Veterans aim at highest target in academia
November 1, 2017
A quarter-century ago, Sean McCafferty was at loose ends and didn’t know what to do with his life. When inspiration didn’t strike, he turned to the Army. He quickly became a rising star, was sent to West Point and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. “My goal was to stay in the service until it wasn’t fun anymore...
$7 million NIH grant funds ASU center on minority health
October 23, 2017
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 Arizona State University to improve the health of minority populations. The five-year grant will advance the work of the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, part of the School of Social Work...
ASU students discover passion for holistic health care in Mayo Clinic Global Medical Brigade
October 17, 2017
When Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, readied a group of volunteers for its summer Medical Brigades Volunteer Program to Nicaragua, three Arizona State University students seized the chance to join them for a life-changing medical outreach. Selected by ASU’s Pre-Health Internship Program in the Office of Clinical Partnerships through a rigorous application and interview process, the students...
ASU series on tough health conversations begins with talk on taking away the keys
October 17, 2017
Driving is one of those privileges we all take for granted until we can’t do it anymore. We drive to get to work (some of us drive for work), we drive to meet with friends, we drive to get food — we drive to complete any number of mundane, everyday tasks that require us to get from point A to...
ASU professor elected as American College of Medical Informatics Fellow
October 10, 2017
Following their recent election, 17 new fellows , including David Kaufman , associate professor of biomedical informatics at Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions , will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on Nov. 5 at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2017 Annual Symposium. Kaufman’s recent research has examined electronic health record...
Five outstanding ASU students chosen to attend Mayo medical conference
October 9, 2017
With government leaders still undecided on the subject of national health care and the fate of millions of Americans hanging in the balance, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation held its annual Transform 2017 conference in late September at its headquarters in Rochester, Minnesota. Five Arizona State University students were selected to attend and be privy to a series of talks,...
Finding fulfillment with how you fill your plate
September 28, 2017
Sacrifice is a fact of life. We make sacrifices for our families, our work and even our diets. This Sunday, Oct. 1, as herbivores everywhere celebrate World Vegetarian Day, they’ll be happy to know that their dietary sacrifices may have the added benefit of contributing to long-term happiness. “When people choose plant-based diets, oftentimes there are multiple motivators going on,”...
State's growers should tout 'Arizona' angle when marketing their dates, study finds
September 27, 2017
People have been eating dates for more than 6,000 years, but only recently have consumers worried about whether they’re “pesticide free.” As date growers in Arizona are in the midst of harvesting the sweet fruit, they now have a better idea of how to market their crop thanks to new research by two professors in the Morrison School of Agribusiness...
Disrupting diabetes and challenging convention
September 22, 2017
The problem was simple but serious. Dana Lewis has type 1 diabetes and is a heavy sleeper, and the alarm on her continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device that let her know her glucose levels were dangerously low wasn’t loud enough to wake her up at night. On nights when this happened, she awoke the next day feeling exhausted. It also...
Debunking the hype of gluten-free foods
September 22, 2017
Sales of gluten-free foods continue to soar, reflecting a widespread belief that eliminating gluten from a person’s diet can produce health benefits, even for those without gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. Carol Johnston, professor and associate director of the Nutrition Program in Arizona State University's College of Heath Solutions, has studied the effects of gluten-free foods and their impact on...