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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. Jo Ann Martinez, the program\u0026#039;s director, calls it a \u0026quot;life-changing scholarship.\u0026quot;","teaser":"Faculty and students agree that what makes the\u0026nbsp;ASU Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars program special goes ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/feb_2026_NinaScholars-davis2018.jpg?itok=paFRWyqa","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260206-university-news-scholarship-celebrates-25-years-overcoming-barriers-higher-education","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Ayrel Clark-Proffitt","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix 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\/2026-02\/feb_2026_NinaScholars-davis2018.jpg?itok=paFRWyqa","image_alt":"Eric Davis poses with his dog in cap and gown for his 2018 graduation from ASU.","image_caption":"ASU Nina Scholar Eric Davis poses with his dog in his cap and gown for his undergraduate graduation. 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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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This semester, seven projects were awarded funding, including one in partnership with\u00a0the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and another that was recommended to continue as a special project within the institute.","teaser":"The Humanities Institute seed grant program supports ASU-based humanities projects that engage with social challenges in the past, present or future.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/seed%20grant%20recipients_0.png?itok=HjHC04NG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251217-humanities-institute-seed-grants-archive-key-works-and-more","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Humanities Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Alyssa Arns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/seed%20grant%20recipients_0.png?itok=HjHC04NG","image_alt":"Collage of headshots","image_caption":"Fall 2025 recipients of ASU Humanities Institute seed grants. 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