Knowledge Enterprise In the News
People in mobile homes are disproportionately vulnerable to heat. Emergency Arizona law helps
A new Arizona law — supported by research from ASU’s Knowledge Exchange for Resilience — is helping some of the state’s residents who are most vulnerable to extreme heat.
Read on kjzz.orgAn ASU researcher cracked the code of Gila monster DNA. They’re even weirder little guys than you realized.
ASU evolutionary biologist Melissa Wilson kicked off a crowd-funding campaign years ago. Now, she’s the first to sequence Gila monster genes.
Read on 12news.comASU researchers develop voice authentication to guard against AI
Electrical engineer Visar Berisha has developed a a prototype of a microphone that would authenticate voice recordings as human speech.
Read on kjzz.orgASU researcher talks heat impact on health conditions
Dr. Pope Moseley, a research professor in the College of Health Solutions, says heat’s impact on health is greater than we realize, calling it a “force multiplier” of disease.
Read on abc15.comLoneliness can kill, and new research shows middle-aged Americans are particularly vulnerable
ASU psychology researcher Frank Infurna details his team’s new study, in which he found middle-aged Americans are lonelier than their European counterparts.
Read on theconversation.comCyberattacks are disrupting critical infrastructure. This expert says we can all fight back
Professor Katrina Michael joined The Show to discuss the growing cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure and how we can combat them.
Read on kjzz.orgNew report warns of threats to metro Phoenix groundwater
ASU’s Kyl Center for Water Policy warns the groundwater supply in the Phoenix area faces some major threats in the years ahead.
Read on kjzz.orgHow we talk about opioids can affect a patient’s treatment
English professor Peter Torres says his research suggests how doctors and patients discuss opioids can affect treatment.
Read on kjzz.orgJudging extremes: ASU climatologist traces trajectory of weather records in new book
“Judging Extreme Weather: Climate Science in Action,” a new book from ASU climatologist Randy Cerveny, examines the history and politics of weather reporting.
Read on azcentral.comStudy: Dehydration a greater threat than heat stress in honey bees when temps climb
A study of bees at ASU and the University of California, Davis, found that biggest danger of heat was the possibility of bees drying out.
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