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Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and OLLI at ASU offered knowledge and comfort as the Wolters remained\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-30T14:29:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/30\/2020-2:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Retirees Nancy and Ted Wolter were already big fans of the wide variety of learning and engagement opportunities within the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Arizona State University. 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According to \u201cBee Culture\u201d magazine, there are now more than 120\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-07-08T13:16:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/08\/2019-1:16pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Whether you want to start a hive or are an experienced beekeeper, ASU offers continuing education courses that meet your needs.","teaser":"Honeybees serve as pollinators for the majority of the world\u2019s crops, and their global decline threatens the world\u2019s food supply.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bee_photo_4.jpg?itok=--Uspl3J","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190708-asu-offers-range-courses-hobby-beekeepers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Melinda Weaver","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-3616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Polytechnic campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bee_photo_4.jpg?itok=--Uspl3J","image_alt":"ASU continuing education beekeeping courses","image_caption":"Cahit Ozturk, manager of the Honey Bee Research Lab on ASU\u0026#039;s Polytechnic Campus, explains how to care for a colony during a beekeeping course. 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ASU Now talked to Dale DeNardo, associate professor with the School of Life Sciences, for his insights on snake safety.","teaser":"Editor\u0027s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is being highlighted in ASU Now\u0027s year in review.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/dsc_0100.jpg?itok=OpDSGXuT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190528-arizona-impact-how-avoid-getting-bitten-rattlesnake","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","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\/dsc_0100.jpg?itok=OpDSGXuT","image_alt":"Western diamondback rattlesnake","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Life Sciences|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Ecology|Health care|Life Science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Non-degreed alums|Campus students|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":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"82710","title":"ASU becomes academic home for graduating transfer student","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This is\u0026nbsp;part\u0026nbsp;of a series of\u0026nbsp;profiles for spring 2019 commencement.When Brianne Jones was a college junior, she was searching for a new academic home. In her first two years pursuing a college degree, she attended two other schools \u2014 a small liberal arts college in\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-05-06T17:24:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/06\/2019-5:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Brianne Jones was a college junior, she was searching for a new academic home. In her first two years pursuing a college degree, she attended two other schools \u2014 a small liberal arts college in Texas and a community college in the Phoenix metro area. 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While they did not attend college, her parents encouraged all of their children to do so. And Flores said\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-05-06T17:03:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/06\/2019-5:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Erika Flores is the oldest of four children, born into a close-knit Mexican American family. While they did not attend college, her parents encouraged all of their children to do so. And Flores said she always knew she would pursue higher education. But what she didn\u2019t know was how much she would love it. \u201cI never planned to have three majors, it\u0026#039;s just something that organically happened as I took some classes,\u201d said Flores.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This is\u0026nbsp;part\u0026nbsp;of a series of\u0026nbsp;profiles for spring 2019 commencement","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/flores.jpeg?itok=0ufwwo_1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190506-triple-major-first-family-graduate-college","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, West Valley campus, Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/flores.jpeg?itok=0ufwwo_1","image_alt":"Erika Flores","image_caption":"Erika Flores is graduating from the School of Life Sciences with a BS in biological sciences; from the College of Health Solutions with a BS in health science; and from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a BS in psychology. 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He especially liked to look at the diagrams of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-05-05T17:17:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/05\/2019-5:17pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Zach LeBaron was a young child, he would sit on his mother\u2019s lap and scour her textbooks while she was studying to become a medical assistant. He especially liked to look at the diagrams of human anatomy and pretend to explain to her what was going on. The seed to study medicine was planted. 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In fact, it\u2019s what Sun Devil Giving Day is all about.\nOn Thursday, thousands of Sun Devil alumni, families,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-03-19T13:53:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/19\/2019-1:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Over the years, ASU has encouraged its students and alumni to adopt a philosophy of philanthropy in support of higher education. And the message has been catching on. In fact, it\u2019s what Sun Devil Giving Day is all about. 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And the human impact on natural habitats including oceans, rainforests and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-01-02T12:15:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/02\/2019-12:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In his new book, \u201cThe Fall of the Wild: Extinction, De-Extinction, and the Ethics of Conservation,\u201d ASU\u2019s Ben Minteer looks into the ethical dilemmas of the loss and recovery of animal species. In a conversation about the book, he discussed the ethical issues surrounding the possibility of bringing back extinct species, such as the Tasmanian tiger, as well as the erosion of the wild as a moral ideal. ","teaser":"Poachers are still making headlines as the demand for rhinos, elephants, tigers and other endangered animals remains strong. 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The species went extinct in 1936. It was the target of a Tasmanian government bounty aimed at protecting a precarious sheep industry on the island. However, bad livestock management was the real culprit behind the sheep farmers\u2019 troubles. 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She hopes to someday make a difference in the world of health care and disease prevention.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This is part of a\u0026nbsp;series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/charity_bhebhe_5x7_2.jpg?itok=R3Gu9kVg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180501-prestigious-scholarship-pharmacology-doctorate-awaits-life-sciences-graduate","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","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\/charity_bhebhe_5x7_2.jpg?itok=R3Gu9kVg","image_alt":"Charity Bhebhe","image_caption":"Charity Bhebhe recently won a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. 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Cooper put together a series of research studies looking at how to improve the way college biology is taught in active learning classrooms. One of those studies, focused on \u201cperceived intelligence\u201d and the differences between genders, published in the journal Advances in Physiology Education the week of her defense. From the minute the story hit the press, Cooper and her mentor, Assistant Professor Sara Brownell, were bombarded with media inquiries.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This is part of a\u0026nbsp;series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/katelyn-cooper.jpeg?itok=I_CCe8N7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180429-biology-phd-grad-gains-international-recognition-her-research-final-week-school","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","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\/katelyn-cooper.jpeg?itok=I_CCe8N7","image_alt":"Katelyn Cooper","image_caption":"Katelyn Cooper, graduating with her PhD in biology, studies how to improve the way college biology is taught in active learning classrooms. 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ATIN will give ASU supporters unique access to investment opportunities that arise from ASU\u2019s status as the most innovative university in the nation.","teaser":"Magical things can happen when innovative minds connect with\u0026nbsp;forward-thinking investors.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/pakis-8.jpg?itok=407Slvrk","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180321-sharing-rewards-culture-innovation","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\/pakis-8.jpg?itok=407Slvrk","image_alt":"student speaking in microphone","image_caption":"Pat Pataranutaporn presents the pitch for his group, Humanity X, as part of the ASU Spark Tank startup pitch event for the Pakis Social Entrepreneurship Challenge, Feb. 4, 2016, at the Galvin Playhouse. The group developed software to scan social media for key words that flags people who may be planning suicide. All Walks won the $20,000 prize and mentorship, with 33 Buckets and Humanity X earning $10,000 seed money as runners up. 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