{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114341","title":"MBA grad credits peers for making business personal","body":"Despite earning dual undergraduate degrees from Arizona State University in 2022,\u0026nbsp;Frankie O\u0027Neill (\u002722 BA in art history and business) says the W. P. Carey School\u0027s \u0022business is personal\u0022 motto didn\u0027t fully resonate until she joined the evening MBA program and connected with her classmates.\u0022\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-13T09:08:45-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/13\/2026-9:08am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Throughout her time at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Frankie O\u0026#039;Neill balanced her full-time role as a national marketing programs and operations manager at Meritage Homes with rigorous coursework and extracurricular involvement at the university. 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An ASU professor who studies this phenomenon says it sits at the crossroads of neurology and psychology.","teaser":"Body stiffening, rhythmic jerking or shaking, staring spells and even loss of consciousness seem like definite signs of an epileptic seizure.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20260422%20Nicole%20Roberts%20130.jpg?h=d3d5936f\u0026amp;itok=OeFCKrJS","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260428-health-and-medicine-when-seizures-arent-epilepsy-understanding-misdiagnosed-condition","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20260422%20Nicole%20Roberts%20130.jpg?h=d3d5936f\u0026amp;itok=OeFCKrJS","image_alt":"Two women sit behind a laptop with electrical brain signals on display on a screen behind them","image_caption":"ASU Associate Professor Nicole Roberts (left) and psychology graduate student Leila Hoti discuss stress-related seizure data on Wednesday, April 22, at the Health Futures Center in north Phoenix. 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That moment inspired him to change his major to astronomy, eventually leading him to earn a PhD in astrophysics from Arizona State University\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-28T15:51:17-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/28\/2026-3:51pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Brad Koplitz\u2019s astronomy and academic journey began with a backyard telescope. The first time he used it, he saw Saturn and Jupiter from his own yard. That moment inspired him to change his major to astronomy, eventually leading him to earn a PhD in astrophysics.","teaser":"Brad Koplitz\u2019s astronomy and academic journey began with a backyard telescope.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/IMG_0680.jpeg?h=b7177246\u0026amp;itok=g-V_ahAF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260428-sun-devil-community-asu-grad-credits-curiosity-and-selfcare-keys-success-path-phd","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","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\/2026-04\/IMG_0680.jpeg?h=b7177246\u0026amp;itok=g-V_ahAF","image_alt":"man with glasses smiling ","image_caption":"Brad Koplitz is earning a PhD in astrophysics this May from the School of Earth and Space Exploration.","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Convocation|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Graduate students","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":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"113371","title":"A love of the stars led to a PhD in astrophysics","body":"This May, Skylar Grayson will earn her PhD in astrophysics from Arizona State University\u2019s School of Earth and Space Exploration.\u0026nbsp;During her time at ASU she earned several honors, including the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the Karin Valentine Science Communication\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-28T15:20:52-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/28\/2026-3:20pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Skylar Grayson\u2019s journey into astrophysics began in middle school, sparked by the writings of scientists like Carl Sagan. \u201cI read books that got me excited about how much we still had to figure out about the universe,\u201d Grayson said. ","teaser":"This May, Skylar Grayson will earn her PhD in astrophysics from Arizona State University\u2019s School of Earth and Space Exploration.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/Screenshot%202026-04-05%20at%2011.20.00%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=303c16a1\u0026amp;itok=hsGmuiPA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260428-sun-devil-community-love-stars-led-phd-astrophysics","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","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\/2026-04\/Screenshot%202026-04-05%20at%2011.20.00%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=303c16a1\u0026amp;itok=hsGmuiPA","image_alt":"girl with star background","image_caption":"Skylar Grayson is earning a PhD in astrophysics from the School of Earth and Space Exploration this May.","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Convocation|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Graduate students","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":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"113361","title":"Wearable tech device helps police monitor stress levels in the field","body":"In 2020, the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer ignited protests around the world and a national reckoning over policing.For Arizona State University Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;Nicole Roberts, it raised an important question: What would happen if officers could see their stress\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-28T14:14:19-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/28\/2026-2:14pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Stress Watch is designed to alert officers when their stress reaches a potentially dangerous level \u2014 especially during encounters with the public that can quickly intensify.","teaser":"In 2020, the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer ignited protests around the world and a national reckoning over policing.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20260422%20Nicole%20Roberts%20074.jpg?itok=iJvcZMni","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260428-science-and-technology-wearable-tech-device-created-help-police-officers-see-their-stress","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20260422%20Nicole%20Roberts%20074.jpg?itok=iJvcZMni","image_alt":"Close-up of a wearable, watch-like device with a screen being worn around a wrist","image_caption":"ASU Associate Professor Nicole Roberts shows a close-up of the Stress Watch, which uses Fitbit-based technology to track stress levels in wearers and alert them as it reaches dangerously high levels. 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She was a graduate student trying to understand how data could make an impact.\u201cI was always this kid who was very curious,\u201d she says. \u201cOnce I found data science, I just thought, \u2018This is\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-28T12:11:46-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/28\/2026-12:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Her data science work helps refine a system bringing education, health and agriculture information to remote communities.","teaser":"Bhavana Reddy Pasula didn\u2019t set out to work on one of the most celebrated humanitarian technologies of the year. 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