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Spotlight: Health and wellness
The science behind chronic stress
External stressors have a direct link to the inner workings of the mind and body — and if left unchecked can wreak havoc on a person’s welfare. ASU researchers and mental health professionals explain how stress impacts our physical and mental health and offer simple strategies to reduce stress and restore well-being.
Your daily steps accountability partner
An ASU postdoctoral researcher was awarded for his research on creating behavioral interventions to increase adults’ physical activity. The resulting health app, YourMove, offers a personalized, year-long intervention to help inactive individuals over 25 walk more to help reduce the risk of cancer and chronic illnesses.
Fasting from New Year’s diets
Rather than setting up New Year’s resolutions focused on reaching a certain weight, one ASU professor and eating psychopathologist suggests creating a strategy for living a vibrant and satisfying life. She explains her research on setting healthy goals, preventing eating disorders and developing a positive body image.
Knowledge Enterprise in the news
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A new study led by an ASU researcher found that a growing number of Americans are unhappy with the car-centric conditions they’re trapped in.
Read on theguardian.comLandmark government report calls for national mobilization to curb groundwater depletion
ASU water scientist Jay Famiglietti weighs in on the importance of a recent White House report calling for better groundwater management.
Read on latimes.comArizona State University tool offers useful medical insight affecting Indigenous communities
The Indigenous Health Research Dashboard is an online repository of peer-reviewed, published studies that focus on medical conditions and diseases impacting Indigenous health.
Read on publicnewsservice.orgUniversity of Waterloo welcomed ASU professor Wanda Dalla Costa as keynote speaker
Wanda Dalla Costa, Global Futures Scientist and Professor at the Design School and the Del E. Webb School of Construction, hosted lecture on decoding meaning in Indigenous designs.
Read on uwaterloo.caADOT establishes research partnership with ASU and state universities
Arizona Department of Transportation is working with ASU on look into the impacts of heavier and oversize vehicles on roads and bridges and native plant recovery post wildfires.
Read on azdot.govASU and Deca Technologies selected to lead $100M SHIELD USA project
ASU and Deca Technology to receive federal funding to drive domestic microchip packaging innovation through the SHIELD USA project, regaining U.S. leadership in microelectronics.
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