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An ASU research project aims to help with this process.","teaser":"When the death of an older adult is considered suspicious, their body is sent to the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/istock-912846392_0.jpeg?itok=iK9eKMoD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240718-science-and-technology-when-skeletons-hold-secrets-asu-project-helps-identify-hidden-elder","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\/istock-912846392_0.jpeg?itok=iK9eKMoD","image_alt":"Older person seen from behind, seated in a wheelchair in a bedroom, looking out a window.","image_caption":"Photo courtesy of iStock\/Getty Images","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|School of Interdisciplinary Forensics|School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|School of Human Evolution and Social Change|Ira A. 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These methods become even more\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-07-05T13:43:45-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/05\/2024-1:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Groundbreaking research led by Arizona State University in collaboration with the Mesa Police Department\u2019s Forensic Services unveils a novel technique that explores the chemical associations between bullets, bullet fragments and evidence lifts in order to more definitively associate specific bullets with wound tracks or ricochet marks.","teaser":"Traditional techniques for analyzing bullets in shooting investigations \u2014 such as striae comparison, trajectory analysis and shooting-distance determinations \u2014 often face limitations, particularly in complex scenarios involving multiple firearms o","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-07\/sampling_t-shirt.jpg?h=926e1071\u0026amp;itok=yZjy4iCm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240726-science-and-technology-breakthrough-chemical-analysis-links-bullets-fragments-shooting","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\/2024-07\/sampling_t-shirt.jpg?h=926e1071\u0026amp;itok=yZjy4iCm","image_alt":"Scientist in a lab sampling a T-shirt for chemical properties.","image_caption":"A scientist samples a T-shirt for chemical properties of bullets and the trace evidence left behind. 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And a new AI tool called AlphaFold boosted medical science by predicting the structures of nearly 200\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-08-23T11:49:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/23\/2023-11:49am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"AI has great potential for good, but the technology is also prone to bias and misrepresentation. Policymakers and AI developers alike are looking for policy solutions. Three ASU experts give their take on the approach, from challenges to key considerations and opportunities.","teaser":"Artificial intelligence offers enormous potential for good. 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It\u2019s home to the largest spotted cat species in the Americas \u2014 the powerful and elusive jaguar.\u0026nbsp;And for the past 20 years, in a research station in the country\u2019\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-08-08T16:24:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/08\/2023-4:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For the past 20 years, ASU wildlife ecologist Jan Schipper has worked to protect jaguars in the Costa Rican forest. He returns there this month to work with other researchers, and the local government and community members, to help solve poaching problems in the area.","teaser":"There is a lush, tropical forest on the west coast of Costa Rica, where North and South America merged more than 3 million years ago. 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There are many systems that come together to make a healthy ocean, and many ways that human activities disrupt them.One of the ocean\u2019s most prominent threats is warming\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-04-19T17:09:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/19\/2023-5:09pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Vast, complex and partially unexplored, the oceans form the world\u2019s largest biome \u2014 and hold the power to shape our global future. ASU\u2019s ocean researchers are finding solutions for healthier, more sustainable relationships with our oceans that support a thriving planet and prosperous communities.","teaser":"Vast, complex and partially unexplored, the oceans form the world\u2019s largest biome \u2014 and hold the power to shape our global future.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ocean-sunset-banner_1920.jpg?itok=SNVHAHK5","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230419-global-engagement-asu-leads-new-wave-ocean-research","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, Hawai\u02bbi, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ocean-sunset-banner_1920.jpg?itok=SNVHAHK5","image_alt":"sunset with clouds over ocean waters","image_caption":"A view of ocean skies from aboard the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences research vessel Atlantic Explorer. 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This year, Precise Polymer Inc. earned the top award in the challenge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"The Skysong Innovations Startup Challenge is an annual pitch event consisting of Arizona State University startups that compete for a chance to gain a total seed investment of $50,000 in convertible notes.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/skysong_exterior_bldg_1_and_2.jpg?itok=1WOBVKBp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230315-asu-startup-precise-polymer-wins-grand-prize-skysong-innovations-startup-challenge","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\/skysong_exterior_bldg_1_and_2.jpg?itok=1WOBVKBp","image_alt":"SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center building 1 exterior with shade structure","image_caption":"SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics|Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing|Skysong Innovations|School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering|School of Molecular Sciences|School of Life Sciences|Department of Physics|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Entrepreneurship|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95602","title":"\u0027They are our parents\u0027: ASU faculty awarded grant to aid in excavation of Paraguayan mass grave","body":"For decades, hundreds of families across South America have lived in the shadow of Operation Condor, a 1970s-era campaign of political repression that led to the disappearance and murder of an estimated 60,000 individuals in South America. As of 2019, 37 bodies out of around 400 of the murdered\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-13T11:26:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2023-11:26am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Assistant Professor Katelyn Bolhofner and Assistant Teaching Professor Adriana Sartorio of Arizona State University were recently awarded a grant from the Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center to support their project \u201cThey Are Our Parents,\u0026quot; which involves the excavation of a Paraguayan mass grave.","teaser":"For decades, hundreds of families across South America have lived in the shadow of Operation Condor","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/untitled_design_27.png?itok=Bu0oAorb","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230308-they-are-our-parents-asu-faculty-awarded-grant-aid-excavation-paraguayan-mass-grave","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emily Balli","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/untitled_design_27.png?itok=Bu0oAorb","image_alt":"Side-by-side portraits of ASU professors Katelyn Bolhofner (left) and Adriana Sartorio.","image_caption":"Assistant Professor Katelyn Bolhofner (left) and Assistant Teaching Professor Adriana Sartorio (right) of Arizona State University were recently awarded a grant from the Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center to support their project \u201cThey Are Our Parents.\u201d Photo courtesy the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Forensic science|Innovation|History|Latino \/ Chicano|International|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"West Valley campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95442","title":"Shark-saving technology makes waves","body":"When some people think of sharks, they may conjure up an image of a menacing fin racing through the ocean in search of its next meal.But the reality is that for most sharks, people are threatening.According to Defenders of Wildlife, a national nonprofit dedicated to protecting imperiled species, 75\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-01T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/01\/2023-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Professor James Sulikowski has researched and helped develop a revolutionary new satellite technology capable of remotely documenting the location and time of birth of shark pups. This data will enable the science community to create ways to protect the sharks\u2019 vulnerable places of birth.","teaser":"When some people think of sharks, they may conjure up an image of a menacing fin racing through the ocean in search of its next meal.But the reality is that for most sharks, people are threatening.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bat-insertion.jpg?itok=oki1UwHw","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230301-university-news-sharksaving-technology-makes-waves","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":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bat-insertion.jpg?itok=oki1UwHw","image_alt":"Group of people leaning off of a boat while holding a shark in water to insert a tagging device.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Life Science","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Students","locations":"West Valley 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":"95181","title":"Outstanding undergraduate researches microbiome of black widow spiders at West campus","body":"For recent Arizona State University graduate Hasti Asrari, her happy place is in the lab.\u0026nbsp;\u201cWalking into lab every day, sometimes you take it for granted. I made sure that I enjoyed every second of it because I knew when I came in as a freshman I had this sparkle in my eye and this really big\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-02-02T11:42:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/02\/2023-11:42am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Named Outstanding Graduate for the fall 2022 semester, Hasti Asrari graduated from ASU\u2019s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with a bachelor\u0026#039;s degree in biology and two certificates in biomedical research and computational life sciences. 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Yet when we think about studying the environment, we often think about everywhere but cities.For the past 25 years, scientists at Arizona State University have been studying the Phoenix metropolitan area as an\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-15T15:17:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/15\/2022-3:17pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For 25 years, ASU scientists have studied Phoenix as an urban ecosystem. Find out what they have learned and how they are guiding us in creating a sustainable and equitable future.","teaser":"More than half of all humans worldwide \u2014 and over 80% in the U.S. \u2014 live in cities. 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This topic and more were discussed last week at the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences\u2019 first-ever Cold Case Symposium.","teaser":"In the United States, there are over 270,000 cold cases \u2014 unsolved criminal cases of homicide or missing persons that remain open pending the discovery of","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/coldcase6.png?itok=yRWi0Npp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220930-families-asu-faculty-shed-light-cold-case-crisis-asu-symposium","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emily Balli","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus, Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/coldcase6.png?itok=yRWi0Npp","image_alt":"People seated on a stage. 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Sulikowski \u2014 who will be featured on the \u0026quot;Today Show,\u0026quot; as part of National Geographic\u0026#039;s SharkFest and as part of Discovery Channel\u0026#039;s Shark Week \u2014 talked to us about his work, what fans can expect to see on the shows and why the 1975 film \u0026quot;Jaws\u0026quot; still gives sharks a bad name.","teaser":"If you\u2019re a fan of sharks and you turn on your television this month, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll see Arizona State University Professor James Sulikowski.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/today-show-sharks_0.jpg?itok=0354a7SP","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220713-discoveries-asu-professors-shark-research-be-featured-tv-july","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":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/today-show-sharks_0.jpg?itok=0354a7SP","image_alt":"Two people talking on boat being filmed for TV show","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Life Science","audiences":"Faculty|Media","locations":"West Valley 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":"93463","title":"2 ASU experts join national panel to address security risks from climate change","body":"Millions of farmers and their families \u2014 from Central America to Southeast Asia to Africa \u2014 have fled their homes amid drought and widespread crop failure. Forced to choose between flight or death, their numbers could swell to as many as 143 million by 2050, a U.S. report warns, unleashing the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-07-13T14:12:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/13\/2022-2:12pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Climate change isn\u2019t just an environmental problem \u2014 it\u2019s also a national security issue. 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Of these graduates, 780 completed their degrees through ASU Online.On May 12, New College welcomed\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-06-09T15:06:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/09\/2022-3:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences celebrated its largest-ever graduating class this spring, with 1,285 students receiving bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees. 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At 13-years-old, she moved\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-10T16:27:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/10\/2022-4:27pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"As a child and young adult, Yajaira Medina encountered countless obstacles when it came to pursuing her dream of being the first in her family to go to college.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/yajaira20_social.jpg?itok=kX1F_T31","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220510-asu-became-my-home-firstgen-grad-finds-community-west-campus","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emily Balli","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/yajaira20_social.jpg?itok=kX1F_T31","image_alt":"","image_caption":"This spring, Yajaira Medina will graduate from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Convocation|Generosity|Latino \/ Chicano|Resilience","audiences":"International students|Students","locations":"West Valley campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"92908","title":"Iraqi migrant sisters reflect on overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams","body":"In December 2014, sisters Rania and Juliana Jundi emigrated with their family from northern Iraq to Arizona amidst the fall of Mosul. At the time they emigrated, Rania and Juliana were teenagers and spoke only Kurdish and Arabic.\u0026nbsp;\u201cMy parents decided that they have to get out to give us a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-03T11:43:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/03\/2022-11:43am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In December 2014, sisters Rania and Juliana Jundi emigrated with their family from northern Iraq to Arizona amidst the fall of Mosul. At the time they emigrated, Rania and Juliana were teenagers and spoke only Kurdish and Arabic. Less than 10 years later, they will both graduate with bachelor\u2019s degrees this spring.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"In December 2014, sisters Rania and Juliana Jundi emigrated with their family from northern Iraq to Arizona amidst the fall of Mosul. At the time they emigrated, Rania and Juliana were teenagers and spoke only Kurdish and Arabic.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/jundi5.png?itok=Zxwq5sAo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220506-iraqi-migrant-sisters-reflect-overcoming-obstacles-achieve-their-dreams","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emily Balli","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/jundi5.png?itok=Zxwq5sAo","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Juliana and Rania Jundi (left to right) will graduate this spring with bachelor\u0026#039;s degrees in biology from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Convocation|Resilience|Undergraduate research|Psychology|Research","audiences":"Campus students|Students","locations":"West Valley campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"91841","title":"Celebrating Black History Month: 6 change-makers to know ","body":"\nMartin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali and Maya Angelou are among the notables frequently mentioned in conversations related to Black History Month \u2014 and rightfully so.\n But what do we know about other Black change-makers; the many who have gone uncited in history books \u2014 the female\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-02-15T15:46:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/15\/2022-3:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In honor of Black History Month, we asked three ASU professors to discuss some of the unsung champions of their fields. 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In this year\u2019s edition of the phenomenally popular Discovery Channel series, which premieres this Sunday, July 11, Sulikowski will be featured in two episodes.","teaser":"Cue the \u201cJaws\u201d theme song \u2014 it\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Shark Week\u0026nbsp;time, and ASU Professor\u0026nbsp;James Sulikowski\u0026nbsp;wouldn\u2019t miss it for the wor","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/sulikowski_2.jpg?itok=0GgzE_cU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210708-discoveries-asu-professor-feature-2-episodes-shark-week","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emma Greguska","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(480) 965-9657","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/sulikowski_2.jpg?itok=0GgzE_cU","image_alt":"crew of ASU marine researchers on a boat holding a tiger shark","image_caption":"ASU Professor James Sulikowski and students. 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Noblesse overcame his lifelong fear of bugs and completed a bachelor\u2019s degree in forensic science from the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.","teaser":"You could say Andrew Noblesse had a buggy time at Arizona State University.Insects figured prominently into his undergraduate experience at the university.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/andrew_noblesse_resized.jpg?itok=lf6hYRwE","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210428-forensic-science-bugs-and-all-fascinates-asu-honors-graduate-andrew-noblesse","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Barrett, The Honors College","contributor-contact-information-name":"Nicole Greason","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-8415","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/andrew_noblesse_resized.jpg?itok=lf6hYRwE","image_alt":"photo of Andrew Noblesse","image_caption":"Andrew Noblesse ","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|Barrett, The Honors College|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Convocation|Student life|Science","audiences":"Students","locations":"West Valley campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"89101","title":"The LIFT Conversations: Advancing pathways for ASU\u0027s Black community","body":"In a year that has put a glaring spotlight on\u0026nbsp;America\u0027s long and troubled history with systemic racism and social injustice,\u0026nbsp;ASU President Michael Crow announced\u0026nbsp;a commitment\u0026nbsp;in fall 2020 to contribute to a national agenda for equity, diversity and inclusion and accelerate\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-04-26T09:11:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/26\/2021-9:11am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u0026#039;s LIFT initiative is elevating conversations around the lived experiences of ASU\u2019s Black students, faculty and staff. 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