{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"115216","title":"AI is a cybersecurity problem \u2014 and also, a solution","body":"Artificial intelligence is changing cybersecurity. It\u2019s a two-edged sword that can help both cyber criminals and cyber defenders. While the bad guys seem to hold the advantage for now, we can turn the balance in the good guys\u2019 favor by investing in better, AI-supported cybersecurity practices.That\u2019\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-26T14:41:37-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/26\/2026-2:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"While AI can help launch cyberattacks, it also presents opportunities to enhance our cyber defenses. ASU expert Nadya Bliss shares takeaways from her new report on the future of AI and cybersecurity.","teaser":"Artificial intelligence is changing cybersecurity. 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Now, researchers at Arizona State University are turning to a new frontier: helping large industries rethink how they use water.In the Phoenix metropolitan area, nearly 40%\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-19T10:41:32-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/19\/2026-10:41am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As pressure grows on the Colorado River and groundwater supplies, ASU researchers are working with industry to unlock the next generation of water resiliency at the scale where it can make a big difference.","teaser":"Arizona has long been a national leader in water conservation, cutting household water use even as its population has grown.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Phx_skyline.jpg?itok=GrFaaQ1H","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260619-environment-and-sustainability-asu-works-industry-unlock-next-generation-water-savings","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\/2026-06\/Phx_skyline.jpg?itok=GrFaaQ1H","image_alt":"Large desert city with tall buildings and mountains in the background.","image_caption":"Commercial and industrial facilities make up a significant share of water use in the Phoenix metro area, creating new opportunities for conservation and reuse at scale in an arid climate. 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They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much fat, carbohydrates and protein the food contains.\u0026nbsp;But inside the body, digestion is far more complicated. Food passes through a living microbial ecosystem that can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-27T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/27\/2026-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Food labels make calories seem simple; but inside the body, digestion is far more complicated. Food passes through a living microbial ecosystem that can influence how many of those calories people actually absorb. A new mathematical model takes a closer look at that hidden part of digestion. ","teaser":"Food labels make calories seem simple. 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Amryth, a company that sells a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-19T12:49:16-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/19\/2026-12:49pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Just days after graduating, Logano Milano won the ASU-sponsored Inferno Invitational Startup Cup pitch competition, beating seven other ventures with his startup Amryth, a company that sells a canned beverage that contains a rare honey from Nepal.","teaser":"Logan Milano had an amazing week. Days after he graduated from Arizona State University, he won $100,000 to fund his startup venture, Amryth.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/Event-InfernoCup-260514-0957.jpg?itok=x8DJLfhf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260519-business-and-entrepreneurship-euphoric-entrepreneur-new-asu-grad-wins-100k-pitch","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":"Skysong","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/Event-InfernoCup-260514-0957.jpg?itok=x8DJLfhf","image_alt":"A young man holding a trophy in one hand a one side of a giant check in the other stands alongside a woman holding the other side of the check","image_caption":"Logan Milano (left), winner of the Inferno Invitational Startup Cup, poses with Joy Griffen, faculty director of venture development for the Ira A. 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As a PhD student at Arizona State University, her curiosity led her from knocking on the doors of microbiologists and chemists, to sampling fog before sunrise in Pennsylvania, to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-14T10:28:38-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/14\/2026-10:28am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An ASU research team found that bacteria floating in tiny droplets of fog are active, growing and breaking down pollutants in our air. 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He reminded his\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-07T11:57:36-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/07\/2026-11:57am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An ASU-powered startup is solving real-world farm challenges with AI-driven tools \u2014 including autonomous weed control, cilantro harvesting and next-generation scarecrows.","teaser":"Raghu Nandivada was visiting family in rural south India in 2018 when, after a long day of work, his mother challenged him to invent a robot that removed weeds.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/ASU%20News%20Banner-01.png?itok=2LyNgM1K","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260107-business-and-entrepreneurship-farming-robots-tackle-labor-shortages-using-ai","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Alicia Barr\u00f3n","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\/2026-01\/ASU%20News%20Banner-01.png?itok=2LyNgM1K","image_alt":"A group of people stand next to a piece of farm equipment that has a red inflatable tube man attached to it","image_caption":"The Padma AgRobotics team (from left: Raghu Nandivada, Rajpal Singh, Vamsi Dudala, Kailash Ramahlingem and Vasuki Pulikonda) test one of their AI scarecrows at Blue Sky Organic Farms in Litchfield Park, Arizona. 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She managed to complete the exam before heading to the hospital, a moment that perfectly reflects an academic\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-04T15:42:13-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/04\/2025-3:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Driven by a personal mission, Christina Flynn wants to give families hope through science.","teaser":"Phoenix native Christina Flynn was taking one of her master\u2019s degree final ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/251118-Portraits-ChristinaFlynn-184.jpg?h=332f1785\u0026amp;itok=Y7kOQFrJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251204-sun-devil-community-science-family-affair-asu-grad","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"KE Strategic Marketing and Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Victor Chambers","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\/251118-Portraits-ChristinaFlynn-184.jpg?h=332f1785\u0026amp;itok=Y7kOQFrJ","image_alt":"Student Christina Flynn.","image_caption":"Graduate researcher Christina Flynn aims to shift public perception of autism from a permanent condition to a manageable illness through early, science-based intervention. 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Over time, that stress can speed up cognitive decline and increase the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-25T07:20:30-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/25\/2025-7:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In young adults with obesity, researchers have identified biological markers of inflammation, liver stress and detection of markers indicative of early damage to brain cells. They also had unusually low levels of the nutrient choline.","teaser":"For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. 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The U.S. population is older today than it has ever been, and the number of people aged 65 and up is expected to rise from 58 million people in 2022 to 82 million in 2050.\u0026nbsp;As the number of older Americans grows, so will the number of people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2014 unless\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-26T12:10:21-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/26\/2025-12:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers are finding new ways to reduce Alzheimer\u2019s risk, get earlier diagnoses, slow progression of the disease and improve quality of life.","teaser":"America is aging. 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