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The hidden cost of the American food systemEditor’s note: This is the third story in a series exploring how ASU tackles complex problems to help transform entire systems for the better. Read … |
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Fasting from diet-related New Year's resolutionsGoing on a diet in January is as cliche as breaking it in February. But what if this annual resolution went the way of the cabbage soup diet? What if the new year didn’t mean going from holiday sweets to meals that would starve a mouse? “I caution… |
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ASU architecture students collaborate with Palestinian peersA class of Arizona State University architecture students collaborated with peers from a Palestinian university this year on a project to reimagine a kindergarten building for children who are living amid conflict. The Sun Devils came up with creative designs… |
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Intermittent fasting shows promise in improving gut health, weight managementA new study by researchers from Arizona State University and their colleagues highlights a dietary strategy for significant health improvement and weight management. Participants following an intermittent fasting and protein-pacing regimen, which involves evenly… |
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Assessing the red alert on coralsAs our planet continues to warm, rising ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs across the globe. But not all corals are created equal, and some may be able to withstand higher temperatures or longer warming events. In order to determine which species may be at the… |
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Celebrating 3 faculty members who have been at ASU for 50 years or moreIt’s tempting to come up with some sort of clever moniker when writing about the three Arizona State faculty members who have been at the university for at least 50 years. The 50-3? Three going on 50? The half-century club? Instead, how about we… |
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ASU research site given UNESCO World Heritage designationAt the edge of the south coast of South Africa, Arizona State University Professor Curtis Marean and his research teams have been teasing out the secrets of our earliest modern human ancestors in caves at Pinnacle Point… |
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‘Freshman 15’ may be a myth, but beneficial gut microbiome still importantOne of the long-held beliefs about college students is the “freshman 15,” the idea that first-year students gain an average of 15 pounds when they first enter college because they don’t know how to manage their food consumption. There’s just one problem with that… |
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ASU faculty provide a cheat sheet to French history, culture and the venues of Paris GamesDid you know that each Olympic Games has a mascot? For the Paris 2024 Olympics, the mascots are little red, cone-shaped hats with big blue eyes called Les Phryges, one for the Olympics… |
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ASU research helps result in free school meals for low-income studentsSchool-age children across the state of Arizona will receive free meals this upcoming school year thanks in part to research compiled by Arizona State University’s Food Policy and Environmental Research Group. In early June, the Arizona Legislature passed a budget… |