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Could ‘Season Creep’ Affect Human Behavior?
In the Science Friday podcast, ASU social psychology head and assistant professor Michael Varnum talks about the effects of the climate on seasonal depression.
Read on sciencefriday.comNew ASU report sheds light on housing and rental market in Arizona
A new study from the Morrison Institute of Public Policy states the price of rent increased almost 72% in the last 10 years.
Read on abc15.comIs it possible to teach a computer how to smell? This ASU researcher is trying to find out
Rick Gerkin, a professor in the School of Life Sciences, is developing a principal odor map in hopes of teaching computers how to smell.
Read on kjzz.orgASU studying ways to improve ozone in the Valley
Researchers from ASU’s School of Molecular Sciences are trying to better understand how to address pollutants in Phoenix, where ozone is ranked among the worst in the nation.
Read on 12news.comFDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment – a drug researcher explains the challenges psychedelics face
ASU drug researcher Benjamin Y. Fong writes about what the FDA’s recent MDMA ruling entails and what it means for the future of psychedelic medications.
Read on theconversation.comHow Much Water Should You Drink to Stay Hydrated?
Scientific American spoke to ASU’s Stavros Kavouras, of the Hydration Science Lab, and other experts about the importance of staying hydrated and heat’s effect on dehydration.
Read on scientificamerican.comThis ASU professor is trying to make a less addictive painkiller
ASU’s Wade Van Horn speaks with KJZZ’s The Show about his quest to use a specific protein to make painkillers less addictive and make patients feel less cold.
Read on kjzz.orgTiny Crustacean Challenges How We Think About Evolution
ASU researchers published a paper in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that is upending the way we think about evolution and natural selection.
Read on newsweek.comSensing heat: How scientists in Phoenix study summer’s deadliest invisible threat
Researchers from across ASU are tackling the complex issues around urban heat in the Phoenix metro area.
Read on azcentral.comArizona State University professors, students team up to help rare monkeys in Ethiopia
A student-faculty team travelled to Ethiopia to develop systems to recycle plastic waste that threatens the endangered gelada monkey.
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