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The second came in fall 2025, when she relocated to Arizona State University\u0027s West Valley campus to pursue her\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-11T12:00:51-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/11\/2026-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Nuttavarin Wongwilaivarin, who moved to the U.S. from Thailand in 2022, says studying far from home helped her grow personally, academically and professionally. She is graduating this May with a master\u0026#039;s in supply chain management from the W. P. Carey School of Business. 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An ASU forensic expert helps us understand how IGG works, how reliable it is and what other emerging DNA tools and technologies may shape the future of criminal investigations.","teaser":"It\u2019s been more than 30 days since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home, and with little physical evidence pointing to a suspect, investigators have turned to an advanced forensic method known as investigative genetic ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/iStock-1442131755.jpg?itok=MwAn5g0k","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260303-science-and-technology-asu-forensics-expert-explains-dna-tech-being-used-guthrie","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":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/iStock-1442131755.jpg?itok=MwAn5g0k","image_alt":"A computer illustration of a DNA helix with computer code and a fingerprint in the background","image_caption":"iStock illustration","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Interdisciplinary Forensics|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Forensic science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Community","locations":"West Valley 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":"111611","title":"Small Business Summit brings West Valley leaders, students together to build a shared economic future","body":"More than 100 small-business founders, city leaders, faculty and students gathered at Arizona State University\u2019s West Valley campus last week for a powerful reminder: Thriving local economies are built through connection.Hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business\u2019\u0026nbsp;Center for Small and Medium\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-24T13:41:31-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/24\/2026-1:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"At this year\u0026#039;s Small Business Summit, hosted by the W. P. 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What Western research often defines as individual addictive behavior was reframed by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-16T16:40:10-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/16\/2026-4:40pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"By offering graduate psychology education in Mandarin, ASU\u2019s AZX program creates illustrates how academic rigor grows stronger when shaped by diverse cultural perspectives.","teaser":"Context matters \u2014\u0026nbsp;even in as seemingly a straightforward situation as quitting smoking.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Screenshot%202026-02-13%20at%202.55.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=a38a2d58\u0026amp;itok=cDJiXpd7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260216-arts-humanities-and-education-dual-language-asu-psychology-program-shows-importance","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"New College","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mariana Lozovanu","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus, ASU In China","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Screenshot%202026-02-13%20at%202.55.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=a38a2d58\u0026amp;itok=cDJiXpd7","image_alt":"AZX","image_caption":"Kailee Zhu, assistant teaching professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (pictured with students Nientung Lin and Yu Fan Hsu), teaches PSY 553: General Psychology Capstone at ASU\u2019s West Valley campus.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Social and Behavioral Sciences|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Education|International|Psychology","audiences":"Faculty|International students|Online students","locations":"West Valley campus|ASU In China","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":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"111056","title":"Scholarship celebrates 25 years of overcoming barriers to higher education","body":"Faculty and students agree that what makes the\u0026nbsp;ASU Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars program special goes beyond the funding it provides for recipients:The relationships that develop make it truly remarkable.This May, the 25th cohort of ASU Nina Scholars will complete their degrees. Since its\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-06T12:35:51-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/06\/2026-12:35pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"This May, the 25th cohort of Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars will complete their degrees. Since its creation, 180 ASU students have graduated, with another 25 currently working toward that goal. 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They envisioned a place where people could work together while learning about sustainable food systems, and ASU Farm was born. The educational hub and laboratory was recently designated as a center and has big plans for growth.","teaser":"When Brennan Campbell took a Sustainability Virtues class in the 2025 spring semester, he never imagined it would lead him to a goat pen on a beautiful December morning, raking droppings into a pile.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20251213%20ASU%20Farm%20588.jpg?itok=MKUbSjBi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260107-environment-and-sustainability-asu-farm-connects-students-sustainable-food-systems","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus, West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20251213%20ASU%20Farm%20588.jpg?itok=MKUbSjBi","image_alt":"A man wearing a coat and a bucket hat kneels down in front of a goat that is licking his hand","image_caption":"Recent sustainability graduate Brennan Campbell works in the goat pen at Maya\u2019s Farm in south Phoenix during ASU Farm Volunteer Day on Dec. 13. 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