{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114056","title":"Game on: ASU students join \u2018hot\u0027 field of sports psychology","body":"Nowadays, every time a professional athlete wins a gold medal, dunks a ball or knocks it out of the park, there\u0027s a good chance a mental performance coach is celebrating along with the rest of the team.And while these coaches have long been considered essential at an elite level, they are no longer\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-08T11:19:25-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/08\/2026-11:19am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A growing understanding that sports psychology coaches can make the difference between success and failure for athletes has created a rapidly increasing demand for them at all performance levels. 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ASU\u0026#039;s master\u0026#039;s degree in sports psychology launched in fall 2024 and immediately attracted seven students from across the country its first year, including Rodarte, who is now graduating. 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Arizona State University President Michael Crow is a risk taker who challenges conventional thinking.And that\u2019s why John Neil, chief physician executive and network strategy officer for HonorHealth, thinks the agreement for\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-05T16:31:21-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/05\/2026-4:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As the primary clinical affiliate for the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, HonorHealth will help develop a unique, nationally recognized medical education program while working alongside ASU to create a new and improved health care system in Arizona.","teaser":"The health care field is traditionally cautious and slow to change. 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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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The\u0026nbsp;John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering and the\u0026nbsp;School of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T10:45:25-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-10:45am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Health, a \u201clearning health ecosystem\u201d made up of four academic units, the Health Observatory and the Medical Master\u2019s Institute, was created by the university to transform health care and tackle the state\u2019s urgent health care needs. 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Emails. Social media reels and TikToks. Log in here, check this app, reply to that \u2014 then pull the phone back out seconds later and start again, forgetting why you reached for it in the first place.People of all ages have felt extra tethered to their devices during and since the COVID-19\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T09:27:11-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-9:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"During the pandemic, screens became classrooms, social spaces and places for entertainment all in one, often at the expense of sleep. During Sleep Awareness Month, researchers at Arizona State University reflect on what that abrupt shift meant for teens.","teaser":"Texts. Emails. Social media reels and TikToks. Log in here, check this app, reply to that \u2014 then pull the phone back out seconds later and start again, forgetting why you reached for it in the first place.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/AdobeStock_971100625.jpeg?h=259428fd\u0026amp;itok=qcVCKcI_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260227-health-and-medicine-screens-school-and-sleep-how-pandemic-changed-teen-sleep-routines","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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The medical director of ASU\u2019s Health Observatory answers questions about the highly contagious illness.","teaser":"Arizona now has the second-largest outbreak of measles in the nation this year.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/shutterstock_2537629655.jpg?itok=3CRnDiwI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251125-health-and-medicine-what-know-about-arizonas-measles-outbreak","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","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\/2025-11\/shutterstock_2537629655.jpg?itok=3CRnDiwI","image_alt":"Illustration of viruses in pink and yellow against blue background.","image_caption":"\u201cThe most important thing for everybody to do is make sure that you have your own immunity to measles. 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Over time, that stress can speed up cognitive decline and increase the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-25T07:20:30-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/25\/2025-7:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In young adults with obesity, researchers have identified biological markers of inflammation, liver stress and detection of markers indicative of early damage to brain cells. They also had unusually low levels of the nutrient choline.","teaser":"For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. 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A panel of experts, including Holly Lisanby, the founding dean of the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, discussed the film and the treatments.","teaser":"When DJ Shipley was home from a deployment as a Navy Seal, he couldn\u2019t remember his four-month-old daughter\u2019s name as he held her.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/In%20Waves%20and%20War.jpg?itok=j-X8uMp1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251114-health-and-medicine-waves-and-war-screening-highlights-transformative-hallucinogenic","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":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/In%20Waves%20and%20War.jpg?itok=j-X8uMp1","image_alt":"Two men sit on the ground","image_caption":"Matty Roberts (center) is comforted by Marcus Capone (left) as Roberts undergoes psychedelic-assisted therapy in Mexico in a scene from the documentary \u0026quot;In Waves and War,\u0026quot; directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk. 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To young Cheryl, she wasn\u2019t just a caregiver \u2014 she was a symbol\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-06T17:24:37-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/06\/2025-5:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Clinical Professor Cheryl Schmidt was recently inducted into the\u00a0Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame, honoring a lifetime spent answering the call \u2014 whether from the Army, the Red Cross or the nursing students she continues to mentor today at Edson College.","teaser":"When\u0026nbsp;Cheryl Schmidt was a little girl in rural Ohio, she would watch her mother dress for work \u2014crisp white uniform, nursing cap perched perfectly in place.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/20251001%20Salute%20to%20Service%20Cheryl%20Schmidt%20667.jpg?h=32924a51\u0026amp;itok=kJr4o7H_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251106-health-and-medicine-life-service-how-asus-cheryl-schmidt-turned-duty-legacy","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/20251001%20Salute%20to%20Service%20Cheryl%20Schmidt%20667.jpg?h=32924a51\u0026amp;itok=kJr4o7H_","image_alt":"An older woman displays her Army nurse memorabilia for a classroom of students","image_caption":"ASU Clinical Professor Cheryl Schmidt talks about her military service with her Community Health Nursing students in Sands Hall on the West Valley campus. 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These pressures, when not managed, can ripple into family life, affecting both parents\u2019 and children\u2019s emotional well-being.In response to challenges like these, the Reach Institute at Arizona State University\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-05T14:11:12-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/05\/2025-2:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Reach Institute at ASU has developed ADAPT for First Responders, a new online parenting program that offers research-based guidance to help first responders and other frontline professionals manage the demands of family life and support healthy relationships at home.","teaser":"High-pressure jobs can come with chronic stress, long shifts and unpredictable schedules. 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gains accreditation \u2014 and a new name","body":"John Shufeldt knew he wanted to be a physician when he was 5 years old.\u201cI realized early on that everyone should have a shot at health, no matter where they are in the birth lottery,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;Shufeldt, who would go on to become an emergency medicine physician and the founder of multiple health\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-22T06:15:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/22\/2025-6:15am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"John Schufeldt \u2014 emergency medicine physician, health entrepreneur and ASU alum \u2014 is investing in the future of health with a nine-figure gift, the second largest in university history, to operate ASU\u0026#039;s new medical school, which will be known as the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, a central component of ASU Health.","teaser":"John Shufeldt knew he wanted to be a physician when he was 5 years 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That\u0026#039;s why I\u0026#039;m so excited about the new school at ASU, because I know that\u0026#039;s what we\u0026#039;ll be teaching.\u201d Photo by Emma Fitzgerald\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering|ASU Foundation","interests":"Changing Futures campaign|Generosity|Engineering|Health care","audiences":"Alumni|Donors|Faculty|Staff|Community|Prospective students","locations":"","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":"108416","title":"\u0027Food Is Medicine\u0027 event cultivates new solutions for sustainable health","body":"The stats Tom Pesek listed off to a packed auditorium at Arizona State University on Thursday were sobering.\u201cTonight, some 673 million persons will go to bed hungry. Two-point-six billion people, at least, can\u2019t afford to eat a healthy, nutritious diet. That\u2019s fully one-third of humanity,\u201d said\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-21T10:57:12-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/21\/2025-10:57am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From reviving ancient practices to leveraging cutting-edge scientific tools, participants in the recent \u0026quot;Food Is Medicine\u0026quot; event shared success stories and innovative ideas to celebrate World Food Day at ASU.","teaser":"The stats Tom Pesek listed off to a packed auditorium at Arizona State University on Thursday were sobering.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/ASU-food-is-medicine-summer-salad.jpg?itok=ZrXdVtJr","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251021-health-and-medicine-food-medicine-event-cultivates-new-solutions-sustainable-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Diane Boudreau","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7260","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\/2025-10\/ASU-food-is-medicine-summer-salad.jpg?itok=ZrXdVtJr","image_alt":"Fresh salads in single serving containers","image_caption":"Seasonal salads featuring Duncan Family Farms acorn squash, local greens, apples, pecans and microgreens were sampled during the \u201cFood Is Medicine and Eating for Health\u201d event held at ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus on Oct. 16. 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