Latest news from Arizona State University (ASU) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/in-november-the-famous-lucy-fossil-discovery-turns-50-continues-to-impact-human-origins-scientific-research/?sc=rsin /articles/in-november-the-famous-lucy-fossil-discovery-turns-50-continues-to-impact-human-origins-scientific-research/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:05:00 EST Fifty years ago--on November 24, 1974--only a few years after humans' first steps on the moon, a young paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, walking in the dusty landscape of the Afar Rift Valley of Ethiopia discovered the first human ancestor fossil who reliably walked upright on two feet--"Lucy." Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/asu-receives-4-5m-grant-to-create-an-institute-to-educate-the-next-generation-of-cybersecurity-professionals/?sc=rsin /articles/asu-receives-4-5m-grant-to-create-an-institute-to-educate-the-next-generation-of-cybersecurity-professionals/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:00:21 EST The American Cybersecurity Education Initiative will develop a master's degree in cybersecurity systems at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/chilling-discovery-cold-sensing-protein-may-pave-the-way-for-safer-pain-relief/?sc=rsin /articles/chilling-discovery-cold-sensing-protein-may-pave-the-way-for-safer-pain-relief/?sc=rsin Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:00:00 EST Research published in Science Advances traced the history of human's ability to feel cold back to the molecular underpinnings of the cold and menthol sensor TRPM8 over hundreds of millions of years. The findings could lead to non-addictive pain medications, a crucial development given the opioid crisis. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/computer-modeling-shows-where-arizona-s-winter-precipitation-originates/?sc=rsin /articles/computer-modeling-shows-where-arizona-s-winter-precipitation-originates/?sc=rsin Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:00 EST A team of researchers working with a weather model have uncovered new details of water availability in Arizona's uplands and where that water comes from. The work may help in future planning of the Phoenix metropolitan area, as well as provide guides for coming precipitation seasons. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/sustaining-impact-asu-retains-no-1-in-us-and-top-10-spot-globally-in-un-sustainable-development-goals-ranking/?sc=rsin /articles/sustaining-impact-asu-retains-no-1-in-us-and-top-10-spot-globally-in-un-sustainable-development-goals-ranking/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:00:00 EST Times Higher Education once again recognized Arizona State University for its commitment to assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves through its Impact Rankings. For the fifth consecutive year, ASU retains its No. 1 spot in the United States and top ten globally for its work through education, research and practice in alignment with the SDGs. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/how-sports-analytics-is-changing-the-game/?sc=rsin /articles/how-sports-analytics-is-changing-the-game/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 May 2024 15:05:29 EST With expertise in basketball and football analytics, as well as sports revenue generation and economic impacts of events, Daniel McIntosh has assisted with economic impact studies and shares how sports analytics has changed the NBA. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/alzheimer-s-consortium-set-to-bring-experts-and-families-together-at-asu/?sc=rsin /articles/alzheimer-s-consortium-set-to-bring-experts-and-families-together-at-asu/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:05:28 EST The gathering brings together industry experts and leading researchers to bring the latest science to the people in an interactive forum where they can exchange current information and ongoing advances. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/latino-researchers-converge-at-asu-to-discuss-everything-from-migration-to-gender/?sc=rsin /articles/latino-researchers-converge-at-asu-to-discuss-everything-from-migration-to-gender/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:05:39 EST Researchers from all over the nation, including the Duke, Yale, Harvard, Notre Dame and Dartmouth, to name a few, will take part in this convergence of LatinX knowledge and entrepreneurship. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/researcher-s-microscale-tech-is-chipping-away-at-cancer-organ-failure-and-neurological-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/researcher-s-microscale-tech-is-chipping-away-at-cancer-organ-failure-and-neurological-disease/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:05:45 EST For outstanding contributions to engineering of biomimetic tissue-on-chip technologies and organoids for disease modeling and regenerative medicine, ASU's Mehdi Nikkhah has been inducted as a Fellow into the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/study-shows-middle-aged-americans-are-lonelier-than-european-peers-suggests-loneliness-in-middle-age-is-endemic/?sc=rsin /articles/study-shows-middle-aged-americans-are-lonelier-than-european-peers-suggests-loneliness-in-middle-age-is-endemic/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:05:07 EST New research has shown that not only are middle-aged Americans lonelier than their same-age peers in Europe, but levels of loneliness are also increasing across generations in the U.S. and Europe. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/likely-next-steps-for-neuralink-as-first-human-trail-gets-underway/?sc=rsin /articles/likely-next-steps-for-neuralink-as-first-human-trail-gets-underway/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:05:24 EST Neuralink's brain-computer interface technology is going to be a game-changer -- first for patients with paralysis and then for those with a more broad spectrum of neurological issues. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/doe-program-aims-to-enhance-protect-america-s-power-grid/?sc=rsin /articles/doe-program-aims-to-enhance-protect-america-s-power-grid/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:05:57 EST ASU is developing an underground construction tool that would deploy medium-voltage electrical cables and conduits simultaneously underground with a lower risk to existing utilities, also reducing costs and schedule impacts from reaming and duct pulling tasks. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/protecting-coral-nurseries-as-important-as-safeguarding-established-reefs/?sc=rsin /articles/protecting-coral-nurseries-as-important-as-safeguarding-established-reefs/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:05:20 EST When imagining corals, the picture that comes to mind is usually a stationary one: a garden of rock-like structures covering sections of the ocean floor. Reef conservation efforts typically focus on preserving established coral and protecting them from known stressors such as pollution, overfishing and runoff from coastline populations. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/new-research-models-critical-climate-collapse-conditions-in-ecological-and-biological-systems/?sc=rsin /articles/new-research-models-critical-climate-collapse-conditions-in-ecological-and-biological-systems/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:05:05 EST ASU's Ying-Cheng Lai and team sought to find the probability of rate-induced tipping in the whole state space, then used the corresponding data to build a mathematical theory that could be applied generally to systems in the ecological and biological realms. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/asu-research-reveals-regions-in-u-s-where-heat-adaptation-and-mitigation-efforts-can-most-benefit-future-populations/?sc=rsin /articles/asu-research-reveals-regions-in-u-s-where-heat-adaptation-and-mitigation-efforts-can-most-benefit-future-populations/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 EST New research published in the January issue of Nature Cities examines, for the first time, the potential benefits of combining heat adaptation strategies with mitigation strategies to lessen heat exposure across major U.S. cities. It also identifies the regions in which these strategies could best benefit future populations. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/artificial-intelligence-is-revolutionizing-medical-research/?sc=rsin /articles/artificial-intelligence-is-revolutionizing-medical-research/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:14 EST Biomedical engineering researchers at Arizona State University are using artificial intelligence to accelerate medical advances. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/nih-awards-9-million-for-indigenous-led-tribal-data-repository-to-improve-community-health-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin /articles/nih-awards-9-million-for-indigenous-led-tribal-data-repository-to-improve-community-health-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:00:00 EST In an effort to improve the health of Tribal communities and Indigenous people, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $9 million in funding for Native scientists at Arizona State University and elsewhere to create the first Indigenous-led Tribal Data Repository. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/arizona-state-university-s-research-expenditures-neared-800m-in-fiscal-year-2022/?sc=rsin /articles/arizona-state-university-s-research-expenditures-neared-800m-in-fiscal-year-2022/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:05:42 EST ASU's research enterprise has leaped forward again, according to the National Science Foundation's Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey. With $797.2 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2022, ASU ranked No. 38 overall (out of 899 institutions), a jump of four places from the prior fiscal year. ASU ranked in the top 4% for all universities with research expenditures, ahead of the University of Chicago, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Purdue University and the University of Colorado-Boulder. The 18% growth rate from FY21 ($677.7 million) was among the largest for the top 50 research universities in the country, according to the HERD Survey. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/asu-experts-share-mindfulness-tips-for-the-holiday-season/?sc=rsin /articles/asu-experts-share-mindfulness-tips-for-the-holiday-season/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:05:13 EST We all know the holidays can be hectic -- and even science backs this up. A 2020 study by the American Psychological Association found that a quarter of all Americans consider themselves "extremely stressed" during the holiday season. Triggering that stress? According to the study: things like not having enough time, money and the incessant pressure to give or receive gifts. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/harris-lewin-leader-of-the-earth-biogenome-project-to-address-the-world-s-biodiversity-crisis-joins-arizona-state-university/?sc=rsin /articles/harris-lewin-leader-of-the-earth-biogenome-project-to-address-the-world-s-biodiversity-crisis-joins-arizona-state-university/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:26 EST To help mitigate the world's biodiversity crisis, Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory has recruited Harris Lewin, a prominent genome scientist currently spearheading one of biology's most ambitious 'moonshot' goals, a complete DNA catalog of the genetic code for life on Earth by the end of this decade. Arizona State University (ASU)