{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"117086","title":"Record year for ASU faculty Fulbrights","body":"Arizona State University has had a record year for faculty Fulbright awards, with 15 receiving awards for 2026\u201327 from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board \u2014 the most ASU has ever received in a competition year.Fulbright U.S. Scholars teach or conduct research in\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-30T15:17:08-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/30\/2026-3:17pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University has had a record year for faculty Fulbright awards, with 15 receiving awards for 2026\u201327 from the\u00a0U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board \u2014 the most ASU has ever received in a competition year.","teaser":"Arizona State University has had a record year for faculty Fulbright awards, with 15 receiving awards for 2026\u201327 from the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260909%20Lindsey%20Beagley%20133.jpg?h=bfaa879b\u0026amp;itok=3GyErorM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260930-university-news-record-year-asu-faculty-fulbrights","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\/2026-09\/20260909%20Lindsey%20Beagley%20133.jpg?h=bfaa879b\u0026amp;itok=3GyErorM","image_alt":"Three women, one using a walker, laugh in a hallway","image_caption":"Lindsey Beagley, executive director of longevity innovation for\u00a0Mirabella at ASU, talks with the chair of the arts committee, Linda Brisbane (left) and Francine Schauer, a six-year resident, near the art gallery at Mirabella at ASU on Sept. 9. 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Food passes through a living microbial ecosystem that can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-27T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/27\/2026-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Food labels make calories seem simple; but inside the body, digestion is far more complicated. Food passes through a living microbial ecosystem that can influence how many of those calories people actually absorb. A new mathematical model takes a closer look at that hidden part of digestion. ","teaser":"Food labels make calories seem simple. 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Get a degree in environmental engineering.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-01T16:31:41-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/01\/2025-4:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Kavya Walia plans to advance clean water equity in low-income communities worldwide and remediate contaminants such as forever chemicals and microplastics.","teaser":"When thinking about what she wanted to pursue as a career, Kavya Walia decided she wanted to help achieve clean water equity in underdeveloped communities and protect the health of all. Not a small feat.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251201-sun-devil-community-outstanding-graduate-establishes-mentorship-program","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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