{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112726","title":"Asphalt is everywhere, but is it bad for our health?","body":"If you piled all of Phoenix\u2019s pavement into one spot, it would be enough to cover San Francisco four times over.Roads, parking lots and other paved surfaces blanket a lot of land \u2014 an\u0026nbsp;estimated 40% of Arizona\u2019s capital city.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-21T10:39:12-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/21\/2026-10:39am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Asphalt has already been shown to increase the urban heat island effect in cities, and it may carry health risks as well. ASU scientist Elham Fini is working to better understand how asphalt emissions impact respiratory health and ways to make it safer.","teaser":"If you piled all of Phoenix\u2019s pavement into one spot, it would be enough to cover San Francisco four times over.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/4f1a3488-e2f2-4adf-a09a-22992ab46b0f-0e404c12-38c8-45e2-8b10-27820b8c3af3~2.jpg?itok=0eAcXSWU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260417-environment-and-sustainability-asphalt-emissions-algae-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joanna Allhands","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-9790","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\/2026-04\/4f1a3488-e2f2-4adf-a09a-22992ab46b0f-0e404c12-38c8-45e2-8b10-27820b8c3af3~2.jpg?itok=0eAcXSWU","image_alt":"Asphalt on McAllister Avenue","image_caption":"Asphalt covers McAllister Avenue on Arizona State University\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. Photo by Joanna Allhands\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Civil Engineering|Healthy Living|Sustainable Engineering|Bioscience|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","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":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"112786","title":"Willmeng Professorship at ASU expands construction research, workforce development","body":"Kristen Parrish\u0026nbsp;is known for working closely with industry partners to improve energy efficiency and streamline how large construction projects are planned and delivered.Now, a generous gift from the\u0026nbsp;Willmeng Construction\u0026nbsp;Foundation has established the Willmeng Professorship, which\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-14T10:06:20-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/14\/2026-10:06am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Through the newly established Willmeng Professorship, ASU and the Willmeng Construction company are striving to provide a pathway to innovative education that will help construction industry ensure social and cultural values in guiding the growth of their enterprises.","teaser":"Kristen Parrish\u0026nbsp;is known for working closely with industry partners to improve energy efficiency and streamline how large construction projects are planned and delivered.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/SSEBE-Kristen-Parrish-Willmeng-Professorship-QA-Portraits-LI-2026-6649-w.jpg?itok=RQKn-3WX","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260414-willmeng-professorship-asu-expands-construction-research-workforce-development","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Kullman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-8122","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/SSEBE-Kristen-Parrish-Willmeng-Professorship-QA-Portraits-LI-2026-6649-w.jpg?itok=RQKn-3WX","image_alt":"Portrait of Kristen Parrish who has been name ASU\u0026#039;s Willmeng Professor","image_caption":"Kristen Parrish, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has been awarded support from an industry-supported professorship to expand her work to pursue innovations in construction education as well as efforts to develop future construction industry leaders. Photographer: Lisa Irish\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"112321","title":"ASU-SRP snow surveys show much of Arizona\u2019s headwater snowpack melted in weeks","body":"Arizona\u2019s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply.\u0026nbsp;Results from a new airborne snow survey over northeastern Arizona found that due to a dry and warm winter, most of the snow water measured in January and February had melted by mid-March,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-25T15:32:04-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/25\/2026-3:32pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona\u2019s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply. Results from a new airborne snow survey over northeastern Arizona found that due to a dry and warm winter, most of the snow water measured in January and February had melted by mid-March, offering water managers an unusually clear view of how quickly the season changed. ","teaser":"Arizona\u2019s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/header.jpg?itok=6ICAhLz0","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260325-environment-and-sustainability-asusrp-snow-surveys-show-much-arizonas-headwater-snowpack","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/2026-03\/header.jpg?itok=6ICAhLz0","image_alt":"A man pilots an aircraft over a forested area.","image_caption":"Rob Ackerman, a helicopter pilot for Salt River Project, flies west of Mount Baldy in eastern Arizona. Photo by Zhaocheng Wang","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Built Environment|Hydrology|Water|Water futures|Water Management|Environment|Science|Sustainability|Academics|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"112301","title":"Solving the West\u2019s water problems will require tapping into multiple resource streams","body":"Hundreds of water experts from across the United States convened at Arizona State University last week to tackle the West\u2019s mounting water challenges, seeking solutions that go beyond scarcity toward coordinated systems, investment and collaboration.\u201cWater stress is not just a constraint. It is a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-24T09:49:19-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/24\/2026-9:49am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"At Arizona State University\u2019s \u201cTransforming Water, West\u201d convening, more than 400 leaders from science, policy and industry pushed for coordinated systems, investment and collaboration to tackle growing demands. The message was clear: Meaningful progress will require not just new ideas, but unified action across sectors.","teaser":"Hundreds of water experts from across the United States convened at Arizona State University last week to tackle the West\u2019s mounting water challenges, seeking solutions that go beyond scarcity toward coordinated systems, investment and c","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260320%20Transforming%20Water%20212.jpg?itok=druN9dpa","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260324-environment-and-sustainability-solving-wests-water-problems-will-require-tapping-multiple","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":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260320%20Transforming%20Water%20212.jpg?itok=druN9dpa","image_alt":"Looking down at groups of tables set out for an event in a courtyard","image_caption":"The \u0026quot;Transforming Water, West\u0026quot; conference, held on Friday, March 20, at the Walton Center for Planetary Health on ASU\u2019s Tempe campus, brought together technology leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs to explore water solutions for Arizona and the region. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|Water Institute|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Water futures|Water Management|Engineering|Environment|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"111286","title":"Phosphate powers life as we know it; yet most of us flush it down the drain","body":"Elemental phosphorus is too volatile to exist in nature.Expose a pure sample to air, and it could easily burst into flames. But connect a few oxygen atoms in water, and phosphorus becomes phosphate, a substance so crucial to life on Earth that federal officials recently classified it as a critical\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-17T13:34:49-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/17\/2026-1:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Phosphate is a critical mineral for human health and economic security, and ASU researchers are working to ensure the United States has a secure, affordable supply for years to come.","teaser":"Elemental phosphorus is too volatile to exist in nature.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/phosphate%20fertilizer.jpg?itok=cd0Df0iQ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260217-environment-and-sustainability-phosphate-powers-life-we-know-it-yet-most-us-flush-it-down","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joanna Allhands","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-9790","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\/2026-02\/phosphate%20fertilizer.jpg?itok=cd0Df0iQ","image_alt":"phosphate fertilizer in gloved hands","image_caption":"Diammonium phosphate fertilizer contains rock that is mined in a limited number of places around the world. Shutterstock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Conservation|Water|Water Management|Biology|Bioscience|Environment|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"111281","title":"ASU program creates new pathways for civil engineering careers","body":"An international research immersion program at Arizona State University is redefining how civil engineering graduate students prepare for global careers by helping to strengthen cross-cultural skills and forge lasting international research networks.The initiative brings together graduate students\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-13T12:26:04-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/13\/2026-12:26pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fulton Schools researchers combine cultural immersion and student learning opportunities to create new global career paths and build collaborative networks.","teaser":"An international research immersion program at Arizona State University is redefining how civil engineering graduate students prepare for global careers by helping to strengthen cross-cultural skills and forge lasting international research networ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Geisbush3-edited.jpg?itok=6m2xBAhz","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260213-asu-program-creates-new-pathways-civil-engineering-careers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2026-02\/Geisbush3-edited.jpg?itok=6m2xBAhz","image_alt":"ASU alumnus Jim Geisbush, fourth from left, and Samuel Ariaratnam, the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering, second from right, stand with the team from Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhai, China, and the Huayuan Group in March 2024. Geisbush, who earned his civil engineering doctorate from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, was mentored by Ariaratnam during an international research","image_caption":"ASU alumnus Jim Geisbush (fourth from left) and Samuel Ariaratnam (second from right), the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering, stand with the team from Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhai, China, and the Huayuan Group in March 2024. Geisbush, who earned his civil engineering doctorate from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, was mentored by Ariaratnam during an international research experience designed to foster global connections for civil engineering and construction students. Photo courtesy of Sam Ariaratnam","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"111071","title":"Helmick Professorship to fund new solutions to health issues","body":"Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, director of the Biodesign Institute Center for Health Through Microbiomes at Arizona State University, is known for using microbiome science to develop solutions for human health and environmental challenges.She was recently named the Helmick Professor of Environmental\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-03T16:54:38-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/03\/2026-4:54pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown says professorship funds will support innovative projects, partnerships and continued leadership in microbiome research and mentorship.","teaser":"Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, director of the Biodesign Institute Center for Health Through Microbiomes at Arizona State University, i","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SSEBE-Rosa-Krajmalnik-Brown-EG-2024-3626-a-edit.jpg?itok=brOPkccZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260203-helmick-professorship-fund-new-solutions-health-issues","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2026-02\/SSEBE-Rosa-Krajmalnik-Brown-EG-2024-3626-a-edit.jpg?itok=brOPkccZ","image_alt":"Helmick Professor of Environmental Engineering Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown stands beside an ion chromatography instrument and other equipment in her lab. Krajmalnik-Brown says her new Helmick Professorship will help support new interdisciplinary research, strengthen collaborations and offer meaningful student experiences. Photographer: Erika Gronek\/ASU","image_caption":"Helmick Professor of Environmental Engineering Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown stands beside an ion chromatography instrument and other equipment in her lab. Krajmalnik-Brown says her new Helmick Professorship will help support new interdisciplinary research, strengthen collaborations and offer meaningful student experiences. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"111016","title":"Ramping up resilience in critical infrastructure ","body":"During the span of his career, Mikhail Chester has developed a deep understanding of the paradox of modern progress \u2014 the notion that even as technology advances, the world can feel increasingly complex and challenging, often evoking a sense of nostalgia for the perceived simplicity of the \u0022good\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-02T15:46:47-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/02\/2026-3:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Potential solutions to the complex challenges of adequately fortifying modern urban infrastructure are detailed in the recent book \u201cInfrastructure in the Anthropocene,\u201d co-authored by Mikhail Chester and Braden Allenby, professors in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.","teaser":"During the span of his career, Mikhail Chester has developed a deep understanding of the paradox of modern progress \u2014 the notion that even as technology advances, the world can feel ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/chester_chatgpt_mosaic2.png?h=f2a0e5df\u0026amp;itok=qa3D4HQm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260202-ramping-resilience-critical-infrastructure","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Kullman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-8122","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/chester_chatgpt_mosaic2.png?h=f2a0e5df\u0026amp;itok=qa3D4HQm","image_alt":"Headshot of Mikhail Chester against a digitally illustrated background of an urban city","image_caption":"Mikhail Chester, the Helmick Professor of Infrastructure Resilience in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Photo illustration courtesy of Mikhail Chester","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"110736","title":" ASU, SRP project takes flight to improve water supply forecasting","body":"Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working with Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed \u2014 providing crucial data to improve water management.For the first time, a collaborative research team is using an airplane\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-21T09:44:11-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/21\/2026-9:44am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A collaborative research team is using an airplane equipped with state-of-the-art scanning equipment, along with innovative computational modeling from ASU, to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed \u2014 providing crucial data to improve water management.","teaser":"Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working with Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed \u2014 providing crucial data to improve water management.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/1920_a2_01080%20%281%29%202.jpg?itok=nklXEphp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260121-environment-and-sustainability-asu-srp-project-takes-flight-improve-water-supply","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\/2026-01\/1920_a2_01080%20%281%29%202.jpg?itok=nklXEphp","image_alt":"An airplane landing on a runway.","image_caption":"An Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. aircraft lands in Phoenix before its first flight to measure snowpack and snowmelt in Arizona. The airplane is loaded with cutting-edge technology that will deliver more detailed information about Arizona\u0026#039;s snowpack and how much water it contains. Photo courtesy of SRP","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Water|Water futures|Water Management|Engineering|Environment|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Graduate students|Students|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"110506","title":"Trenchless tech expert breaks new ground as UESI president","body":"Samuel Ariaratnam, an expert in safer underground construction methods designed to reduce road disruptions and improve public safety, is now leading an organization that shapes national policy, sets standards for resilient pipeline infrastructure and trains the next generation of engineers.The ASU\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-08T16:44:40-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/08\/2026-4:44pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Samuel Ariaratnam, the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering and a professor of construction engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU, was recently elected president and named a fellow of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, where he plans to expand the organization\u2019s impact, foster deeper engagement among members and ensure it remains the premier organization for uniting industry, academia and public agencies.","teaser":"Samuel Ariaratnam, an expert in safer underground construction methods designed to reduce road disruptions and improve public safety, is now leading an organization that shapes national policy, s","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/SSEBE-Samuel%20Ariaratnam%20Portraits-SP%202022-MSW-11a-HP%20Crop.jpg?itok=XYWc1wOY","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260108-trenchless-tech-expert-breaks-new-ground-uesi-president","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2026-01\/SSEBE-Samuel%20Ariaratnam%20Portraits-SP%202022-MSW-11a-HP%20Crop.jpg?itok=XYWc1wOY","image_alt":"Samuel Ariaratnam, a professor of construction engineering and the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction within the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, was recently elected president and named a Fellow of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photographer: Erika Gronek\/ASU","image_caption":"Samuel Ariaratnam, a professor of construction engineering and the Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction within the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, was recently elected president and named a fellow of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, part of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photographer: Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"110201","title":"2 ASU faculty named NAI fellows","body":"Professors Krishnendu Chakrabarty and Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown are among the latest Arizona State University faculty members to be elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors for their impactful research addressing societal needs.The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors who\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-06T12:04:45-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/06\/2026-12:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Professors Krishnendu Chakrabarty and Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown are among the latest ASU faculty members to be elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors for their impactful research addressing societal needs.","teaser":"Professors Krishnendu Chakrabarty and Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown are among the latest Arizona State University faculty members to be ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260106-science-and-technology-2-asu-faculty-named-nai-fellows","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Antonio-Javier \u201cAJ\u201d Montes","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-884-2917","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Microelectronics|Sustainable Engineering|Engineering|Health care","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"109956","title":"ASU alum at forefront of innovating AI in the construction industry","body":"Three years ago, Eric Cylwik wowed a room full of construction executives when he presented an AI-generated illustration to show how the technology wasn\u2019t on the horizon \u2014 it was already there.\u201cAll of a sudden, they realized this stuff is coming way faster than they thought it would be,\u201d he said.As\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-11T11:25:16-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/11\/2025-11:25am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Eric Cylwik started working at Tempe-based Sundt Construction when he was a second-year student at Arizona State University. He\u0026#039;s now the director of innovation for the company and credits his fearless embrace of innovation to his time at ASU, where he earned a degree from The Design School in 2009.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Three years ago, Eric Cylwik wowed a room full of construction executives when he presented an AI-generated illustration to show how the technology wasn\u2019t on the horizon \u2014 it was already there.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/20251204%20Eric%20Cylwik%20484.jpg?itok=9HuxdIFh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251211-sun-devil-community-asu-alum-forefront-innovating-ai-construction-industry","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\/2025-12\/20251204%20Eric%20Cylwik%20484.jpg?itok=9HuxdIFh","image_alt":"A man stands in a stairwell","image_caption":"Eric Cylwik started working at Tempe-based Sundt Construction when he was a second-year student at ASU. He\u0026#039;s now the director of innovation for the company. He\u0026#039;s shown at ISTB 4 on the Tempe campus, one of the first construction projects he worked on. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|The Design School|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Design|Innovation|Engineering","audiences":"Alumni|Degreed alums","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"109271","title":"Securing America\u0027s critical minerals supply","body":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display. They are a few of the 60 elements and minerals known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u201d These materials power our lives and are vital to the economy, energy systems and national\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T09:53:25-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-9:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; They are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at ASU are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials.","teaser":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251210-local-national-and-global-affairs-securing-americas-critical-minerals-supply","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","image_alt":"A graphic depicting the periodic table elements lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum connected to their uses in batteries, microchips, steel, satellites, jets and common items like coins and soda cans.","image_caption":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; Critical minerals are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at Arizona State University are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials. Graphic by Andy Keena\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|NASPO Department of Supply Chain Management|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability|W. P. Carey School of Business","interests":"Innovation|National security|Energy|Engineering|Environment|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"109316","title":"Outstanding Graduate establishes mentorship program","body":"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.Her first step? 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. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment","interests":"Convocation|Engineering","audiences":"Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"108451","title":"From campus to company: How research sparked a new water tech startup","body":"Wildfire seasons are getting longer and hotter, threatening forests and the water supplies they protect.Forest restoration, especially thinning dense stands of trees, can reduce wildfire risk and improve water availability \u2014 but measuring the water benefits of forest management has been challenging\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-22T15:53:26-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/22\/2025-3:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Professor Enrique Vivoni created the startup company Tributary to help groups such as utilities, governments, nonprofits and companies measure the real water outcomes of forest restoration projects. \u201cClients don\u2019t want to wade through equations,\u201d Vivoni says. \u201cThey want to know: How much water will this project save each year? That\u2019s the translation we provide.\u201d","teaser":"Wildfire seasons are getting longer and hotter, threatening forests and the water supplies they protect.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/header3.jpg?h=59f4c93c\u0026amp;itok=w895d788","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251022-science-and-technology-campus-company-how-research-sparked-new-water-tech-startup","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/header3.jpg?h=59f4c93c\u0026amp;itok=w895d788","image_alt":"A recently thinned pine forest.","image_caption":"The results of recent tree-thinning efforts \u2014 aimed at restoring the forest to a density that can withstand occasional low- to medium-intensity fires \u2014 in the Baker Butte area near Payson, Arizona. An ASU professor\u0026#039;s startup company helps measure the water benefits of forest management efforts like these. Photo by Wren Raming","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|Skysong Innovations|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Water|Business|Environment|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"108321","title":"Bone-dry soil can trigger \u0027drought heat wave\u0027 events a nation away","body":"Drying soils in northern Mexico can trigger simultaneous drought and heat wave episodes in the southwestern United States, including Arizona and states like Texas and New Mexico, according to a new\u0026nbsp;study involving an Arizona State University professor.Co-authored by Enrique Vivoni, a senior\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-22T15:23:15-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/22\/2025-3:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Co-authored by an ASU professor, new research underscores the increasing persistence of \u0026quot;hot droughts,\u0026quot; which extend across consecutive days and nights, hindering recovery and posing significant risks to the region.","teaser":"Drying soils in northern Mexico can trigger simultaneous drought and heat wave episodes in the southwestern United States, including Arizona and states like Texas and New Mexico, according to a new\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/Dry%20and%20cracked%20land_shutterstock_2451341413.jpg?h=717ce75d\u0026amp;itok=pl7erQwE","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251022-environment-and-sustainability-bonedry-soil-can-trigger-drought-heat-wave-events-nation","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\/2025-10\/Dry%20and%20cracked%20land_shutterstock_2451341413.jpg?h=717ce75d\u0026amp;itok=pl7erQwE","image_alt":"Dry desert","image_caption":"Hot droughts are droughts that intensify due to extreme heat. They exacerbate wildfire risk, endanger crops and threaten outdoor workers and enthusiasts with unexpectedly high temperatures. Photo by Shutterstock","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Heat|Water futures|Environment|Science|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"108036","title":"Stopping slime on Earth and in space","body":"How do you prevent biofilms \u2014 large communities of bacteria like the slime on your teeth before you brush \u2014 from growing in water systems in space and on Earth?A multi-university research team led by Arizona State University Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff is investigating ultraviolet light as a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-06T08:59:51-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/06\/2025-8:59am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU-led team tests germicidal ultraviolet light as a cost-effective, safer alternative to chemical disinfectants to reduce health risks and equipment damage.","teaser":"How do you prevent biofilms \u2014 large communities of bacteria like the slime on your teeth before you brush \u2014 from growing in water systems in space and on Earth?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/westerhoff3.jpg?itok=1XMdcWzW","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251006-science-and-technology-stopping-slime-earth-and-space","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/westerhoff3.jpg?itok=1XMdcWzW","image_alt":"Paul Westerhoff in front of the glowing blue plates of his team\u0026#039;s experiment.","image_caption":"ASU Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff in front of the BioCells containing liquid nutrient media, bacteria and metal for the Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Biofilm Inhibition investigation that he leads. There are four parallel reactors \u2014 each with five BioCells \u2014 where biofilm growth is monitored. The glowing blue color comes from side-emitting optical fibers, supplied with light from LEDs. This research uses special optical fibers to deliver ultraviolet light to inhibit biofilm growth and examine microgravity\u2019s effects on it. Photo by Erika\/Gronek Arizona State University","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Engineering|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"107396","title":"Fulton Schools partnership builds stronger roads, brighter futures","body":"A successful 20-year collaboration to develop stronger fiber-reinforced pavement materials that increase road durability prompted FORTA, a global leader in reinforcement fiber products, to renew its named professorship with the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.\u201cASU\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-05T11:38:25-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/05\/2025-11:38am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"FORTA renewed a named professorship with ASU after a successful 20-year collaboration with pavement researchers in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.","teaser":"A successful 20-year collaboration to develop stronger fiber-reinforced pavement materials that increase road durability prompted FORTA, a global leader in reinforcement fiber products, to renew its named profe","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/1000%20FORTA%20Professorship%202024%20Conference%20Students%20Day%201-60.png?h=f09bad8f\u0026amp;itok=_3wJsYJT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250905-fulton-schools-partnership-builds-stronger-roads-brighter-futures","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2025-09\/1000%20FORTA%20Professorship%202024%20Conference%20Students%20Day%201-60.png?h=f09bad8f\u0026amp;itok=_3wJsYJT","image_alt":"Six people lined up for a photo in front of an ASU banner","image_caption":"From left to right: Fulton Schools FORTA Professor of Pavement Engineering Kamil Kaloush, FORTA Asphalt Fiber Vice President of Business Development and Engineering Joseph Yaede, and FORTA Asphalt Fiber Arizona\/New Mexico Territory Sales Manager Jake Watkins congratulate scholarship awardees Emmy Maupin, Haley Prey and Gerardo Valdez (not pictured), along with David Wahls, vice president of unit development for the ASU Foundation. Courtesy photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"106921","title":"Building a blueprint for rural energy resilience","body":"For rural and remote communities, like the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, unreliable energy is a persistent challenge. The Turquoise Trail administration campus on the reservation currently relies on backup generators to keep essential offices and community buildings operational for a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-14T09:12:08-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/14\/2025-9:12am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers are leading efforts to create energy sovereignty in rural communities through hybrid microgrid development.","teaser":"For rural and remote communities, like the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, unreliable energy is a persistent challenge.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/Parrish-Hopi-Energy-0395%20%282%29.jpg?itok=ntb2uqDb","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250814-environment-and-sustainability-building-blueprint-rural-energy-resilience","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Hannah Weisman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/2025-08\/Parrish-Hopi-Energy-0395%20%282%29.jpg?itok=ntb2uqDb","image_alt":"Aerial shot of Hopi Reservation microgrid site","image_caption":"Researchers, engineers and community leaders met at the future site of the Hopi Nation Community Solar Project on the Hopi Reservation. The project will adapt existing infrastructure to support a hybrid solar microgrid to provide energy to the community. Image courtesy Kristen Parrish","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Civil Engineering|Sustainable Engineering|Energy|Engineering","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 07 Affordable and Clean Energy|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"106551","title":"Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin","body":"Arizona is about to enter a new era when it comes to water rights and distribution.The state\u2019s main source of surface water \u2014 the Colorado River \u2014 has been dwindling as a result of climate change and increased water demand.That means less water for approximately 40 million people in two countries,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-07T10:25:16-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/07\/2025-10:25am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU water policy experts share how Colorado River states are crafting a new agreement \u2014 and what it could mean for Arizona\u2019s water future.","teaser":"Arizona is about to enter a new era when it comes to water rights and distribution.The state\u2019s main source of surface water \u2014 the Colorado River \u2014 has been dwindling as a result of climate change and increased water demand.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/CAP%20Colorado%20River_lake-pleasant.jpg?itok=UyTDOSRt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250807-environment-and-sustainability-preparing-drier-future-colorado-river-basin","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":"Tempe campus, Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/CAP%20Colorado%20River_lake-pleasant.jpg?itok=UyTDOSRt","image_alt":"View of the Colorado River with a large saguaro cactus in the foreground and rugged mountain terrain in the background.","image_caption":"Lake Pleasant (pictured), located north of Phoenix, serves as the Central Arizona Project\u2019s water storage reservoir, as well as being a popular recreational amenity. Water shortages are impacting Colorado River basin reservoirs such as Lake Mead in Nevada and Lake Powell, which stretches across northern Arizona and southern Utah. Environmental changes throughout the Southwest are presenting challenges to maintaining flows. Photo courtesy of Central Arizona Project","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|Center for Hydrologic Innovations|Kyl Center for Water Policy|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Morrison Institute for Public Policy|Sandra Day O\u0026#039;Connor College of Law|Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","interests":"Water|Water futures|Water Management|Engineering|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Downtown Phoenix campus|Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 13 Climate Action","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"106651","title":"Industry partners\u2019 support boosts student success","body":"Opportunities for construction student teams to present their projects at a national conference and the successful transformation of the civil and environmental engineering capstone project course were made possible by the invaluable support of industry professionals and firms engaged through the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-04T13:50:02-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/04\/2025-1:50pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Professionals who donate their time, talent and treasure enable students to grow into confident, innovative problem-solvers ready to adapt to a changing world.","teaser":"Opportunities for construction student teams to present their projects at a national conference and the successful transformation of the civil and environmental engineering capstone project course were made possible by the invaluable support of in","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/SSEBE-Graduation-Celebration-Spring-2025-LI-1879-w-1920x1080-1.jpg?itok=bz6nXP1w","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250804-industry-partners-support-boosts-student-success","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2025-08\/SSEBE-Graduation-Celebration-Spring-2025-LI-1879-w-1920x1080-1.jpg?itok=bz6nXP1w","image_alt":"Friends of Civil and Environmental Engineering Education and Vice-Chair Camille Armendariz, PE, of Black \u0026amp; Veatch, shakes hands with a student who passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam after presenting him with an Engineer in Training stole during the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment\u2019s Graduation Celebration in May 2025. Photographer: Lisa Irish\/ASU","image_caption":"Friends of Civil and Environmental Engineering Education and Vice-Chair Camille Armendariz, PE, of Black \u0026amp; Veatch, shakes hands with a student who passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam after presenting him with an Engineer in Training stole during the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment\u2019s Graduation Celebration in May 2025. Photographer: Lisa Irish\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"106135","title":"ASU center helps future-proof infrastructure","body":"Roads built in the mid-20th century were designed for a different world \u2014 one where most households had only one gas-powered car and the phrase \u0022climate change\u0022 may have meant the transition from summer to fall and winter to spring.Today, cars and other forms of transportation, the infrastructure\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-20T14:20:04-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/20\/2025-2:20pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering at ASU was created to help designers of transportation and other infrastructure \u2014 including water and power delivery \u2014 better understand today\u0026#039;s complexities and create integrated systems that are more effective and resilient.","teaser":"Roads built in the mid-20th century were designed for a different world \u2014 one where most households had only one gas-powered car and the phrase \u0022climate change\u0022 may have meant the transition from summer to fall and winter to spring.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/20250602%20MetisCenter%5B11%5D.jpg?itok=Ilom0NNe","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250620-science-and-technology-asu-center-helps-futureproof-infrastructure","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":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/20250602%20MetisCenter%5B11%5D.jpg?itok=Ilom0NNe","image_alt":"Creative photo of a city outlined in neon lights","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Built Environment|Engineering","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"106211","title":"ASU leads the US for impact with UN Sustainable Development Goals ","body":"For the sixth year in a row \u2014 and bucking a downward trend among American universities \u2014 Arizona State University is the No. 1 institution in the U.S. and in the top 10 globally for work toward the United Nations\u2019\u0026nbsp;Sustainable Development Goals, Times Higher Education announced today in its\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-17T16:01:13-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/17\/2025-4:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For the sixth year in a row, ASU is the No. 1 institution in the U.S. and in the top 10 globally for work toward the U.N.\u0026#039;s\u00a0Sustainable Development Goals, Times Higher Education announced.","teaser":"For the sixth year in a row \u2014 and bucking a downward trend among American universities \u2014 Arizona State University is the No. 1 institution in the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/230321%20ASU%20BIOS%20RVAE%200878-BHP.jpg?itok=GuDDyrPr","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250617-university-news-asu-no-1-us-no-6-world-un-sustainable-development-goals-ranking","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\/2025-06\/230321%20ASU%20BIOS%20RVAE%200878-BHP.jpg?itok=GuDDyrPr","image_alt":"Two people work on a boat in Bermuda","image_caption":"ASU researchers Leo Blanco-Bercial and Amy Maas work aboard the RV Atlantic Explorer at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. The university was ranked No. 1 in the world for the U.N.\u0026#039;s \u0026quot;Life Below Water\u0026quot; Sustainable Development Goal in this year\u0026#039;s Times Higher Education list. Photo by ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|School of Ocean Futures|School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|School of Molecular Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Office Of The President|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability","interests":"Environment|Social justice|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Policymakers|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 01 No Poverty|SDG 04 Quality Education|SDG 07 Affordable and Clean Energy|SDG 08 Decent Work and Economic Growth|SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 14 Life Below Water|SDG 15 Life on Land|SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"University news"}},{"node":{"nid":"106195","title":"AI research at ASU drives innovations in road safety","body":"For many of us, driving is a daily routine. But it\u2019s also one of the most dangerous things we do. Road traffic collisions remain the leading cause of death for children and young adults around the world. As autonomous vehicles cruise into the mainstream, Arizona State University researchers are\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-16T16:50:33-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/16\/2025-4:50pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From AI-powered traffic cameras that protect privacy to global workshops for transit planners, ASU projects put the pedal to the metal on breakthrough tech.","teaser":"For many of us, driving is a daily routine. But it\u2019s also one of the most dangerous things we do.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/SCAI_Abu_Dhabi_adobe_stock.jpg?itok=j1omwK9X","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250616-science-and-technology-ai-research-asu-drives-innovations-road-safety","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kelly deVos","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-534-6578","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\/2025-06\/SCAI_Abu_Dhabi_adobe_stock.jpg?itok=j1omwK9X","image_alt":"Cars travel on a street in Abu Dhabi with skyscrapers in the background.","image_caption":"Cars travel on a street in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The city is known for its high-tech approach to urban development. Arizona State University researchers \u2014 including Yezhou \u201cYZ\u201d Yang, an associate professor of computer science and engineering \u2014 in collaboration with the International Road Federation, recently hosted an artificial intelligence workshop for transportation planners in Abu Dhabi. Photo by ThomBal\/Adobe Stock","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Engineering|Community involvement|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Artificial Intelligence","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"106184","title":"Squeezing every last drop out of wastewater","body":"Industries that need ultra-pure water \u2014 including semiconductor, battery, pharmaceutical, food and beverage companies \u2014 are expanding in Arizona. One of the most overlooked challenges for these businesses is what gets left behind in the pursuit of clean water: brine, the salty byproduct of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-11T14:36:15-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/11\/2025-2:36pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When industries need ultra-pure water \u2014\u00a0for food, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and more \u2014 what gets left over is brine, the salty byproduct of processes like reverse osmosis. ASU is developing a facility that could recover up to 90% of previously unusable water from that brine in an effort to minimize waste.","teaser":"Industries that need ultra-pure water \u2014 including semiconductor, battery, pharmaceutical, food and beverage companies \u2014 are expanding in Arizona.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/brine%20header.jpg?itok=KC9wtqi8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250611-environment-and-sustainability-squeezing-every-last-drop-out-wastewater","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","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\/2025-06\/brine%20header.jpg?itok=KC9wtqi8","image_alt":"Large array of pipes in a warehouse setting.","image_caption":"The MacroTechnology Works ultra-pure water facility. Photo courtesy of the Global Center for Water Technology","related_story":"","news_units":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Water|Water futures|Engineering|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Community","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"106183","title":"Is your gut microbiome a calorie \u0027super harvester\u0027?","body":"In the jungle of microbes living in your gut, there\u2019s one oddball that makes methane.\u0026nbsp;This little-known methane-maker might play a role in how many calories you absorb from your food, according to a new study from Arizona State University.The entire ecosystem of microbes is called the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-11T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/11\/2025-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A little-known microbe makes methane in your gut \u2014 and may help you get more calories from food, according to an ASU-led study. The findings could provide a foundation for personalized nutrition plans.","teaser":"In the jungle of microbes living in your gut, there\u2019s one oddball that makes methane.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/archaea_shutterstock_2452587993.jpg?itok=pexNFFf7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250611-health-and-medicine-your-gut-microbiome-calorie-super-harvester","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\/2025-06\/archaea_shutterstock_2452587993.jpg?itok=pexNFFf7","image_alt":"Illustration of microbe that looks like a green, oval shape with long tendrils behind","image_caption":"A little-known microbe that makes methane might play a role in how many calories you absorb from your food, according to an ASU-led study. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Healthy Living|Biology|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","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":"106160","title":"Water-cleaning bacteria can produce health, economic benefits","body":"Bruce Rittmann has made a big name for himself by thinking small \u2014 quite\u0026nbsp;literally.At ASU, he and his research group have teamed up with some of the tiniest creatures on Earth to tackle the colossal challenge of cleaning up our water supply.Rittmann leads the\u0026nbsp;Swette Center for\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-06T15:58:07-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/06\/2025-3:58pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Regents Professor Bruce Rittmann is developing a technology that uses bacteria to remove contaminants from water and recover valuable metals that would otherwise go to waste.","teaser":"Bruce Rittmann has made a big name for himself by thinking small \u2014 quite\u0026nbsp;literally.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/25-BIO-Story-Rittmann-award-and-update_R1-1920x1080.jpg?itok=Z2Gqrv9d","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250606-environment-and-sustainability-watercleaning-bacteria-can-produce-health-economic-benefits","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Skysong","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/25-BIO-Story-Rittmann-award-and-update_R1-1920x1080.jpg?itok=Z2Gqrv9d","image_alt":"ASU Regents Professor Bruce Rittmann","image_caption":"Bruce Rittmann, Arizona State University Regents Professor and director of the ASU Biodesign Institute Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, is developing a technology that uses bacteria to remove contaminants from water and recover valuable metals that would otherwise go to waste. Photo illustration by photographer Andy DeLisle\/ASU and Andy Keena\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|Core Research Facilities|Skysong Innovations|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Water|Bioscience|Environment|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations","locations":"Skysong","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"TRIF","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"106146","title":"New algae system helps Arizona farmers grow better crops with less water","body":"Ed Curry is passionate about the green, red and yellow chile peppers he grows on his 3,000-acre farm in Pearce, Arizona, about 90 minutes southeast of Tucson.He\u2019s also passionate about saving water.A new technology Arizona State University is analyzing and promoting has combined his love for spice\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-03T06:27:42-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/03\/2025-6:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An irrigation system that injects live, native microalgae into the soil is proving to be effective in creating healthier, more fruitful crops \u2014 while using less water.","teaser":"Ed Curry is passionate about the green, red and yellow chile peppers he grows on his 3,000-acre farm in Pearce, Arizona, about 90 minutes southeast of Tucson.He\u2019s also passionate about saving water.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/20250514%20Algae%20Biostimulant%20669.jpg?h=8826c8a1\u0026amp;itok=95Z3pv5f","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250603-environment-and-sustainability-new-algae-system-helps-arizona-farmers-grow-better-crops","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":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/20250514%20Algae%20Biostimulant%20669.jpg?h=8826c8a1\u0026amp;itok=95Z3pv5f","image_alt":"Two men mid-discussion while standing outside with a field and mountains in the backdrop","image_caption":"MyLand senior vice president of sales Dave Booher (left) listens to Cochise County farmer Ed Curry talk about how he\u0026#039;s been able to limit water usage thanks to the implementation of a new soil project that uses live, native microalgae. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News ","related_story":"","news_units":"Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Water Management|Engineering|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"106115","title":"ASU launches center to enhance water quality, sustainably","body":"Just five years ago in the U.S., the electric power sector used\u0026nbsp;47.5 trillion gallons\u0026nbsp;of water \u2014 equivalent to approximately 72,000,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.Water and energy play a vital role in every part of our society. They are closely related; water is needed to produce energy\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-29T11:53:19-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/29\/2025-11:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"On May 19, the launch of ASU\u2019s Global Center for Water Technology was announced at an event on the relationship between water and energy at the Barrett \u0026amp; O\u2019Connor Center in Washington, D.C.","teaser":"Just five years ago in the U.S., the electric power sector used\u0026nbsp;47.5 trillion gallons\u0026nbsp;of water \u2014 equivalent to approximately 72,000,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/20210419%20SDG%20Ranking%20%20011.jpg?itok=DptB1B_a","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250529-environment-and-sustainability-asu-launches-center-enhance-water-quality-sustainably","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\/2025-05\/20210419%20SDG%20Ranking%20%20011.jpg?itok=DptB1B_a","image_alt":"Man made waterfall as part of canal system","image_caption":"Arizona Falls in Phoenix is part of a Salt River Project hydroelectric plant. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Water|Energy","audiences":"Faculty|Policymakers","locations":"Washington, D.C.","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 07 Affordable and Clean Energy|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"105934","title":"ASU\u2019s data science dream team turns big data into big futures","body":"People are overwhelmed. By too many choices when shopping. By too much information at work. By too much parenting advice. And even by too many passwords.The task of helping us sort out what information we really need to make good decisions is the job of a data scientist \u2014 an increasingly important\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-12T14:25:45-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/12\/2025-2:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The first 47 graduates of the data science master\u0026#039;s program are now prepared for data-driven careers, research opportunities and leadership positions.","teaser":"People are overwhelmed. By too many choices when shopping.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/SCAI%20Dhruv%20Dharmeshkumar%20Modi%201920x1080-edit3%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Km7Kq1uJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250512-science-and-technology-asus-data-science-dream-team-turns-big-data-big-futures","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kelly deVos","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-534-6578","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\/2025-05\/SCAI%20Dhruv%20Dharmeshkumar%20Modi%201920x1080-edit3%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Km7Kq1uJ","image_alt":"Dhruv Modi with Rong Pan","image_caption":"Data science student Dhruv Modi (left) with Rong Pan, a professor of industrial engineering and data science in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Modi, who successfully defended his master\u2019s thesis, \u201cFoundation Time Series Models,\u201d will graduate in May as part of the inaugural cohort of 47 graduates of the data science master\u0026#039;s program. Photo courtesy of Dhruv Modi","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Convocation|Engineering|Technology|Research","audiences":"Graduate students|Prospective 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":"105919","title":"Outstanding Graduate loved being part of first-place concrete solutions team ","body":"Mackenzie Schmader earned her Bachelor of Science in construction management and technology from Arizona State University because she\u2019s fascinated by how things are built and the technology that drives the industry.\u201cASU\u2019s innovative approach and emphasis on practical experience have allowed me to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-09T17:30:10-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/09\/2025-5:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Mackenzie Schmader says she\u2019s fascinated by how things are built and the technology that drives the construction industry.","teaser":"Mackenzie Schmader earned her Bachelor of Science in construction management and technology from Arizona State University because she\u2019s fascinated by how things are built and the technology that drives the industry.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/IMG_5918%20Mackenzie%20Schmader.jpg?h=26a6b2a3\u0026amp;itok=CH-lLWUf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250509-sun-devil-community-outstanding-graduate-loved-being-part-firstplace-concrete-solutions","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2025-05\/IMG_5918%20Mackenzie%20Schmader.jpg?h=26a6b2a3\u0026amp;itok=CH-lLWUf","image_alt":"A portrait of Mackenzie Schmader","image_caption":"Outstanding Graduate Mackenzie Schmader majored in construction management and technology at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Schmader","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|ASU Foundation","interests":"Convocation|Education|Generosity|Engineering|Employment","audiences":"Donors|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"105920","title":"The gift of student success","body":"If you\u2019re curious about how engaging activities prepare students for success, then walk around the Paul C. Helmick Center on the Arizona State University Tempe campus. You\u2019ll hear students sharing ideas in its collaborative workspaces, participating in student organization activities, mixing with\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-08T17:17:20-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/08\/2025-5:17pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Student engagement that aligns Mary Jo and Paul C. Helmick\u2019s values led to a generous gift to the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment.","teaser":"If you\u2019re curious about how engaging activities prepare students for success, then walk around the Paul C. Helmick Center on the Arizona State University Tempe campus.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/SSEBE-Graduate-Research-Symposium-2025-LI-0920-w%20-Hompage-Crop.jpg?itok=3U-lcQEc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250508-gift-student-success","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2025-05\/SSEBE-Graduate-Research-Symposium-2025-LI-0920-w%20-Hompage-Crop.jpg?itok=3U-lcQEc","image_alt":"Students present their findings to faculty members, staff and industry leaders and answer questions during the Graduate Research Symposium for the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, in the Paul C. Helmick Center on the ASU Tempe campus on Feb. 28, 2025. The center is named after the late Paul C. Helmick, whose wife Mary Jo Helmick donated a generous gift to the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Bu","image_caption":"Students present their findings to faculty members, staff and industry leaders and answer questions during the Graduate Research Symposium for the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, in the Paul C. Helmick Center on the ASU Tempe campus on Feb. 28, 2025. The center is named after the late Paul C. Helmick, whose wife Mary Jo Helmick donated a generous gift to the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment due to the school\u2019s alignment with the couple\u2019s values.  Photographer: Lisa Irish\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"105141","title":"Transforming Arizona\u2019s highways for a smoother drive","body":"Imagine you\u2019re driving down a smooth stretch of road. Your tires have firm traction. There are no potholes you need to swerve to avoid. Your suspension feels responsive. You\u2019re relaxed and focused on your drive.Arizona drivers will experience that more often on roads that last longer and need fewer\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-27T14:49:30-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/27\/2025-2:49pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU-led projects will reduce road repairs, predict actual drive time, manage roadside plants to cut wildfire risk and determine vehicle impact costs.","teaser":"Imagine you\u2019re driving down a smooth stretch of road. Your tires have firm traction. There are no potholes you need to swerve to avoid. Your suspension feels responsive. You\u2019re relaxed and focused on your drive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/roads-aerial-shutterstock_82854472-toWEB-16x9-hero.jpg?itok=fP11y9_4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250327-science-and-technology-transforming-arizonas-highways-innovative-solutions","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2025-03\/roads-aerial-shutterstock_82854472-toWEB-16x9-hero.jpg?itok=fP11y9_4","image_alt":"Aerial view of a portion of highways that intersect and overlap.","image_caption":"As part of the Arizona Transportation Institute, Arizona State University researchers collaborate with colleagues at University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, the Arizona Department of Transportation, other local agencies and the Federal Highway Administration to develop innovative solutions to Arizona\u2019s transportation issues. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Sustainable Engineering|Engineering","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 08 Decent Work and Economic Growth|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"104926","title":"Mapping the way to harvesting water from air","body":"Earth\u2019s atmosphere contains about 13 trillion tons of water.That\u2019s a lot of water to draw upon to help people who are contending with drought, overtaxed rivers and shrinking aquifers.In fact, technologies that\u0026nbsp;collect water vapor and turn it into pure, liquid water are emerging to tackle\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-17T14:23:11-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/17\/2025-2:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Earth\u2019s atmosphere contains about 13 trillion tons of water that could potentially be drawn upon to help solve water challenges. At Arizona State University, experts in the field recently gathered for the second International Atmospheric Water Harvesting Summit.","teaser":"Earth\u2019s atmosphere contains about 13 trillion tons of water.That\u2019s a lot of water to draw upon to help people who are contending with drought, overtaxed rivers and shrinking aquifers.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/A37905FD-ECBD-4FAD-9122-D1E3792F1498.jpg?itok=d_9iZ1ni","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250317-environment-and-sustainability-mapping-way-harvesting-water-air","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Rojas-Burke","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\/2025-03\/A37905FD-ECBD-4FAD-9122-D1E3792F1498.jpg?itok=d_9iZ1ni","image_alt":"Dew drops that have condensed from water vapor in the air adorn a leaf of a nasturtium plant.","image_caption":"Water vapor held in the air appears as droplets of dew when it condenses on a cool surface such as this nasturtium leaf. Photo by Joe Rojas-Burke\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Water|Environment|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"105152","title":"ASU researchers test environmental risks of tire emissions on Arizona highways","body":"The Greater Phoenix area\u2019s roadway\u0026nbsp;grid system\u0026nbsp;is the envy of urban planners everywhere, and the\u0026nbsp;Arizona Department of Transportation, or ADOT, strives for nothing less than spectacular when designing and maintaining the state\u2019s roadway network.\u0026nbsp;So, when reviewing a potential\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-17T13:50:47-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/17\/2025-1:50pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When reviewing a potential new pavement option for Arizona\u2019s highways, ADOT asked ASU researchers to test if the new pavement surface would impact the pollution associated with tire wear and the lifespan of travelers\u2019 tires","teaser":"The Greater Phoenix area\u2019s roadway\u0026nbsp;grid system\u0026nbsp;is the envy of urban planners everywhere, and the\u0026nbsp;Arizona","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/set_upFlare-at-HOV2-1920x1080-a.jpg?itok=vt6p302-","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250317-environment-and-sustainability-asu-researchers-test-environmental-risks-tire-emissions","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Hannah Weisman","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\/2025-03\/set_upFlare-at-HOV2-1920x1080-a.jpg?itok=vt6p302-","image_alt":"","image_caption":"During a collaboration with the Arizona Department of Transportation to assess pavement attributes, ASU researchers collected data that challenges current standards for emissions modeling. Photo courtesy of Hasan Ozer","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Molecular Sciences|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Environment|Sustainability|Community partnerships","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"104882","title":"A 6-month road repair that only takes 10 days, at a fraction of the cost? It\u0027s reality, thanks to ASU concrete research","body":"While Arizona\u2019s infrastructure may be younger than its East Coast counterparts, the effects of aging in a desert climate have begun to take a toll on its roads, bridges and railways.\u0026nbsp;Repairs and replacements come with the challenges of traffic disruption, neighborhood inconvenience and high\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-11T14:03:33-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/11\/2025-2:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU faculty members have been sharing sustainable concrete development expertise in academic and professional construction channels for more than 30 years. But recently, their expertise has been a hands-on contribution to Arizona.","teaser":"While Arizona\u2019s infrastructure may be younger than its East Coast counterparts, the effects of aging in a desert climate have begun to take a toll on its roads, bridges and railways.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/%2A%2AASU%20FRC%20HeaderAdj.jpg?h=8890bab8\u0026amp;itok=z_Zh7OoP","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250311-environment-and-sustainability-asu-concrete-innovations-improve-roadways-save-money-time","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Terry Grant","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"520-907-2248","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/%2A%2AASU%20FRC%20HeaderAdj.jpg?h=8890bab8\u0026amp;itok=z_Zh7OoP","image_alt":"MCDOT installs new FRC bridge connections ","image_caption":"Maricopa County Department of Transportation workers apply an ASU-developed ultra-high-performing concrete between slabs on the Palo Verde Bridge over the Roosevelt Canal in Buckeye, Arizona, just south of the Buckeye airport. Photo courtesy of Barzin Mobasher\/ASU\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Community partnerships","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"104764","title":"Putting health first: ASU experts doing research that improves lives and gets results ","body":"Arizona State University isn\u2019t just studying the topic of health. It\u2019s applying what is taught and learned to make a real difference in people\u2019s lives.Whether it\u2019s working with community partners to combat diabetes in kids, finding the latest common link to Alzheimer\u2019s or providing research that\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-04T15:21:16-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2025-3:21pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Whether it\u2019s working to combat diabetes in kids or linking gut health and Alzheimer\u2019s, ASU is making the world a better, healthier place.","teaser":"Arizona State University isn\u2019t just studying the topic of health. It\u2019s applying what is taught and learned to make a real difference in people\u2019s lives.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/230901_asu_thrive_fall_september_2023_-_microbes_for_the_mind_-_960x640_gallery_photo_1_-_2.jpeg?h=aad2556a\u0026amp;itok=LWx_soU1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250304-health-and-medicine-putting-health-first-asu-experts-doing-research-improves-lives-and","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriella Kemp","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\/230901_asu_thrive_fall_september_2023_-_microbes_for_the_mind_-_960x640_gallery_photo_1_-_2.jpeg?h=aad2556a\u0026amp;itok=LWx_soU1","image_alt":"Two researchers working in lab","image_caption":"Research scientist Khemlal Nirmalkar and Professor Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown work on autism microbiome research that has shown incredible results: an 80% reduction in GI symptoms and a nearly 50% reduction in autism symptoms two years post-treatment. Photo by Sabira Madady\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center|Biodesign Center for Innovations in Medicine|Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|Biodesign Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics|John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering|School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Molecular Sciences|School of Life Sciences|Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|College of Health Solutions|Mayo Clinic|Knowledge Enterprise|Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","interests":"Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Cancer","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"104757","title":"From road coatings to a sweating manikin, these ASU research projects are helping Arizonans keep their cool","body":"The heat isn\u2019t going away. And neither are sprawling desert cities like the metro Phoenix area.With new summer records being set nearly every year \u2014 2024 was the\u0026nbsp;warmest year on record for Phoenix \u2014 it has become increasingly urgent for cities to find ways to keep summers livable for millions\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-03T13:34:56-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/03\/2025-1:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"With new summer records being set nearly every year \u2014 2024 was the\u00a0warmest year on record for Phoenix \u2014 it has become increasingly urgent for cities to find ways to keep summers livable for millions of residents. There is no silver bullet; it will take a variety of approaches to keep people healthy and safe. Here are some of the tangible ways that ASU researchers are helping to create more livable tomorrows.","teaser":"The heat isn\u2019t going away. And neither are sprawling desert cities like the metro Phoenix area.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/20230807%20ANDIGoodMorningAmericaBehindTheScenes_0317.jpg?h=bbaa01b8\u0026amp;itok=TS0qdFZx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250303-environment-and-sustainability-road-coatings-sweating-manikin-these-asu-research-projects","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\/2025-03\/20230807%20ANDIGoodMorningAmericaBehindTheScenes_0317.jpg?h=bbaa01b8\u0026amp;itok=TS0qdFZx","image_alt":"A manikin sweats from a number of openings on its head","image_caption":"ANDI, the world\u2019s first indoor-outdoor breathing, sweating and walking thermal manikin, sweats while out on campus in August. The manikin will help researchers better understand how different human bodies with different health situations are impacted by heat stress. Photo by Samantha Chow\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives|The GAME School|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Department of English|Knowledge Exchange for Resilience|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|College of Health Solutions|School of Sustainability","interests":"Heat|Environment|Health care|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"104338","title":"Single-use or reusable cups? New project seeks answers","body":"Arizona State University researchers are collaborating with Yum! Brands on a joint research project to assess and better understand circular economy strategies that aim to replace single-use cups with reusable ones across the quick-service restaurant, or QSR, industry.Dwarak Ravikumar, an assistant\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-02-12T16:50:20-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/12\/2025-4:50pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU engineering researchers assess circular economy strategies with Yum! Brands to replace single-use cups in restaurants with reusable ones.","teaser":"Arizona State University researchers are collaborating with Yum!","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-02\/SSEBE-Dwarak-Ravikumar-Yum-2025-EG-7091-a-1920X1080-16X9-hero-web.jpg?itok=2rM8Dqa7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250212-environment-and-sustainability-singleuse-or-reusable-cups-new-project-seeks-answers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2025-02\/SSEBE-Dwarak-Ravikumar-Yum-2025-EG-7091-a-1920X1080-16X9-hero-web.jpg?itok=2rM8Dqa7","image_alt":"Fulton Schools Assistant Professor Dwarak Ravikumar, left, and Dileep Nakka, associate research technologist, right, review data in their joint research project with Yum! Brands on circular economy strategies to replace single-use cups with reusable cups. Photographer: Erika Gronek\/ASU","image_caption":"Fulton Schools Assistant Professor Dwarak Ravikumar (left) and Dileep Nakka, an associate research technologist, review data in their joint research project with Yum! Brands on circular economy strategies to replace single-use cups with reusable cups. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Engineering|Sustainability|Food and Dining","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"103926","title":"ASU-led collaboration receives $11.2 million to build Southwest Regional Direct Air Capture Hub","body":"Arizona State University and a team of its collaborators have received $11.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to begin developing a regional Direct Air Capture Hub for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The team will prepare to build a multisite Direct Air\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-01-15T08:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/15\/2025-8:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University and a team of collaborators are preparing to develop a regional Direct Air Capture Hub for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The hub would be located in the Four Corners area of the Southwest.","teaser":"Arizona State University and a team of its collaborators have received $11.2 million in funding from the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-01\/NC_storybanner_revised_carboncollected%20copy%5B74%5D.jpg?itok=CBox5z4U","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250115-environment-and-sustainability-asuled-collaboration-receives-112-million-build-southwest","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\/2025-01\/NC_storybanner_revised_carboncollected%20copy%5B74%5D.jpg?itok=CBox5z4U","image_alt":"An illustration of carbon removal from the atmosphere.","image_caption":"Arizona State University and a team of collaborators are preparing to develop a regional Direct Air Capture Hub for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The hub would be located in the Four Corners area of the Southwest. Illustration by ASU Knowledge Enterprise","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Business|Science|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Donors|Faculty|Media|Corporations|Policymakers|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 08 Decent Work and Economic Growth|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 13 Climate Action","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"TRIF","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"103860","title":"2 ASU faculty elected as fellows to National Academy of Inventors","body":"Arizona State University faculty members Bertram Jacobs and Klaus Lackner have been elected as fellows to the\u0026nbsp;National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Both are being honored for research that addresses a societal need.The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-31T10:00:18-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/31\/2024-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University faculty members Bertram Jacobs and Klaus Lackner have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors. ","teaser":"Arizona State University faculty members Bertram Jacobs and Klaus Lackner have been elected as fellows to the\u0026nbsp;National Academy of Inventors (NAI).","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-12\/20170718StockResearch_08.JPG?itok=jIKZmwNz","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241231-science-and-technology-2-asu-faculty-elected-fellows-national-academy-inventors","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\/2024-12\/20170718StockResearch_08.JPG?itok=jIKZmwNz","image_alt":"A gloved hand holds a test tube with liquid in it in a lab","image_caption":"Photo by Deanna Dent\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Climate change|Grants \/ Awards|Biology|Environment|Health care|Life Science","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Infectious diseases|TRIF","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"103740","title":"Teaching construction realities with virtual environments","body":"Visiting a construction site is a valuable learning opportunity for students who want to one day work in the industry. Experiencing the sights, sounds and other sensory elements of an active construction site, observing how people work together to solve problems, and witnessing the size and scale\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-13T14:41:59-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/13\/2024-2:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An interdisciplinary research project led by ASU explores new ways to use easily accessible technology to enhance hands-on, collaborative learning.","teaser":"Visiting a construction site is a valuable learning opportunity for students who want to one day work in the industry.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-12\/SSEBE-Ricardo-Eiris-2024-EG-2189-w-16x9-1920x1080.jpg?itok=VBssIZRP","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241213-science-and-technology-teaching-construction-realities-virtual-environments","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/2024-12\/SSEBE-Ricardo-Eiris-2024-EG-2189-w-16x9-1920x1080.jpg?itok=VBssIZRP","image_alt":"ASU construction engineering and management researcher Ricardo Eiris pictured with virtual reality headsets and related technology.","image_caption":"Ricardo Eiris, an assistant professor of construction engineering and management in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, poses with virtual reality headsets and related technology he is exploring for use in education and construction. Eiris is leading an interdisciplinary research project to develop a web-based virtual reality learning platform called iVisit, which aims to support the teaching of important skills to students preparing for jobs in the construction industry. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Education|Engineering|Technology","audiences":"Faculty|Prospective students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"103697","title":"ASU celebrates Paul C. Helmick Center renaming","body":"When Mary Jo Helmick cut the ribbon at the front doors of the Paul C. Helmick Center at Arizona State University, more than 100 education leaders, faculty, staff, family and friends cheered.\u201cThis has been a special day for me,\u201d she said. \u201cThank you for coming from far and near.\u201dThe building was\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-10T12:31:58-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2024-12:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Paul C. Helmick Center on ASU\u0026#039;s downtown Phoenix campus was recently named in honor of the late business leader. The mixed-use space is home to the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and the Del E. Webb School of Construction, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.","teaser":"When Mary Jo Helmick cut the ribbon at the front doors of the Paul C. Helmick Center at Arizona State University, more than 100 education leaders, faculty, staff, family and friends cheered.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-12\/SSEBE-Helmick-RibbonCutting-2024-EG-2303-w%20%281%29.jpg?itok=UXvqQffj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241210-university-news-asu-celebrates-paul-c-helmick-center-renaming","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","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\/2024-12\/SSEBE-Helmick-RibbonCutting-2024-EG-2303-w%20%281%29.jpg?itok=UXvqQffj","image_alt":"Group of people use large scissors to cut a ribbon outside of a building.","image_caption":"Mary Jo Helmick (second from left) cuts a ribbon in front of the doors of the newly renamed Paul C. Helmick Center with assistance from Ram Pendyala (far left), director of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment; Kyle Squires (center), dean of the Fulton Schools at Arizona State University; Nancy Gonzales (second from right), executive vice president and university provost; and Arlene Chin (far right), Tempe city council member. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment","interests":"Engineering","audiences":"Parents","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"University news"}},{"node":{"nid":"103693","title":"Outstanding ASU graduate merges passions to build career path","body":"Kamerin Calhoun says he\u2019s loved studying environmental engineering at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.\u201cI knew I was on the right track when I\u2019d come home from school and tell my roommates\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-09T11:13:53-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/09\/2024-11:13am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Kamerin Calhoun plans to use his BSE in environmental engineering and minor in Spanish to work abroad temporarily and immerse himself in local cultures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Kamerin Calhoun says he\u2019s loved studying environmental engineering at the School of Sustainable Engineer","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241209-sun-devil-community-outstanding-asu-graduate-merges-passions-build-career-path","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lisa Irish","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(602) 496-1936","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Convocation|Student life|Engineering","audiences":"Alumni|Prospective 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":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"103599","title":"Improving human health through environmental monitoring and stewardship","body":"By Pete ZriokaFor World Pollution Day Dec. 2, we spoke with Rolf Halden about his research and the Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering that he has directed since opening the center in 2012.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Creating the first open access dashboard for wastewater-informed public health\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-02T10:41:11-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/02\/2024-10:41am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For World Pollution Day Dec. 2, we spoke with Rolf Halden about his research around public health and the Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering that he has directed since opening the center in 2012.\u00a0 ","teaser":"By Pete Zrioka","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-12\/25-BIO-Rolf%20Halden-Q%26A_R2.png?itok=7BM47JHQ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20241202-improving-human-health-through-environmental-monitoring-and-stewardship","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\/2024-12\/25-BIO-Rolf%20Halden-Q%26A_R2.png?itok=7BM47JHQ","image_alt":"Portrait of Rolf Halden with scientific texture","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Environmental|TRIF","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"103255","title":"Driving green desalination","body":"Wilderness survival TV show hosts, pirates and water treatment researchers agree on one thing: Most natural water sources are not safe for drinking. Among the many potential risks is the high salt content, which dehydrates the human body.Desalination can remove salt from water to make it drinkable\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-11-08T15:57:11-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/08\/2024-3:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fulton Schools researcher Tiezheng Tong is developing a sustainable and cost-effective methodology for inland water desalination.","teaser":"Wilderness survival TV show hosts, pirates and water treatment researchers agree on one thing: Most natural water sources are not safe for drinking. Among the many potential risks is the high salt content, which dehydrates the human body.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-11\/SSEBE-Tiezheng-Tong-2024-EG-1464-a.jpg?h=c4eba4af\u0026amp;itok=Dsl-b3rx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241108-environment-and-sustainability-driving-green-desalination","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Hannah Weisman","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/2024-11\/SSEBE-Tiezheng-Tong-2024-EG-1464-a.jpg?h=c4eba4af\u0026amp;itok=Dsl-b3rx","image_alt":"Fulton Schools researcher Tiezheng Tong wearing a white coat in a lab.","image_caption":"Fulton Schools researcher Tiezheng Tong is making desalination technology affordable and accessible to inland cities by introducing a water desalination method that will enable municipalities to initiate climate-adaptive water management. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU\u2028","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Civil Engineering|Sustainable Engineering|Water|Water futures|Water Management|Engineering|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Policymakers|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"102818","title":"ASU preservation facility serves as test bed for rooftop heat mitigation","body":"A roof coating that uses thermal energy storage materials from Arizona State University spinout EnKoat is halting the heat in several ASU buildings \u2014 including a section of the university\u2019s largest preservation facility. The company is collaborating with ASU and the Salt River Project (SRP), a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-11-05T10:00:47-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/05\/2024-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Heat mitigation is a growing requirement for buildings in the desert Southwest. ASU spinout EnKoat and the Salt River Project are collaborating to use specialized roof coatings that can keep internal building temperatures under control.","teaser":"A roof coating that uses thermal energy storage materials from Arizona State University spinout EnKoat is halting the heat in several ASU buildings \u2014 including a section of the university\u2019s largest preservation fa","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-11\/20240820%20EnKoat%20Installation%20751.jpg?itok=67Qsga7p","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241105-environment-and-sustainability-asu-preservation-facility-serves-test-bed-rooftop-heat","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Terry Grant","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"520-907-2248","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\/2024-11\/20240820%20EnKoat%20Installation%20751.jpg?itok=67Qsga7p","image_alt":"Two men install a temperature and humidity tower on a rooftop.","image_caption":"Arizona State University spinout EnKoat co-founder Matthew Aguayo (left) assists Resource Innovations Engineering Manager Peter Hamstra with installation of a temperature and humidity tower outside the High Density Collections facility on the Polytechnic campus. The building has three bays regulated at 50 degrees and 30% humidity for archival storage. Probes inside the building will measure heat differences between roofing areas with EnKoat\u2019s \u201cIntelliKoat\u201d coatings and those without. Photo courtesy of Matthew Aguayo","related_story":"","news_units":"Skysong Innovations|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Climate change|Heat|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Polytechnic campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"102573","title":"ASU-led initiative announces first decarbonization projects for US industry","body":"An Arizona State University-led initiative aims to reduce manufacturing CO2 emissions by up to 60 million metric tons over the next 15 years.Today, Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon, or EPIXC, took its first steps toward that ambitious goal and announced its first volley of efforts\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-10-08T09:35:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/08\/2024-9:35am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The five initial projects from the ASU-led EPIXC institute span the industrial sector, different technologies and temperature ranges to maximize impact and spur adoption.","teaser":"An Arizona State University-led initiative aims to reduce manufacturing CO2 emissions by up to 60 million metric tons over the next 15 years.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-10\/25%20EPIXC%20Jumpstart%20Announcement_R1.png?itok=3vguJ08e","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20241008-science-and-technology-asuled-initiative-announces-first-decarbonization-projects-us","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","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\/2024-10\/25%20EPIXC%20Jumpstart%20Announcement_R1.png?itok=3vguJ08e","image_alt":"A graphic representing the decarbonization and electrification of industry, displaying towering smokestacks giving way to a field of renewable energy sources. ","image_caption":"Image by Andy Keena","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Climate change|Sustainable Engineering|Engineering|Environment|Sustainability|Inclusion|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Degreed alums|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 07 Affordable and Clean Energy|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 13 Climate Action","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"102221","title":"New ASU research shows swimwear is a surprising source of microplastics","body":"It\u2019s not just bottles and trash polluting our waters.When Arizona families cool off in backyard pools or float down the Salt River, few consider the environmental impact. But a new study from ASU\u2019s\u0026nbsp;School of Molecular Sciences shows that these recreational activities are contributing to the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-09-27T08:52:48-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/27\/2024-8:52am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Arizona families cool off in backyard pools or float down the Salt River, few consider the environmental impact. But a new study from ASU\u2019s\u00a0School of Molecular Sciences shows that these recreational activities are contributing to the rise of microplastic pollution, without you even realizing it.","teaser":"It\u2019s not just bottles and trash polluting our waters.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/IMG_0096_0.jpg?h=9ea872c3\u0026amp;itok=sMs8ysjH","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240927-environment-and-sustainability-new-asu-research-shows-swimwear-surprising-source","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"David Rozul","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-496-3673","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\/2024-09\/IMG_0096_0.jpg?h=9ea872c3\u0026amp;itok=sMs8ysjH","image_alt":"People lined up along the Salt River","image_caption":"The Salt River, Tonto National Forest. Courtesy photo","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|School of Molecular Sciences|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Nanoscience|Environment|Science|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 06 Clean Water and Sanitation","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"102322","title":"Extreme heat impacts daily routines and travel patterns, study finds","body":"A groundbreaking new study\u0026nbsp;by a team of researchers from Arizona State University, University of Washington and the University of Texas at Austin reveals that extreme heat significantly alters how people go about their daily lives, influencing everything from time spent at home to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-09-26T18:14:25-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/26\/2024-6:14pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new study by Arizona State University, University of Washington, and University of Texas at Austin reveals that extreme heat significantly affects daily activities, leading people to reduce outdoor time and alter transportation choices. Vulnerable groups, such as low-income individuals without cars, face greater risks, as they are less able to avoid dangerous conditions. The study calls for targeted policy interventions, including shaded public spaces, heat day declarations, and urban design improvements, to mitigate the impact of rising temperatures, particularly on the most vulnerable populations.","teaser":"A groundbreaking new study\u0026nbsp;by a team of researchers from Arizona State University, University of Washington and the University of Texas at Austin reveals th","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-12\/shutterstock_69829864-roads-extreme-heat-16x9-hero.jpg?itok=dBDebYee","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20240926-extreme-heat-impacts-daily-routines-and-travel-patterns-study-finds","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\/2024-12\/shutterstock_69829864-roads-extreme-heat-16x9-hero.jpg?itok=dBDebYee","image_alt":"Aerial view of the Interchange of the Red Mountain 202 Freeway and Loop 101 interchange in Phoenix, Arizona.","image_caption":"Aerial view of the Interchange of the Red Mountain 202 Freeway and Loop 101 interchange in Phoenix, Arizona. Researchers from Arizona State University, the University of Washington and the University of Texas at Austin analyzed how extreme heat affects daily life. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}}]}