{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112411","title":"More than a cup of coffee: Guatemala trip brings real-world inequality issues to life","body":"Kailynn Gerstenberger drinks two to three cups of coffee a day \u2014 more when she\u2019s studying for exams at Arizona State University.But it wasn\u2019t until a spring break trip to Guatemala that she truly understood how much goes into transforming small red coffee cherries from a faraway farm into the drink\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-26T13:46:10-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/26\/2026-1:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fourteen ASU students traveled to Guatemala during spring break to explore issues of inequality by working with coffee producers, textile weavers and community-based organizations. It\u2019s part of ASU\u2019s Global Intensive Experiences program, which allows students to apply their classroom lessons to the real world. 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Log in here, check this app, reply to that \u2014 then pull the phone back out seconds later and start again, forgetting why you reached for it in the first place.People of all ages have felt extra tethered to their devices during and since the COVID-19\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T09:27:11-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-9:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"During the pandemic, screens became classrooms, social spaces and places for entertainment all in one, often at the expense of sleep. During Sleep Awareness Month, researchers at Arizona State University reflect on what that abrupt shift meant for teens.","teaser":"Texts. Emails. Social media reels and TikToks. Log in here, check this app, reply to that \u2014 then pull the phone back out seconds later and start again, forgetting why you reached for it in the first place.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/AdobeStock_971100625.jpeg?h=259428fd\u0026amp;itok=qcVCKcI_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260227-health-and-medicine-screens-school-and-sleep-how-pandemic-changed-teen-sleep-routines","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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Instead, the Atlanta native saw her historic win as an opportunity to shine a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-18T14:08:04-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/18\/2026-2:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Jayla Jackson has long had an affinity for civic engagement and activism. With an impressive resume that includes serving as Atlanta\u2019s youth poet laureate and as the Youth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Jackson is putting her leadership skills to work at ASU.","teaser":"When Jayla Jackson not only won Harvard University\u2019s international debate competition but did so as part of the first undef","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/55054159835_d40d0b3bd5_o.jpg?itok=3ttIjxZb","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260218-arts-humanities-and-education-sun-devil-seizes-opportunity-be-change-asu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Neely","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\/2026-02\/55054159835_d40d0b3bd5_o.jpg?itok=3ttIjxZb","image_alt":"Jayla jackson sitting on an orange couch wearing a white long sleeve shirt with ASU maroon and gold accents","image_caption":"Jayla Jackson currently studies justice studies at The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 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Her course \u2014 Exploring Cultures: Words, Images, Stories \u2014 aims to do just that, by introducing them to a wide range of resources, including maps, museum exhibits and world literature, that demonstrate how our understanding of history and culture is shaped by the words, images and stories we share.","teaser":"When Razieh Araghi joined Arizona State University in fall 2025, she wanted to show students the power of humanities.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Screenshot%202026-02-09%20at%204.17.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=DLoyXyz_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260212-arts-humanities-and-education-cultures-through-visual-lenses","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Neely","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\/2026-02\/Screenshot%202026-02-09%20at%204.17.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=DLoyXyz_","image_alt":"Photo collage of different visual projects from students in the course ranging from maps to poetry.","image_caption":"A collection of student midterm visual projects from fall 2025. 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Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly in Nordic Europe, where outcomes have improved over time.In a new\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-27T16:34:36-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/27\/2026-4:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries. An ASU-led study using survey data from 17 countries reveals why U.S. trends diverge from other wealthy nations.","teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260202%20US%20Loneliness.jpg?itok=732wYTDU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260127-science-and-technology-why-us-middleaged-adults-are-falling-behind-peers-abroad","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\/2026-01\/20260202%20US%20Loneliness.jpg?itok=732wYTDU","image_alt":"Digital illustration of several individuals standing evenly spaced out and casting shadows.","image_caption":"Image courtesy of Jorm Sangsorn\/iStock","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Healthy Living|Social science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110841","title":"Ancient DNA pushes back record of syphilis-causing bacteria by 3,000 years","body":"Scientists have recovered the oldest known genome of Treponema pallidum \u2014 the bacterium responsible today for several treponemal diseases, including syphilis \u2014 from 5,500-year-old human remains in present-day Colombia.The findings, published in Science, push the genetic record of this pathogen back\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-23T15:22:35-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/23\/2026-3:22pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scientists have recovered the oldest known genome of Treponema pallidum \u2014 the bacterium responsible today for several treponemal diseases, including syphilis \u2014 from 5,500-year-old human remains in present-day Colombia. 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Yet despite its importance, much about the hormone has remained unclear.\u0026nbsp;A new study published in PNAS uses the largest dataset of oxytocin measurements ever assembled\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-18T13:31:19-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/18\/2025-1:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the largest study of its kind, researchers have gained insights into how oxytocin patterns \u2014 which play a central role in building attraction, trust and social bonds \u2014 occur differently in females and males throughout their lifespans.","teaser":"Oxytocin, often called the \u201clove hormone,\u0022 plays a central role in building attraction, trust and social bonds among humans. Yet despite its importance, much about the hormone has remained unclear.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/oxytocin%20story.png?itok=lmlwGO8C","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251218-health-and-medicine-new-study-reveals-how-bonding-hormone-shifts-across-sex-and-age","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","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\/oxytocin%20story.png?itok=lmlwGO8C","image_alt":"Child\u0026#039;s hand gripping an adult\u0026#039;s hand.","image_caption":"ASU researchers uncovered that distinct oxytocin patterns occur in females and males throughout their lifespans. 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One such example of this is newly discovered tattoos from ancient Nubia, nearly doubling the amount previously known from the ancient Nile Valley.\u0026nbsp;Brenda Baker, bioarchaeologist and professor in Arizona State University\u0027s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-15T13:06:08-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/15\/2025-1:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New technology is being used to shed light on discoveries of old tattoos from the ancient Nile Valley. What can these tattoos reveal about life from hundreds, and even thousands, of years ago? An ASU bioarchaeologist has released new research about the findings.","teaser":"Long after an archaeological excavation, discoveries can still be made. One such example of this is newly discovered tattoos from ancient Nubia, nearly doubling the amount previously known from the ancient Nile Valley.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/AustinA_Illustrations_111825-01.jpg?itok=dXVb_W1I","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251215-science-and-technology-asu-researchers-shed-light-ancient-tattoos-nile-valley","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","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\/AustinA_Illustrations_111825-01.jpg?itok=dXVb_W1I","image_alt":"Illustration of a tattooed hand.","image_caption":"Reconstruction of geometric tattoos on the right hand of an adult woman from Semna South. 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As a teenager, she experienced housing instability, and keeping up with school became so difficult that she stepped away.But years later, earning her GED cracked open a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-12T12:56:30-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/12\/2025-12:56pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Earning her master\u2019s degree in sociology this fall, Rebeca Bonilla is using her own history with housing instability to inspire her studies on how housing, race and community conditions shape people\u2019s lives.","teaser":"When Rebeca Bonilla of Los Angeles dropped out of high school with a 0.0 GPA, college felt like a world meant for other people.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/Rebeca-Bonilla.jpg?itok=hzMLJiTB","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251212-sun-devil-community-former-unhoused-teen-graduates-masters-degree-focus-housing-justice","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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What she did not expect was how deeply the program\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T15:53:41-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-3:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Mariana Lozovanu began the online MA in communication program at ASU\u0026#039;s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, she already believed that communication was the foundation of how people build relationships, solve problems and create change.","teaser":"When Mariana Lozovanu began the online MA in communication program at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication,","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/DSC_2464.jpg?h=88c32778\u0026amp;itok=xHebGC-M","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251210-sun-devil-community-hugh-downs-school-graduate-strengthens-her-leadership-through-online","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Hugh Downs School of Human Communication","contributor-contact-information-name":"Charles Najera","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/DSC_2464.jpg?h=88c32778\u0026amp;itok=xHebGC-M","image_alt":"A woman in ASU master\u0026#039;s graduation regalia walks down a sidewalk","image_caption":"Mariana Lozovanu, who born and raised in Moldova, is graduating with a master\u0026#039;s degree in communication this December. 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Davis remembers hearing more about his challenges than his potential \u2014 but although the words hurt, he didn\u2019t let\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-09T16:04:49-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/09\/2025-4:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU graduate Kyle Bennett Davis found purpose in helping others through advocacy, empathy and community connection. Now, with a degree in family and human development, he\u2019s preparing to build a career centered on resilience and mental health.","teaser":"For Mesa native Kyle Bennett Davis, helping others is both a personal and professional imperative \u2014 one shaped by early experiences.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/54963148992_f807837ac2_o.jpg?itok=BRgqRezR","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251209-sun-devil-community-selfdoubt-deans-medalist-asu-grad-turns-struggle-advocacy","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jennifer Martin","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\/54963148992_f807837ac2_o.jpg?itok=BRgqRezR","image_alt":"Kyle Davis stands in front of a tree on Tempe campus","image_caption":"\u201cAfter my first day in a course on human development, I realized how integral understanding the human condition throughout the different phases of life will be in my future career,\u201d says Kyle Bennett Davis, Dean\u0026#039;s Medalist for the\u00a0T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Photo by Meghan Finnerty\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Convocation|Psychology|Community involvement|Social science","audiences":"Campus students|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"109796","title":"Nonprofit work meets nonstop purpose: Dean\u2019s Medalist looks ahead to law school, advocacy","body":"When Maggie Leone left Wakefield, Massachusetts, for Arizona, she wasn\u2019t looking for just warmer weather and a change of scenery. She wanted a place where she could dig into the questions that had long pulled her: Why do our systems function the way they do, and how do those structures affect\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-09T15:56:06-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/09\/2025-3:56pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After four years studying how systems shape people\u2019s lives, ASU Dean\u2019s Medalist Maggie Leone is preparing for her next chapter: law school and community-driven nonprofit work.","teaser":"When Maggie Leone left Wakefield, Massachusetts, for Arizona, she wasn\u2019t looking for just warmer weather and a change of scenery.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/Maggie%20Leone.jpg?itok=x-KtTCZP","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251205-sun-devil-community-deans-medalist-looks-ahead-law-school-community-advocacy","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jennifer Martin","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\/Maggie%20Leone.jpg?itok=x-KtTCZP","image_alt":"Maggie Leone stands in front of a tree on campus","image_caption":"\u201cI\u0026#039;ve always been really passionate about improving conditions in our society, systemically and on all other levels,\u201d says Maggie Leone, the Dean\u2019s Medalist for the School of Social Transformation. Photo by Meghan Finnerty\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Social Transformation|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Convocation|Justice studies|Community involvement|Social science","audiences":"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":"109776","title":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognizes academic excellence with 20 Dean\u2019s Medalists","body":"On Dec. 16, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest-achieving students from the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences at the fall 2025 convocation ceremony.Every semester, departments and schools within The College select\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-08T12:57:54-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/08\/2025-12:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"On Dec. 16, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest-achieving students from the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences at the fall 2025 convocation ceremony.","teaser":"On Dec.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/54937605282_65fc903420_o.jpg?itok=z82cgnwM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251208-sun-devil-community-college-liberal-arts-and-sciences-recognizes-academic-excellence-20","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Neely","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Online, Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/54937605282_65fc903420_o.jpg?itok=z82cgnwM","image_alt":"Deans medals","image_caption":"The College recognizes its highest-achieving students every semester with the Dean\u2019s Medal. 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But the now-famous novel and other classic and contemporary speculative works can inspire ideas about our future, our society and maybe even our social policies. 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She expected to pursue political science, but a gap year after high school reshaped her thinking. A few online videos about sociology \u2014 and a long-standing interest in inequality \u2014 nudged her toward a field that offered\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-04T16:11:33-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/04\/2025-4:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Graduating sociology student Marissa Carreon found her spark in research, a turning point that set her on the path toward graduate school. One course in particular sparked her interest in become a researcher and, she says, changed her whole trajectory.","teaser":"For Phoenix native Marissa Carreon, sociology wasn\u2019t part of the plan at first. 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What kind of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-02T11:07:56-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/02\/2025-11:07am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Driven by a desire to advocate for children of parents going through divorce, ASU family and human development graduate Natalya Castillo is preparing for a future in law.","teaser":"In divorce law, people tend to think first of the parents: How will assets be divided? Who gets to live in the house? Who gets custody?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/Natalya%20Castillo%20edited.jpg?itok=TEJoG5y4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251202-sun-devil-community-studying-families-fighting-children-family-science-shapes-asu-grads","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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It\u2019s here that she met and married her best friend. And it\u2019s just south of here that she lost her husband, Sergeant Michael\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-01T16:01:46-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/01\/2025-4:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After tragically losing her husband in the line of duty, ASU Online graduate Amanda Rudd, founder of the 554 Foundation, is using a degree in family and human development to help others navigate trauma and build resilience.","teaser":"Amanda Rudd lives in Parker, Arizona \u2014 a remote town of about 3,500 people on the California border.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/thumbnail_490346698_10227228524155905_3609670757371867110_n.jpg?h=ddbaf09a\u0026amp;itok=VJEp_ttn","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251201-sun-devil-community-after-immense-loss-asu-graduate-moves-forward-purpose","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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To him, every tooth or fragment of bone offers a voice from the past and a reminder that scientific data can illuminate profoundly human stories.As the newly appointed director of Arizona State University\u0027s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-18T12:01:06-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/18\/2025-12:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For two decades, researchers in ASU\u2019s Center for Bioarchaeological Research have been combining biology and history to uncover the insights into the lives of people who may have left no written records by studying their bones, teeth, skin, isotopes and DNA.","teaser":"When Christopher Stojanowski works in his lab, he isn\u2019t just handling ancient remains.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/otopes.png?itok=AbSun9Xe","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251118-science-and-technology-looking-back-20-years-discovery-asus-center-bioarchaeological","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","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\/2025-11\/otopes.png?itok=AbSun9Xe","image_alt":"Collage of three photos of people at archaeological sites and one photo of a scientist in a lab.","image_caption":"For the four faculty members of the Center for Bioarchacheological Research, their work is about more than just physical and biological data. They are searching for answers to long asked questions, making connections between the past and present, and most importantly \u2014 giving a voice to the past. Clockwise from top left: Regents Professor Jane Buikstra, Director Christopher Stojanowski, Professor Kelly Knudson and Professor Brenda Baker.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Anthropology|Biology|History|Resilience|Science|Social science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Students","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":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"109071","title":" Lethal aggression, territorial expansion in wild chimpanzees lead to more births, better infant survival","body":"The Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda\u2019s Kibale National Park have long been known for violent clashes with neighboring groups, often resulting in deaths \u2014 a phenomenon sometimes described as \u201cchimpanzee warfare.\u201dNow, a new study provides the clearest evidence yet that territorial expansion after lethal\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-17T15:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/17\/2025-3:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda\u2019s Kibale National Park have long been known for violent clashes with neighboring groups, often resulting in deaths. 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As founding director of the\u00a0Institute of Human Origins, he has dedicated his life to researching the origins of humankind and helping other scholars conduct\u00a0expeditions all over the world. 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