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Local, national and global affairs

ASU celebrates launch of nation's first Center for Heat Preparedness

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Health and medicine

Protecting the people who protect our communities

September 14, 2026

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Local, national and global affairs

Affordable housing, water resources among state issues tackled at summit

August 17, 2026

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Environment and sustainability

How the experts weather Arizona summers

July 20, 2026

Graphic illustration of a box labeled "excessive heat kit" with dotted lines leading to graphics depicting pets, a home, a thermometer and an air conditioner.

Health and medicine

How to create a heat response plan for your family this summer

July 13, 2026

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Environment and sustainability

New series with veteran science journalist Miles O'Brien to feature ASU researchers

June 12, 2026

In the hot sun, a researcher tows a cart loaded with weather sensing instruments

Environment and sustainability

New 'Cool Routes' app maps shadiest routes for your walk

June 10, 2026

cars pass a highway sign warning of extreme heat

Environment and sustainability

It’s time to prepare for deadlier heat waves

June 01, 2026

Rooftop with rows of cooling fans

Environment and sustainability

Turning down the heat from data centers

May 18, 2026

Farmworkers in a field under bright skies in a desert landscape.

Environment and sustainability

Protecting Arizona farmworkers from rising temps

May 15, 2026

A scene from a documentary where paramedics are helping cool down a man with heat stroke

Arts, humanities and education

ASU filmmaker highlights lifesaving work during a Phoenix heat crisis

May 12, 2026