigenous persons.The Research on Violent Victimization Lab is headed by criminology and criminal justice Professor Kate Fox. 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ASU is part of a statewide coalition called the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, which is playing a major role in a growing worldwide effort to use genomics to track infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.","teaser":"A massive effort to track the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona over the past two years resulted in the genomic sequencing of more than 100,000 samples of the COVID-19 virus by a coalition of Arizona universities and health agencies, including Arizona ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/limlabequipment_0.jpg?itok=XJsL0u9y","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220510-arizona-impact-milestone-arizona-researchers-sequence-genomes-more-100000-covid19-samples","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","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\/limlabequipment_0.jpg?itok=XJsL0u9y","image_alt":"Syringes in a lab.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources|Academics|Community partnerships","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Media|Degreed alums|Graduate students|Campus students|International students|Policymakers|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe 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":"92462","title":"ASU scientists working toward better, more rapid COVID-19 tests","body":"Two years ago, in the early days of a novel coronavirus spreading methodically to almost every corner of the planet, it was something of a race. The planet\u2019s best scientists were trying to keep up.\u201cWhen the pandemic started, one of the things that became eminently clear was that we were way too\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-04-05T14:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/05\/2022-2:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the pandemic\u2019s early months, there was an urgent need for simple, fast, cheap and reliable testing tools for the novel coronavirus. Scientists within ASU pulled together a huddle to share ideas. ","teaser":"Two years ago, in the early days of a novel coronavirus spreading methodically to almost every corner of the planet, it was something of a race. 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She is wearing a white shirt with a multicolored scarf and gold lanyard over it. Her brown hair is pulled back behind her ears. 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Despite the\u0026nbsp;unpredictable challenges of COVID-19, Sun Devils continued to take care of one another and the wider\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-12-17T16:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/17\/2021-4:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As the pandemic nears the end of its sophomore year, ASU News is taking a moment to recognize some of the biggest stories of the past 12 months.","teaser":"As the pandemic nears the end of its sophomore year, it\u0027s worth taking a moment to acknowledge the compassion, grit and creativity of the Arizona State University community.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20211213-undergraduate-commencement-cl-110-cropped.jpg?itok=nCtgAcCX","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211217-sun-devil-life-2021-year-in-review-top-stories","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\/20211213-undergraduate-commencement-cl-110-cropped.jpg?itok=nCtgAcCX","image_alt":"A 2021 tassel hangs from a graduation cap","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of English|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"COVID-19 research and resources|Student life|Research|Campus life|University","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|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":"91192","title":"Free COVID-19 vaccinations, tests provided at San Carlos Apache tribal locations through ASU partnership","body":"Dozens of members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe received free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing this fall through a partnership with Arizona State University.Tribal residents received the vaccines and tests in several locations on the San Carlos Apache reservation on multiple dates in October and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-12-07T10:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/07\/2021-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Dozens of members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe received free COVID-19 testing and vaccinations this fall through a partnership with Arizona State University.","teaser":"Dozens of members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe received free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing this fall through a partnership with Arizona State University.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/injection-g92fac2a3b_1920.jpg?itok=0F56uUNM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211207-free-covid-19-vaccinations-tests-provided-san-carlos-apache-tribal-locations","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mark J. 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As part of his work in the Luminosity Lab at ASU, Dave, who is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in innovation in society, developed several projects to aid health care workers and prevent the spread of the disease.","teaser":"When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Nikhil Dave knew he had to do something to help.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211202-giving-back-community-through-innovative-projects-research","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School for the Future of Innovation in Society","contributor-contact-information-name":"Ashley Richards","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-8828","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Barrett, The Honors College|School for the Future of Innovation in Society","interests":"Innovation|Social embeddedness|Convocation|COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Undergraduate research|Life Science|Research","audiences":"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":"91035","title":"Go easy on yourself and others this holiday season","body":"For many, 2021 has provided some much needed sense of normalcy, especially when compared with the previous year.Even though the pandemic is still lurking, the widespread distribution of safe and effective vaccines and a better understanding of how COVID-19 is contracted and can be treated has\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-11-23T12:15:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/23\/2021-12:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Between the heaviness of the pandemic, grief of losing loved ones and just overall stress and anxiety that can come up for people during the holidays, this upcoming season could be especially tricky for many. 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What policies could we see in the future as a result of COVID-19? College of Global Futures graduate Melissa Smallwood is working to answer those questions. 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A new study, published today in\u0026nbsp;Proceedings of the Royal Society B, used a novel modeling approach to predict the zoonotic capacity of 5,400\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-11-17T15:40:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/17\/2021-3:40pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Back-and-forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control COVID-19. A new study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, used a novel modeling approach to predict the zoonotic capacity of 5,400 mammal species, extending predictive capacity by an order of magnitude. Of the high-risk species flagged, many live near people and in COVID-19 hot spots.","teaser":"Back-and-forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control COVID-19.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/30218332321_a255c25754_k_0.jpg?itok=yqv4vdEC","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211117-machine-learning-identifies-mammal-species-potential-spread-sars-cov-2","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\/30218332321_a255c25754_k_0.jpg?itok=yqv4vdEC","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Associate Professor Arvind Varsani","image_caption":"Arvind Varsani is a virologist at the Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics and a researcher in the Center for Evolution and Medicine and the School of Life Sciences at ASU.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|Center for Evolution and Medicine|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|COVID-19 research and resources|Life Science|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":"90979","title":"Putting a human face on the pandemic","body":"COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the 1918 influenza pandemic, pushed the bounds of our country\u2019s health care system and messed up the world\u2019s supply chain. It has crushed businesses, plans and lives in its destructive wake.The pandemic has also exacerbated inequities in America, according to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-11-16T15:31:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/16\/2021-3:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Carnegie-Knight News21 investigation \u201cUnmasking America,\u201d which examined how COVID-19 has exacerbated inequities in America, was the subject of a Nov. 15 \u201cMust See Mondays\u201d lecture series at the ASU.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the 1918 influenza pandemic, pushed the bounds of our country\u2019s health care system and messed up the worl","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/01_portraits.jpg?itok=OjjkkuHv","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211116-arizona-impact-putting-human-face-pandemic","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":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/01_portraits.jpg?itok=OjjkkuHv","image_alt":"Portraits of people impacted by COVID-19","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication","interests":"COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Journalism|Inclusion","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Staff|Community","locations":"Downtown Phoenix campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Law, journalism and politics"}},{"node":{"nid":"90892","title":"\u0027Seize the Moment\u0027: Coalition of ASU leaders launch vision to address the intersecting crises of the pandemic","body":"Shaping tomorrow requires path-breaking, creative solutions.\u0026nbsp;That challenge has never been more critical than it is today, as a \u201csyndemic\u201d of intersecting crises \u2014 the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and accompanying civil unrest, and cascading environmental hazards \u2014 have had a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-11-10T14:22:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/10\/2021-2:22pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A coalition of influential leaders across Arizona State University have launched Seize the Moment, a new initiative designed to address the challenges of the current moment through transdisciplinary collaborations in the arts, sciences, humanities and technology in pedagogy, research and public engagement.","teaser":"Shaping tomorrow requires path-breaking, creative solutions.\u0026nbsp;That challenge has never been more critical than it is today, as a \u201csyndemic\u201d of intersecting crises \u2014 the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and accompanying civil","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/stm_banner_03.png?itok=UByBACN9","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211110-seize-moment-coalition-asu-leaders-launch-vision-address-intersecting-crises-pandemic","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Seize the Moment","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jake Friedman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480.727.3973","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/stm_banner_03.png?itok=UByBACN9","image_alt":"A mosaic of images depicting various social, health and environmental crises.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of International Letters and Cultures|The GAME School|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Arts|COVID-19 research and resources|English|History|Humanities|Community involvement|Science|Social science|Sustainability|Community partnerships","audiences":"Faculty|Community|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":"90843","title":"Expanded philanthropy during pandemic has lasting impact for clients and speech-language pathology students at ASU clinic","body":"In March 2020, COVID-19 shut the doors to the ASU Speech and Hearing Clinic at the College of Health Solutions, but it didn\u2019t end services to clients. A generous donation from the Phoenix Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Foundation allowed the clinic to pivot to telehealth services and keep providing\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-11-05T13:57:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/05\/2021-1:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In March 2020, COVID-19 shut the doors to the ASU Speech and Hearing Clinic at the College of Health Solutions, but it didn\u2019t end services to clients. A generous donation from the Phoenix Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Foundation allowed the clinic to pivot to telehealth services and keep providing therapy to those in need despite stay-at-home orders. 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