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Her path to this moment was not straightforward \u2014 she faced challenges adjusting to college, and at one point was\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-11T15:01:48-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/11\/2026-3:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Nalani Thomas found her calling in public health and is graduating from Arizona State University with a doctoral degree in population health. 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In college, it was adults in the depths of serious mental illness.Then, during her\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-13T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/13\/2026-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby, founding dean of the ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, joins a distinguished group of fellows with her election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.","teaser":"Well before she developed brain stimulation therapies,\u0026nbsp;Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby sat with patients whose conditions had no effective treatments.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/Sarah%20%2522Holly%2522%20Hollingsworth%20Lisanby.jpg?h=352b3d89\u0026amp;itok=5Ky2m_dI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260413-health-and-medicine-dean-earns-national-recognition-work-intersection-medicine-engineering","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":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/Sarah%20%2522Holly%2522%20Hollingsworth%20Lisanby.jpg?h=352b3d89\u0026amp;itok=5Ky2m_dI","image_alt":"Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby wears a navy blazer with an ASU pin on it. She is standing with her arms crossed, smiling at the camera. The background is a modern office with large windows.","image_caption":"Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby says this national recognition sends a powerful signal to students that the future of medicine belongs to those who refuse to accept artificial boundaries between disciplines.","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering","interests":"Engineering|Health care","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Downtown Phoenix campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"112716","title":"ASU\u0027s National Center on Disability and Journalism announces 2025 disability reporting award winners","body":"The National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University\u0027s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability and the Gary Corcoran Student\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-10T15:28:53-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/10\/2026-3:28pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The National Center on Disability and Journalism is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability and the Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.","teaser":"The National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University\u0027s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/Banner_SP26%20NCDJ%20Awards-NEW.png?itok=3wDu_5ZI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260410-asus-national-center-disability-and-journalism-announces-2025-disability-reporting-award","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\/2026-04\/Banner_SP26%20NCDJ%20Awards-NEW.png?itok=3wDu_5ZI","image_alt":"National Center on Disability and Journalism awards","image_caption":"Courtesy image","related_story":"","news_units":"Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Downtown Phoenix campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"112701","title":"\u0027Triple Devil\u0027 siblings use their degrees to help local communities","body":"By Aastha NegiFor Sun Jones and Sun Wright, nursing is a family affair in every sense of the word. As sisters, professional colleagues and proud \u201cTriple Devils\u201d \u2014 having earned all of their degrees from\u0026nbsp;ASU\u2019s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation \u2014 their journeys have been\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-10T12:19:56-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/10\/2026-12:19pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Sisters Sun Jones and Sun Wright have six college degrees between them, three apiece, all from ASU. 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They wear maroon gowns with black velvet panels, gold hoods, and black caps with gold tassels. The background is a light concrete wall.","image_caption":"Sun Wright,\u201914 DNP (left) and Sun Jones,\u201910 DNP. 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