{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114696","title":"Study suggests link between sound, emotion may be key to understanding how language is used, learned and has evolved","body":"\u0022Tick-tock.\u0022 \u0022Hiss.\u0022 \u0022Screech.\u0022 These words are examples of onomatopoeia because they imitate the sounds they represent: the rhythmic ticking of a clock; an angry cat, or a slowly deflating bike tire; a high-pitched scream. 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None of us is born knowing these things; we must learn them.Research from Arizona State University\u0027s Department of Psychology shows that understanding how children learn is best accomplished by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-16T14:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/16\/2025-2:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"How do babies go from babbling and crawling to talking and walking? New research from ASU reveals that tracking how children learn across movement, sight and language could be the key to unlocking early development.","teaser":"The first few years of a child\u2019s life are marked by milestones such as first steps and first words. 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Benitez won the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Early Career Award from the ASU Faculty Women\u0026#039;s Association; she was nominated by Li and fellow alumna Marissa Castellana. 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Coming to Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU, she sought to strengthen her global mindset and sharpen her financial and strategic leadership skills to further Haiti\u0026#039;s future development. 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Now she\u2019s graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-06T17:30:05-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/06\/2025-5:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Manisha Rajnish thought she wanted to study business. At home in India she started down that path, then pivoted to journalism when she transferred to ASU. She brought her entrepreneurial mindset with her, though, and is graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and mass communication after building a virtual reality tool to help journalists manage high-stress situations.","teaser":"Manisha Rajnish thought she wanted to study business. 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