{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"110616","title":"Former head of JPL joins ASU as University Professor for Space Futures","body":"Laurie Leshin, once a young Tempe girl enamored with space who went on to become a world-class space scientist, is back home. She joined Arizona State University on Jan. 1 as the University Professor for Space Futures.Leshin was director of NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 2022 until May 2025\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-13T12:47:39-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/13\/2026-12:47pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Laurie Leshin, once a young Tempe girl enamored with space who went on to become a world-class space scientist, is back home. She joined ASU on Jan. 1 as the University Professor for Space Futures. 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