{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"117641","title":"How sex-based biology shapes the brain\u2019s response to injury","body":"Injury-induced stress cascades through the body by activating immune responses, shifting energy away from less urgent concerns to prioritize healing. In traumatic brain injury, or TBI, the brain \u2014 home to the signaling hubs that manage those safety processes \u2014 is the site of the incident.Time is\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-26T17:06:05-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/26\/2026-5:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers have found that patterns of hormone changes and gene activity in the brain differed between males and females after traumatic brain injury. The work advances our understanding of how sex-based factors like hormones contribute to the body\u2019s unique injury response.","teaser":"Injury-induced stress cascades through the body by activating immune responses, shifting energy away from less urgent concerns to prioritize healing.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/brains2.jpg?itok=ZFAUkeR_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261026-science-and-technology-how-sexbased-biology-shapes-brains-response-injury","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Hannah Weisman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ 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\/2026-10\/brains2.jpg?itok=ZFAUkeR_","image_alt":"Two brains sit in specimen dishes. 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A caller with a deepfake of a loved one\u2019s voice begs a family member to pay a ransom to a \u201ckidnapper.\u201d A compromised car sensor prevents it from braking safely.Cybersecurity is a shifting landscape, and new\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-19T10:06:52-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/19\/2026-10:06am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Cybersecurity is a shifting landscape, and new technologies, for all their promise, can also threaten new nightmare scenarios. That is why experts across Arizona State University go beyond addressing today\u2019s challenges with a proactive approach to prevent these cybersecurity nightmares from becoming reality. 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An Arizona State University program, developed and delivered in collaboration with TSMC Arizona, is graduating students who are ready to step into those roles.The\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-07T10:32:18-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/07\/2026-10:32am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The new ASU Foundations for Equipment Technician Program helps participants gain technical skills that lead directly to semiconductor job offers.","teaser":"More than 100 equipment technician positions are expected to be filled at TSMC Arizona\u2019s north Phoenix facilities by the end of 2026.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-10\/TSMC-Certificate-Ceremony-10-1920x1080-hero-1_0.jpg?itok=5Gm-2sAo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261007-science-and-technology-asutsmc-program-propels-semiconductor-careers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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The meme was one of several examined in new research by Jaron Mink, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in ASU\u0026#039;s School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, which analyzed online communities dedicated to detecting artificial intelligence use. Graphic generated by Erika Gronek\/ASU using Adobe Firefly and Gemini","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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But as the bus carrying the students lurched through London\u2019s streets, Connell\u2019s thoughts\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-10T12:10:19-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/10\/2026-12:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Shelby Connell, whose parents\u0026#039; Scottsdale home is filled with ASU memorabilia, is ready for her next chapter: ASU London. Connell is one of 320 students enrolled as the new independent, U.K.-degree-awarding higher education provider kicks off this month with a full slate of events, from a ribbon cutting to a multi-day hackathon to student design showcases. The week will be capped with the inaugural Union Jack Classic, when ASU Football will face the University of Kansas at iconic Wembley Stadium.","teaser":"As her Scottsdale Chaparral High School classmates slept on the bus, exhausted from the long flight, Shelby Connell stared in awe at the sights of London.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260821%20ShelbyConnellASULondonFamily_0661.jpg?h=442d32df\u0026amp;itok=cEnh7UvN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260910-university-news-asu-london-students-ready-kickoff-week","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260821%20ShelbyConnellASULondonFamily_0661.jpg?h=442d32df\u0026amp;itok=cEnh7UvN","image_alt":"Parents smile as they sit with their college-age daughter at a counter holding a Sparky mascot with a British flag","image_caption":"Incoming ASU London first-year business management student Shelby Connell (center) hangs out in the family game room with mom Mindy and dad Matt at their Scottsdale, Arizona, home Aug. 21. 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State-of-the-art facilities \u2014 such as the newly opened ISTB12 (pictured), home of the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks \u2014 enable ASU\u2019s faculty and researchers to advance their work at the highest levels, positioning the university as integral to the nation\u2019s efforts to reshore the manufacturing of critical technologies. Photo by Sabira Madady\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks|Ira A. 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Its applications extend from inspecting aircraft, bridges and pipelines to monitoring power plants and verifying the quality of manufactured components.For\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-31T15:30:04-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/31\/2026-3:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researcher Ehsan Dehghan-Niri has been named a fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing for his contributions to nondestructive testing, research and education.","teaser":"Nondestructive testing and evaluation, or NDT\/E, enables engineers and technicians to assess materials and structures without damaging them.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/IMG_7983w-1.jpg?itok=OY6KCFfD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260831-university-news-advancing-future-nondestructive-testing","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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His financial successes were substantial, yet he was known to say, \u201cBecoming a billionaire means zilch to me because you can\u2019t take it\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-08-25T10:28:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/25\/2026-10:28am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"\u201cBecoming a billionaire means zilch to me because you can\u2019t take it with you,\u201d longtime ASU donor and alum Ira A. Fulton once said. \u201cNow, to give away a billion dollars \u2014 that\u2019s important.\u201d For Fulton, who died on Aug. 21 at the age of 94, his life was testament to the spirit of helping others.","teaser":"Ira A. 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