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A business decides it can generate some of its own power or recycle some of its own water.Each choice looks private. But multiplied across a city, those decisions begin to change the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-29T21:30:03-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/29\/2026-9:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As solar panels, batteries and onsite water reuse give people more control over the resources they use, those choices can reshape the public systems everyone relies on. ASU researchers are using civil engineering and game theory to explore how utilities can adapt while maintaining reliability, affordability and access.","teaser":"A homeowner installs rooftop solar and a battery. An apartment developer adds onsite wastewater treatment and reuse. 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The researchers have received a new grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study the effects of power and water decentralization. Photographer: Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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For its efforts, the council has been named a commendable recipient of the\u00a0American Chemical Society\u2019s Student Communities Award for the 2025\u201326 academic year.","teaser":"No one had finished the book.\u0026nbsp;Race Schwartz, a first-year chemistry doctoral student, made it halfway.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/DSC00153_0.jpg?itok=LPElVspj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260929-sun-devil-community-asu-graduate-students-community-starts-showing","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\/2026-09\/DSC00153_0.jpg?itok=LPElVspj","image_alt":"A group of students sits at a table while talking and laughing.","image_caption":"ASU School of Molecular Sciences students (from left) Race Schwartz, Vaibhav Joshi, Holly Steinhauer and Sayantee Sen gather on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 25, to discuss Laila Lalami\u2019s dystopian novel \u201cThe Dream Hotel\u201d as part of Readox Reaction, a monthly book club organized by the school\u0026#039;s Graduate Student Council. 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The findings challenge conventional views of carbon cycling and may expand scientists\u2019 understanding of where life can persist.","teaser":"Most of us learn a simple story about carbon: Plants and other photosynthesizers pull carbon dioxide from the air to make their own organic carbon, while animals, fungi and many bacteria must consume organic carbon directly.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20241206%20CharterPortraitsISTB4Lab_035%20%281%29.jpg?h=8826c8a1\u0026amp;itok=AsM6tQa5","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260928-asuled-study-finds-bacteria-tap-unexpected-carbon-source","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20241206%20CharterPortraitsISTB4Lab_035%20%281%29.jpg?h=8826c8a1\u0026amp;itok=AsM6tQa5","image_alt":"CharterPortraitsISTB4Lab","image_caption":"School of Earth and Space Exploration Graduate Associate Katelyn Weeks and PhD candidate Emma Brown working in the lab. 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The financial, time and knowledge barriers to receiving USDA Organic certification have prevented unknown numbers of producers from transitioning their conventional operations to organic.\u0026nbsp;This has\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-28T16:19:52-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/28\/2026-4:19pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new organic farming mentorship program called Kernel is launching to support farmers, ranchers and food handlers nationwide. 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The program is led by the ASU Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems. 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It\u2019s another thing to be moved to action.\u0026nbsp;Though scientists have been sounding alarm bells about climate change for decades, key institutions worldwide \u2014\u0026nbsp;governments, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations \u2014 have failed to reach their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-28T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/28\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"It\u2019s one thing to know the climate is changing. It\u2019s another thing to be moved to action. That\u0026#039;s why ASU has helped produce a framework to provide member states of UNESCO with the tools they need to \u201cmake a difference\u201d on the ground in a variety of different communities. ","teaser":"It\u2019s one thing to know the climate is changing. 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A new ASU-led study found that powerful jets from supermassive black holes can heat and ionize gas far beyond a galaxy\u2019s visible edge, potentially limiting the fuel available to form new stars.","teaser":"Galaxies are enormous and hold hundreds of billions of stars.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/radiojets.png?itok=G8qYPgsE","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260924-black-hole-jets-may-shape-fate-entire-galaxies","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/radiojets.png?itok=G8qYPgsE","image_alt":"radiojets.png","image_caption":"Artist\u2019s illustration of a supermassive black hole at the center of a radio galaxy launching powerful jets all the way into the galaxy\u2019s circumgalactic medium. 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Some people might consume more in the company of others or in certain situations or locations.\u0026nbsp;Research from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology examines these nuances by leveraging the smartphone most of us carry.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-24T09:27:05-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/24\/2026-9:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology, using data provided in real time through smartphone apps, shows that people with preexisting cannabis use problems consume more when in the company of others.","teaser":"Substance use, including cannabis, is not one-size-fits-all. Some people might consume more in the company of others or in certain situations or locations.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/pexels-yoda-497072362-20296403.jpg?itok=rEWxNwB6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260924-science-and-technology-realtime-data-provides-nuanced-look-likelihood-cannabis-use","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","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\/2026-09\/pexels-yoda-497072362-20296403.jpg?itok=rEWxNwB6","image_alt":"A black-and-white close-up from behind a person holding a smartphone while smoke swirls past their head.","image_caption":"Research from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology using ecological momentary assessments (surveys given through smartphone apps) shows that people with preexisting cannabis use problems consume more when in the company of others. 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ASU will co-lead an NSF-funded project to create a national resource to sequence and analyze the DNA of important species. Photo by Andy DeLisle\/ASU Knowledge Enterprise","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Biology and society|Conservation|Biology|Ecology|Environment|Life Science","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","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":"116891","title":"The intersection of human evolution and artificial intelligence","body":"An average day for Arizona State University alumnus Andy Garcia includes coordinating, planning and supporting extensive product testing, all for autonomous vehicles.Over the past 10 years, Garcia\u2019s career has evolved with new uses for technology, including the growing presence of artificial\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-23T14:42:46-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/23\/2026-2:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Looking at the past ten years, Garcia\u2019s career has continued to evolve with new uses for technology, including the growing presence of artificial intelligence in machines such as the self-driving cars he works on today. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"An average day for Arizona State University alumnus Andy Garcia includes coordinating, planning and supporting extensive product testing, all for autonomous vehicles.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260923-intersection-human-evolution-and-artificial-intelligence","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, Online, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"ASU logo sign in front of palo verde trees","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change|ASU Online|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Alumni Association","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"California|Tempe campus|Online","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"116931","title":"New rare earth compounds offer window into exploring future catalytic and biomedical uses","body":"A compound does not need many elements to be scientifically complicated.Researchers at Arizona State University and international collaborators have created two previously unreported compounds made from just three elements: cerium, phosphorus and oxygen. They are known as cerium(III) oxyphosphates\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-23T13:23:11-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/23\/2026-1:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers at Arizona State University and international collaborators have created two previously unreported compounds made from just three elements: cerium, phosphorus and oxygen. ","teaser":"A compound does not need many elements to be scientifically complicated.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/JaredM.png?itok=bWokLthl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260923-new-rare-earth-compounds-offer-window-exploring-future-catalytic-and-biomedical-uses","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","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\/2026-09\/JaredM.png?itok=bWokLthl","image_alt":"man looking at electronic equipment","image_caption":"Experimental setup for laser melting in Alexandra Navrotsky\u2019s laboratory at ASU, with Jared Matteucci melting synthetic monazite (CePO4). 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The authors say the gap exposes a critical weakness in the nation\u0026#039;s disease surveillance network.","teaser":"A new study led by an Arizona State University researcher found that a fast-moving strain of bird flu went undetected in North American wild birds for roughly three mont","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/pexels-cigdem-bilgin-2154409770-33233646.jpg?itok=o-2IPsw3","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260923-science-and-technology-bird-flu-strain-circulated-undetected-months-asu-study-finds","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Rithwik Kalale","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\/2026-09\/pexels-cigdem-bilgin-2154409770-33233646.jpg?itok=o-2IPsw3","image_alt":"A flock of birds flying in a V formation against a clear blue sky with fluffy clouds.","image_caption":"Stock image from Pexels by \u00c7i\u011fdem Bilgin","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Environment|Health care|Science|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Community|Students","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":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"116896","title":"Meet language scholars, artists and scientists innovating at ASU English","body":"With fall 2026 in full swing, let\u2019s get to know a few Arizona State University\u0026nbsp;Department of English faculty in the trenches.Doing the department\u2019s good work are award-winning teachers, researchers, artists and thought leaders from across disciplinary boundaries. Some of these folks are new to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-22T15:51:24-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/22\/2026-3:51pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Meet some of the new and newly appointed faculty helping shape the Department of English through their work as teachers, researchers, artists and thought leaders.","teaser":"With fall 2026 in full swing, let\u2019s get to know a few Arizona State University\u0026nbsp;Department of English faculty in the trenches.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/newfacultycollage-fall-2026-web_0.jpg?itok=3z9WXGo8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260922-meet-language-scholars-artists-and-scientists-innovating-asu-english","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Department of English","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kristen LaRue-Sandler","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7611","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\/2026-09\/newfacultycollage-fall-2026-web_0.jpg?itok=3z9WXGo8","image_alt":"Courtesy images of new and new-to-their-roles faculty in ASU English. Top, from left to right: Maeghan Bowman, Reza Dalman, Ayling Dominguez and Andrew Dana Hudson. Bottom, left to right: Patti Jones, Kathleen McNamara, Cecilia Savala and Marlene Tovar.","image_caption":"New and new-to-their-roles faculty in ASU English. Top, from left: Maeghan Bowman, Reza Dalman, Ayling Dominguez and Andrew Dana Hudson. Bottom, from left: Patti Jones, Kathleen McNamara, Cecilia Savala and Marlene Tovar. Courtesy photos","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of English|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Virginia G. 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But tariffs, geopolitical instability, extreme weather and transportation snarls have made disruption feel less like an exception and more like a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-22T13:19:28-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/22\/2026-1:19pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For National Preparedness Month this September, we turned to an ASU supply-chain expert to learn how supply chains can be built to be strong enough to absorb disruption without making them so expensive or complicated that they create new problems.","teaser":"For years, companies built lean supply chains for speed, lower costs and less waste. That strategy worked well when the world felt more predictable.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260918-Supply-Chain.gif?itok=w0W24guT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260922-business-and-entrepreneurship-why-supplychain-resilience-means-more-just-extra-inventory","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\/2026-09\/20260918-Supply-Chain.gif?itok=w0W24guT","image_alt":"People loading boxes onto a truck.","image_caption":"An ASU supply-chain expert says that building for resilience means more than just stocking extra inventory. iStock image","related_story":"","news_units":"W. 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Angela Gonzales, a member of the Hopi Tribe and director of American Indian Studies, was elected as president of the\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-22T10:58:57-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/22\/2026-10:58am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Angela Gonzales, a member of the Hopi Tribe and director of American Indian Studies program at ASU, was elected as president of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) for the 2026\u201327 term.","teaser":"As the\u0026nbsp;American Indian Studies program at Arizona State University marks its 25th anniversary this year, the program is gaining new visibility on an international stage.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260922-asu-professor-lead-indigenous-studies-association","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, Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"ASU logo sign in front of palo verde trees","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"American Indian Studies Program|Center for Indian Education|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus|Online","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"116841","title":"ASU expands conservation learning with new degrees, global partnerships","body":"One year ago at Climate Week NYC, Arizona State University announced a $115 million investment from the Rob Walton Foundation to establish the Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures.The largest gift in university history gave the school the opportunity to build its conservation curriculum from\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-22T10:32:50-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/22\/2026-10:32am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"One year after a $115 million gift helped establish Conservation Futures at ASU, the initiative is expanding with the launch of new undergraduate and graduate degree programs for spring 2027.","teaser":"One year ago at Climate Week NYC, Arizona State University announced a $115 million investment from th","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/intern.2.png?itok=ZFtyIxTG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260922-environment-and-sustainability-asu-expands-conservation-learning-new-degrees-global","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Learning Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Carrie Peterson","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\/2026-09\/intern.2.png?itok=ZFtyIxTG","image_alt":"Five people gather outdoors and look down at a handheld device in bright sunlight.","image_caption":"Researchers at the Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association conduct camera-trap work in southern Kenya. The motion-triggered cameras record which routes wildlife use across community land. This year, the association hosted some of the first interns from ASU\u0026#039;s Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures. 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A team of ASU researchers is testing one possible answer: using CO2 from the air to help grow cyanobacteria and algae that can be used to make fuels, chemicals, proteins, pigments and other useful products.","teaser":"As the world looks for ways to reduce greenhouse gases, researchers are exploring not only how to pull carbon dioxide from the air, but also what to do with it once it is captured.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20210802AzCATIShoot_143.jpg?h=32924a51\u0026amp;itok=RZmh8LeF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260921-science-and-technology-green-use-aircaptured-co2-growing-beneficial-algae","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","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\/2026-09\/20210802AzCATIShoot_143.jpg?h=32924a51\u0026amp;itok=RZmh8LeF","image_alt":"A hand holding a vial of algae up to the sky","image_caption":"A laboratory technician examines algae samples at ASU\u0026#039;s Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation in Mesa. 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Cybersecurity professionals want to discuss intelligence related to attacks in their networks to defend against adversaries.However, privacy concerns and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-18T14:08:47-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/18\/2026-2:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers from ASU and two university partners are developing a novel cyber-infrastructure with the goal of protecting privacy and sensitive data while improving computing collaboration between institutions.","teaser":"Imagine the following scenarios: Medical researchers at two different institutions need to compare patient data to advance drug discovery.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/26%20RTO%20News%20release%20PARAPET_R1.png?itok=v1wejzW_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260918-science-and-technology-5m-nsf-award-enhance-data-protections-users-nationwide","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\/2026-09\/26%20RTO%20News%20release%20PARAPET_R1.png?itok=v1wejzW_","image_alt":"Graphic illustration featuring images of computers, locks and keys","image_caption":"Researchers from ASU and two university partners are developing a novel cyber-infrastructure with the goal of protecting privacy and sensitive data while improving computing collaboration between institutions. 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Jon Kyl, a longtime Arizona political leader whose career reflected a commitment to public service, constitutional government and the role of the Senate in the American\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-18T12:05:07-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/18\/2026-12:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Sen. Jon Kyl, a leading figure in Arizona and national politics, left a lasting mark on ASU through his support for civic education, constitutional study and thoughtful public service.","teaser":"By Sean Beienburg","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260918-senator-jon-kyl-one-arizonas-greatest-political-leaders-dies-84","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\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"ASU logo sign in front of palo verde trees","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership","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":"116796","title":"Get ASU Game Day gear at Sparky\u2019s Shop at Novus Place in Tempe","body":"Sparky\u2019s Shop at Novus Place is a new destination for Sun Devil fans to buy ASU-branded gear before and after events at Desert Financial Arena, Mountain America Stadium and Mullett Arena.Arizona State University\u2019s Sun Devil Campus Stores, operated in partnership with Follett Higher Education, held\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-18T09:42:43-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/18\/2026-9:42am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"Sparky\u2019s Shop at Novus Place is a new destination for Sun Devil fans to buy ASU-branded gear before and after events at Desert Financial Arena, Mountain America Stadium and Mullett Arena.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/SparkyShopOpen-Novus-090226_1.jpg?h=d63682f9\u0026amp;itok=A8Vz2ggG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260918-get-asu-game-day-gear-sparkys-shop-novus-place-tempe","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Business and Finance Communications Group","contributor-contact-information-name":"Wendy Craft","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-6695","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\/2026-09\/SparkyShopOpen-Novus-090226_1.jpg?h=d63682f9\u0026amp;itok=A8Vz2ggG","image_alt":"A boldly branded ASU truck is outside a retail entrance with people standing in the background.","image_caption":"Sun Devil Campus Stores and Follett Higher Education held the grand opening for Sparky\u0026#039;s Shop at Nouvs Place near the ASU Tempe campus. 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The celebration included multiple booths from different library organizations, interactive activities and fun prizes.At the\u0026nbsp;Hayden Library on ASU\u2019s Tempe campus, several tables were set\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-17T09:37:03-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/17\/2026-9:37am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s Library Day on Sept. 9 allowed students, staff and faculty at all ASU campuses to learn more about the amazing resources that their libraries have to assist them with in their studies.","teaser":"Arizona State University was proud to celebrate Library Day on Wednesday, Sept. 9, across all ASU campuses. The celebration included multiple booths from different library organizations, interactive activities and fun prizes.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/Nai%27s%20Library%20Day%20Pics%20%28Edited%2913.jpg?itok=FBVFkwCy","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260917-more-just-books-asus-library-day-shows-students-staff-all-libraries-have-offer","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Educational Outreach and Student Services","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lauren Greenberg","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus, West Valley campus, Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/Nai%27s%20Library%20Day%20Pics%20%28Edited%2913.jpg?itok=FBVFkwCy","image_alt":"A group of students participate in Library Day at the Hayden Library on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus","image_caption":"ASU\u2019s Library Day on Sept. 9 allowed students, staff and faculty at all ASU campuses to learn more about the amazing resources that their libraries have to assist them with in their studies. 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Soft tissues used for vocalization rarely fossilize, leaving\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-17T08:10:36-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/17\/2026-8:10am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new study with ASU researchers used fossilized insect wings to reconstruct ancient calls, revealing that Jurassic forests were alive with a surprising diversity of sounds 165 million years ago.","teaser":"Long before birdsong, traffic or the hum of modern cities, Jurassic forests had their own soundtrack.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/cover0801.copy_.jpg?h=db306055\u0026amp;itok=SaarqCl6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260917-ancient-insect-wings-offer-clues-jurassic-soundscape","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","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\/2026-09\/cover0801.copy_.jpg?h=db306055\u0026amp;itok=SaarqCl6","image_alt":"artistic rendering of a forest in the jurassic period with a dinosaur, mountain, greenery, a bird, and insects","image_caption":"Photo courtesy: Jun-Jie Gu, Sichuan Agricultural University, lead author on \u0026quot;Reconstruction of an extinct soundscape reveals ultrasonic communication in the Jurassic,\u0026quot; published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","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":"116691","title":"Hubble reveals thousands of fine threads in M82\u2019s galactic wind","body":"By Yucheng GuoA new study led by Arizona State University has produced one of the most detailed views yet of the powerful galactic wind flowing out of Messier 82. The observations reveal thousands of narrow, interconnected filaments woven through the outflow.Messier 82, also known as the Cigar\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-15T14:34:38-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2026-2:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University researchers used the Hubble Space Telescope to uncover thousands of intricate filaments threading the powerful galactic wind of the nearby Cigar Galaxy, offering an unprecedented look at how starbursts reshape galaxies.","teaser":"By Yucheng Guo","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/image-4.png?itok=9Tq4RR2o","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260915-hubble-reveals-thousands-fine-threads-m82s-galactic-wind","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/image-4.png?itok=9Tq4RR2o","image_alt":"image-4.png","image_caption":"A Hubble Space Telescope view of the starburst galaxy Messier 82 with the newly mapped filament network superimposed on its southern galactic wind. Researchers identified more than 2,000 individual filaments, revealing the intricate small-scale structure of gas carried away from the galaxy. 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Assistant Professor Ian Peebles will fill the open role of co-director, and Senior Instructor Kerri Slatus will contribute as a Health Humanities fellow. 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What about greeting strangers with a smile?The answers to these questions are at the heart of a puzzle social psychologists have been\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-15T09:56:52-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2026-9:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research led by Thomas Talhelm in the ASU Department of Psychology has solved 30 years of puzzling findings in the study of cultural differences. The work shows that responsibilities people hold in close relationships are what reliably differentiates Eastern and Western cultures and form the foundation of collectivism.","teaser":"Do you think that a person who reorganizes their life so that their aging parents can live with them would be likely to push another out of the way on the subway? What about greeting strangers with a smile?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-08\/duy-pham-Cecb0_8Hx-o-unsplash.jpg?itok=_i40Leqc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260915-science-and-technology-responsibilities-close-social-relationships-explain-cultural-differences","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","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\/2026-08\/duy-pham-Cecb0_8Hx-o-unsplash.jpg?itok=_i40Leqc","image_alt":"Eight people sit with their arms around each other, facing away from the camera.","image_caption":"Research from the ASU Department of Psychology has shown that responsibilities people hold in close relationships are what reliably differentiates Eastern and Western cultures. 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As part of the engineering capstone program, Franks led teams of ASU students through the process of creating real functionality and features for a live platform.","teaser":"Suhaib Ahmad Siddiqui thought he was helping solve a simple problem.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/SCAI-PITCH-Hero-2026-v1-toWEB_1920x1080.jpg?itok=UaRo8-w_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260915-science-and-technology-asu-students-help-improve-app-connects-studentathletes-families","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, through the process of creating real functionality and features for a live platform. Graphic created by Rhonda Hitchcock-Mast\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Entrepreneurship|Engineering|Technology|Sports","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Parents|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":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"116706","title":"New study sheds light on dementia among Indigenous Bolivians","body":"In two Indigenous communities living preindustrial lifestyles in the Bolivian Amazon, dementia is remarkably uncommon. 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Three years later, the Japanese government is sending Cisneros to Japan.Cisneros, a Japanese major at The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences\u0027\u0026nbsp;School of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-14T09:52:23-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/14\/2026-9:52am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Japanese major Derek Cisneros earned one of Japan\u0026#039;s most competitive international scholarships, continuing a recent streak of success for ASU\u0026#039;s Japanese program.","teaser":"Derek Cisneros came to Arizona State University because of a high school Japanese teacher who had earned his own degree from ASU. 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But as quantum computing advances, some of today\u2019s most widely used security tools could eventually become breakable.\u0026nbsp;That means information stolen now\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-11T12:41:20-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/11\/2026-12:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As World Quantum Readiness Day approaches, an ASU expert explains how quantum computing could affect computer security and why organizations should prepare now.","teaser":"Most people trust that the passwords, bank accounts, medical records and private messages they use every day are protected by encryption.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/SCAI-STAM-Michel-Kinsy-2024-EG-1546-a_1920x1080.jpg?itok=-QkSDJ7D","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260911-science-and-technology-what-are-tomorrows-quantum-threats","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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He also serves as director of ASU\u2019s STAM Center, a research consortium that includes the Adaptive \u0026amp; Secure Computing Systems Laboratory, which studies post-quantum cryptography. Photo by Erika Gronek\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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ASU researchers are investigating how this ability is influenced by multiple factors, including mothers, fathers, genetics and life experiences.","teaser":"Why are some kids easily able to keep listening to a teacher when their friends are chatting, refrain from blurting out an answer or get started on their homework instead of playing?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/pexels-silverkblack-39191143.jpg?itok=ZA0HiQFF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260910-health-and-medicine-many-factors-shape-selfregulation-children","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","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\/2026-09\/pexels-silverkblack-39191143.jpg?itok=ZA0HiQFF","image_alt":"A man helps a young boy work on a laptop at a table surrounded by school supplies.","image_caption":"A new study from the ASU Department of Psychology has shown that mothers, fathers, genetics and life experiences all affect self-regulation skills in children. 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Arizona State University ROTC students, student-athletes and members of the community solemnly planted thousands of U.S. flags across Tempe Beach\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-10T10:50:55-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/10\/2026-10:50am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Before the sun had crested \u0026quot;A\u0026quot; Mountain, they gathered. Arizona State University ROTC students, student-athletes and members of the community solemnly planted thousands of U.S. flags across Tempe Beach Park on Thursday as part of the Tempe Healing Field, an annual tribute to those who died in the 9\/11 terrorist attacks.","teaser":"Photos by Emma FitzgeraldASU News student photographer and Cronkite School sports journalism major","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260910%20TempeHealingFields_1324.jpg?h=b24c4b76\u0026amp;itok=oCgmzszm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260910-sun-devil-community-tempe-healing-field-annual-tribute-lives-lost-9-11","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260910%20TempeHealingFields_1324.jpg?h=b24c4b76\u0026amp;itok=oCgmzszm","image_alt":"A college student installs a U.S. flag in the middle of a field of them","image_caption":"Fourth-year aerospace engineering student Evan Donnelly helps plant flags at Tempe Beach Park on Sept. 10 as part of the Tempe Healing Field, an annual tribute to those who died in the 9\/11 terrorist attacks.","related_story":"","news_units":"","interests":"History|Military","audiences":"Veterans|Community|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":"116566","title":"Back to school, back to work","body":"For Sanskar Srivastava, the fall semester begins in two places: the classroom and the workplace.The recent Arizona State University graduate is now pursuing an accelerated master\u2019s degree in computer science through the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A. 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But picture a construction site where artificial intelligence analyzes data from wearable biosensors and environmental monitors worn by construction workers\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-09T13:54:40-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/09\/2026-1:54pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU construction faculty and professionals are using the power of AI to solve today\u0026#039;s industry challenges \u2014 like protecting workers from heat stress \u2014 while preparing students to use it throughout their careers.","teaser":"As summer temperatures continue to soar in the Valley of the Sun, construction workers are among the most vulnerable to heat-related illness.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/SSEBE-AI-in-Construction-Biosensors-1-2026-SAVE-Lab-1920x1080-w.jpg?itok=6UAqT4sD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260909-science-and-technology-how-ai-changing-construction-classroom-jobsite","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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