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The last line of Arizona State University’s charter reads: "assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves."

More than 400 scientists participated in the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Annual Scientific Conference on Sept. 11.

The striking collection of images look as if they could be characters from the latest sci-fi movie featuring advanced beings embarking on some futuristic adventure.

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Word choice matters a lot when it comes to research.

From the moment Dan Weberg enrolled in Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

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All that stood between Rachel Thompson and completing a crucial piece of a project nearly three years in the making was a little more than 10,000 miles and a few flight connections.

For the second time in less than a year, Arizona State University's Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research

Throughout her career, Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Associate Professor

A new grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will fund research at Arizo

January was Human Trafficking Awareness month. The Super Bowl, which historically has been linked to an increase in sex trafficking, will be played at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12.

Judith Karshmer doesn’t mince words when it comes to the nursing shortage in Arizona and the rest of the country.

Judith Karshmer’s message was simple:

If we don’t take care of ourselves, who will?

With nearly two decades of experience as a respiratory therapist under his belt, Michael Day said he felt his career growing a bit stagnant. His solution?

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As a senior in high school, Angie Haskovec’s future career plans centered around becoming a nurse.

The Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Conference, which brings together some of the nation’s top scientists and physicians to disc

For the eighth year in a row, Arizona State University is No. 1 in innovation in the newly released annual Best Colleges rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

One year ago, Arizona State University’s Health Futures Center

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Dyadic communication. Synaptogenesis. Repetitive behavior modification.

Beginning this fall, registered nurses across the country will have a new, fully online option for advancing their education and careers to meet industry demands. 

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A few years after his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Carlos Olivas reached his breaking point.

George Ramos and Jesus Ledezma think stuttering is a misunderstood condition and that myths about it should be dispelled.

Future health care entrepreneurs, nurses, compliance officers and researchers are ready to make an impact in health care, having just earned their degrees from Arizona State University’s

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In the summer of 2016, George Bcharah’s family was granted visas to leave war-torn Syria and travel to the United States.

When Ingrid Johnson was an undergraduate, she wasn’t really sure if she was on the right path. At the time, she was pursuing a Bachelor of Science in nursing.

A comment at a family gathering was the first indication Richard Lui had that something seemed a little off with his father, Stephen Lui.

“Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.

As a member of Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Alumni Board, Kristin Payestewa-Picazo strives to be a resource and example for current students.

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Researchers from Arizona State University are among the leads for a new prestigious grant expected to total $15.7 million over the next five years from the Nation

Every fall since 2014, first-year students in Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation have gathered at the

Even before she set off to college, Chase Charley knew she wanted to return home to the Navajo Nation post-graduation to help her community. 

With a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Jordan Harstad seemed an unlikely candidate for pursuing a graduate degree in health care, but that’s exactly what he did.

Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation welcomed a dynamic group of new researchers this fall and promoted several key faculty and staff.

A culturally grounded, community approach to improving the health of Latino youth at risk for Type 2 diabetes is expanding to include entire families. 

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They’ve got the year-round sunshine. They’ve got the big lake. They’ve got the mountains. And now they have more students.

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Early in the pandemic, many who became infected with COVID-19 reported that they had lost their sense of smell and have yet to regain it.

As school districts around the country ramp up to welcoming students back in person full time, the Nationa

Less than a mile south of the Loop 101 in northeast Phoenix, on a plot of land that just two years ago was nothing but dirt, a new silhouette that represents the future of health care in Arizona ha

This week, Nika Gueci, executive director at the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilie

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Arizona State University has played an integral part in the state’s public health response to the novel coronavirus.

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Dementia research. Coronavirus testing. Revitalizing communities. Giving more students access to education through scholarships.

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COVID-19 cases in Maricopa County are three to four times higher than testing efforts indicate, according to a recent antibody study.

More than $300,000 from the Charlene and J. Orin Edson Initiative for Dementia Care and Solutions was awarded to three Arizona State University research teams for innovative research projects.

Arizona State University offers more than 800 fully accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs — not to mention more than 270 minors and c

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Long before there was COVID-19, there was health care worker burnout. Dealing with the daily stresses that arise from taking care of people in the best of times is demanding enough.

As cases of COVID-19 rise in Arizona, it’s essential to take a closer look at the current hospital resources that are available in our state.

As the country adjusts to new work- and learn-from-home routines and increasingly practices social distancing, the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience at Arizona State University is f

Nearly a year’s worth of work led up to a single event for a group of five Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Healt

Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is among five recipients selected from across the country to receive an award to conduct a 2020 National Endowment for t

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ASU faculty members are pretty smart — and we don't just mean being experts on carbon c

Editor's note: July 3 marked the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year.

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Who doesn’t love a garden? Turning the soil and planting seeds or seedlings just so, then watering and witnessing subtle, then significant growth over time.

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If one thing was clear Wednesday afternoon at the launch of the Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s

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Help raise students’ awareness of how they receive new ideas by incorporating the following discussion into an online/hybrid course or face-to-face class:

By the time Berta Carbajal found herself in a conference room, shoulder-to-shoulder with state legislators, members of a city council and heads

Everyone needs sleep, but that doesn’t mean it comes easy for everyone — especially when your natural sleep cycle is disrupted, throwing off your internal clock.

The fun kept rolling Saturday with the second of Arizona State University's Open Door events, where members of the community were invited to check out the exciting work being done by the scho

Below are the volunteer opportunities available for the 2019 Day of Social Outreach.

Community-based care is ASU nursing Professor Gerri Lamb’s jam.

Quality Matters is a nationally-recognized non-profit organization that specializes in standards, processes and professional development for quality assurance in online and blended learning.

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Have more sex. Sleep alone. Drink less caffeine. Get more exercise. Turn off the electronics and dispense with all negative thoughts.

Later this month some of the brightest minds in health care tech will be gathering at Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus for Hacking the Human: Digital Healthcare

From Band-Aid’s to medical devices and aspirin to prescription drugs — before any of these items make it to your local convenience store or hospital, they all first must go through clinical t

Do you use group projects in your classes? Do you notice that some groups produce high quality products without much distress while other groups struggle to work together?

The gloom of Saturday’s rainstorm did nothing to dampen the spirit of the roughly 30 volunteers gathered at Sixth Street Park in Tempe for the first annual

It’s a Tuesday afternoon, and on the third floor of the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix, a group of second-year Mayo Clinic students are learning to walk — or perhaps more accurately, re-learnin

Ideas will have a new place to grow and flourish starting this October at Arizona State University’s West campus.

As the opioid epidemic in America rages on, many treatment facilities struggle to meet the health needs of freshly sober individuals, leaving them no option but to seek medical care outside the fac

Most of us are required to schedule regular office hours.  Yet how often do students attend?  I have often heard faculty say, “I sit in my office week after week and no student ever comes” or “stud

Thank you to those that support College of Nursing and Health Innovation scholarships. Your support of students like Sarah makes a big difference in their ability to focus on their education.

Teaching that Aligns with How the Brain Works

In recent years, neuroscience has played an increasing role in helping educators understand how the brain works in general and how learning hap

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The college experience is about stretching beyond your comfort zone to learn from new and sometimes challenging situations, shattering preconceived notions in the process.

An Arizona State University emerita professor is working with Mexican academics to help fight obesity by exposing a rarely talked about, sneaky and harmful contributor to weight gain: bad sleep.

We count on nurses for a lot of things — to be a calming presence, a helping hand, a source of knowledge.

A portrait of Florence Nightingale hangs on the wall in the nursing education building at Eastern Arizona College’s campus in Thatcher, Arizona, about 170 miles southeast of Phoenix.

This spring, the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University quietly launched a much-anticipated official internship program with the aim of setting health students u

Arizona State University's Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience will host its inaugural Mindfuln

According to recent reports, diabetes is on the rise among youth in America, with minorities at particular risk.

Giving birth is one of the most universal yet life-changing experiences, and every culture deals with it differently.

Arizona State University broke ground Wednesday on a complex that will advance a new concept in intergenerational living and lifelong learning.

This week Arizona State University's College of Nursing and Health Innovation welcomed some high profile internationa

In late December 2017, New York signed legislation mandating that all new nurses in the state earn a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) within 10 years of initial licensure.

As Arizona State University ushers in a new year, it also prepares to welcome new leadership among its ranks.

We like to think of the holidays as a time of peace, joy and family togetherness, but very often the reality is quite different: feeling stress over gifts and finances, overwhelmed by bursting cale

On Dec. 14, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on whether to eliminate net neutrality.

In Silicon Valley, investors flock to back potentially disruptive new technology and apps — even if they are still in development.

A lot of people learned this week that they have high blood pressure after new guidelines

A $7 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), of the National Institutes of Health, will fund a specialized research “Center for Excellence” at A

Taking her message on the road, Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation Assistant Professor Samantha C

Service, professionalism and mentorship.

As a way to highlight student achievement and inspire future outreach, Arizona State University's ASASU Council of Presidents sponsored the first-ever Students Shine contest this spring. 

The “aha moment.”  The look of understanding and excitement that comes across a student’s face when they finally figure out a concept.  For Marcia Jasper, that moment is why she has spent the last

John Yuhas has integrated the science of mindfulness into what is often considered one of the most stressful personal experiences: a visit to the hospital emergency room.

The Executive Fellowship in Innovation Health Leadership, a year-long cohort-based executive program from ASU’

When Danielle Wofford graduated with her associate degree in nursing, she did what many new grads do: She took an RN job at a local hospital and saved up some money.

Downtown students with ASU Changemaker are hoping to put a smile on the faces of veterans during ASU's Salute to Service week.

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​The day at UMOM started with a tour of the facility, which gave our team an opportunity to learn about UMOM's mission and services.

The first thing you notice when speaking with Ruth Brooks is that she rarely refers to herself.  Whether discussing her accomplishments within the College of Nursing & Health Innovation, or how

Night of the Open Door — five free events over the course of February — opens ASU's world to the public and shows off what each campus has to offer.

The College of Nursing & Health Innovation welcomes Dr. Heather Lynn Carter as its new Assistant Dean for Health and Education Policy.

Can an algorithm be sued for malpractice?

That’s one of the galaxy of questions associated with connected health, a new field exploring health care through technology.

According to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost half of all post-Millennial youth will be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in their lifetime, with Latinos leading t