Latest news from Arizona State University (ASU) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/the-polytechnic-school-at-arizona-state-university-hits-milestone-10-year-mark/?sc=rsin /articles/the-polytechnic-school-at-arizona-state-university-hits-milestone-10-year-mark/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:10:36 EST Since 2014, The Polytechnic School has added more than 20 new degree programs, the most recent being a master's degree in clean energy systems and a Doctor of Information Technology. Enrollment has nearly doubled for undergraduate students and quintupled for master's degree and doctoral students. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/extended-reality-class-prepares-students-for-semiconductor-industry/?sc=rsin /articles/extended-reality-class-prepares-students-for-semiconductor-industry/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:00:35 EST Incorporating XR into semiconductor manufacturing coursework provides fundamental analysis techniques used in high-volume integrated circuit, or IC, manufacturing and enables learners across disciplines to deepen knowledge of advanced fabrication techniques. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/artificial-intelligence-drives-need-for-real-data-storage-innovations/?sc=rsin /articles/artificial-intelligence-drives-need-for-real-data-storage-innovations/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:30:57 EST Data storage improvements are critical in an era of artificial intelligence. Zhichao Cao uses "key value stores" to conserve energy and water without limiting processing speed. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/the-rise-of-nolo-tips-to-join-the-no-alcohol-or-low-alcohol-trend/?sc=rsin /articles/the-rise-of-nolo-tips-to-join-the-no-alcohol-or-low-alcohol-trend/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:00:54 EST This month, the U.S. surgeon general released a new advisory on the link between alcohol and cancer risk.The advisory includes a series of recommendations to increase awareness of the link, including proposing the addition of a warning label on alcohol."Alcohol is a toxin. The more alcohol that is introduced into your body, the more it's circulating around waiting to be metabolized," said Melinda Johnson, clinical professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and ASU Online. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/asu-university-of-wisconsin-partner-to-empower-black-people-to-quit-smoking/?sc=rsin /articles/asu-university-of-wisconsin-partner-to-empower-black-people-to-quit-smoking/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:20:29 EST Arizona State University faculty at the College of Health Solutions are teaming up with the University of Wisconsin to determine which treatments work best to empower Black people to quit smoking. In Phoenix, 11.8% of all Black residents are smokers, 70% of whom say they want to quit and 60% of whom attempt every year. Stephanie Marita Carpenter, an assistant professor at the College of Health Solutions, is a co-investigator on the project and the ASU site lead who will oversee study data collection in Phoenix. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/asu-vinegar-expert-shares-healthy-tips-for-a-new-year-new-you/?sc=rsin /articles/asu-vinegar-expert-shares-healthy-tips-for-a-new-year-new-you/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:30:03 EST Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/the-surprising-role-of-gut-infection-in-alzheimer-s-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/the-surprising-role-of-gut-infection-in-alzheimer-s-disease/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:00:00 EST ASU- and Banner Alzheimer's Institute-led study implicates link between a common virus and the disease, which travels from the gut to the brain and may be a target for antiviral treatments Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/arizona-state-university-library-serves-as-testbed-for-rooftop-heat-mitigation/?sc=rsin /articles/arizona-state-university-library-serves-as-testbed-for-rooftop-heat-mitigation/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:25:19 EST EnKoat, an Arizona State University spinout founded by two doctoral students, has developed a roof coating that uses thermal-energy storage materials to mitigate heat effects improve building energy use. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/asu-led-initiative-announces-first-decarbonization-projects-for-us-industry/?sc=rsin /articles/asu-led-initiative-announces-first-decarbonization-projects-for-us-industry/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:05:23 EST Today, Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon, or EPIXC, took its first steps toward that ambitious goal and announced its first volley of efforts targeting industrial greenhouse gas emissions. Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/researchers-use-ai-to-help-people-see-more-clearly/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-use-ai-to-help-people-see-more-clearly/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:05:51 EST A serious, irreversible eye disease known as myopic maculopathy is on the rise. Yalin Wang, a professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at ASU, is leading a team to find solutions Arizona State University (ASU) /articles/extreme-heat-impacts-daily-routines-and-travel-patterns/?sc=rsin /articles/extreme-heat-impacts-daily-routines-and-travel-patterns/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:00:53 EST Research shows a clear shift in transportation choices under extreme heat conditions. Car use increases, while trips made by walking, biking and public transit drop significantly. On average, public transit trips fall by nearly 50% on extreme heat days as individuals seek relief in air-conditioned private vehicles. Arizona State University (ASU) /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)