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Something spooky is lurking in the collections… 👻🦠

We are a week away from our second annual Spooktober Collection Tours!

Join us October 28 or 29 from 6–8 p.m. for a Halloween-themed, behind-the-scenes exploration of the ASU Biocollections. This tour features the @neon.biorepository cryogenic collections, the plant herbarium, and insect collections.

This year, we’re uncovering the strange and fascinating world of parasites—and we bet that they are incredible than you think.

Space is limited, and last year’s event sold out!

Learn more and get your tickets:
specialevents.asu.edu/website/98992

🎨🖌️Event Art by @russianridergram

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We're one week away from Career Navigator! Here are tips to make the most of this event.

Connect with 40+ employers and community partners, explore career and internship opportunities, and engage with alumni and experts in your field.

🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 27
⏰ 2:30–5 p.m. MST
📍 #ASU Tempe Campus, MU, Arizona Ballroom
👤 Open to ASU students, alumni and staff

🔗 View employer list and RSVP at the link in our bio.

#ASUTheCollege #ASU #ArizonaStateUniversity #Tempe #Phoenix #Smiski

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“I feel better now than I felt 10 years ago.”

Chris Clifton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease seven years ago. Today, she continues to hike, walk and attend spin classes while navigating the disease’s changing demands.

At ASU, researchers are studying how strenuous exercise may support brain health, along with new ways to detect Parkinson’s earlier and replace the dopamine-producing neurons it destroys.

Swipe to explore the research bringing new hope to people with Parkinson’s disease, then read the full story at biodesign.asu.edu/news.

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More than 324,000 women and men in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting how ASU Biodesign researchers and collaborators are working to better understand, detect and treat the disease.

Their work includes studying treatment-resistant triple-negative breast cancer, building tumor-on-chip models, testing combinations of existing drugs and developing blood tests that may find signs of cancer left behind after treatment.

Researchers are even exploring whether engineered bacteria could seek out tumors and deliver anticancer material.

Some of these findings have been published, while other projects are still in the early stages. Swipe to explore five examples of breast cancer research at ASU Biodesign.

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Meet Viktor, a biological sciences alumnus from The College’s School of Life Sciences.

Viktor took his interest in ocean research beyond the classroom by getting involved in research with faculty. Along the way, he gained hands-on experience, developed new skills and found opportunities to apply what he was learning in new settings. 🐠🌊

That journey eventually took him to Bermuda, where he put his research experience to work in the field and learned alongside other researchers.

Link in bio to learn more about how to go #BeyondTheClassroom at The College (https://thecollege.asu.edu/student-life/careers/experience).

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@arizonastateuniversity @asu_sols #ASUTheCollege #BeyondTheClassroom

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It’s the season! The ASU Biocollections are excited to present Spooktober 2026 behind-the-scenes tour experience! Get ready for an evening of frightfully bewildering wildlife stories, eerie oddities, and maybe even a few goosebumps. This year features insects, plants, and the @neon.biorepository’s cryogenic facility and specimens! ❄️🐝🌱 

🗺️Where: ASU Biocollections, 734 W. Alameda Dr., Tempe, AZ
🗓️When: 6–8 p.m., Wednesday, October 28 or Thursday, October 29
🕰️Duration: 2 hours of spooky discovery, which includes a brief orientation in the classroom follwed by 25minute story and tour rotations through each featured collection.

✨Proceeds go toward collection care (such as keeping the collection gremlins away), student engagement, research activities, and the production of future community outreach activities such as this one!

👻READY TO BE SPOOKED? Find the registration link in the bio. Or screenshot this poster and touch and hold the link or QR code to open.

🎨Art by @russianridergram

#SpooktoberCollectionTours #naturalHistoryCollection

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We're going a little batty over the ASU-led @earthbiogenome's contributions to a breakthrough on bats. 🦇

Scientists have struggled for decades to answer some of the most fundamental questions about bat evolution, but a massive new study involving @arizonastateuniversity researchers shines some light on their mysterious origins.

The results? Bats most likely originated in Europe about 65 million years ago before spreading across the world.

Read more about this fang-tastic research at the link in our bio. 🦇🦇

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🧠 Among the leading causes of death, Alzheimer’s disease stands out as a striking outlier.

This neurodegenerative disease affects an estimated 7.2 million Americans age 65 and older—and that number is expected to rise.

This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, learn how ASU researchers are taking a cross-disciplinary approach to better understand this disease—and how to fight back.

Explore how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, how diet and environment play a role, and what connects it to other neurodegenerative diseases at biodesign.asu.edu!

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#KindaChic to explore your next career or internship opportunity! ✨

Join ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning for Career Navigator, a signature annual event when we host government agencies, private companies and community partners to showcase opportunities available in geography, GIS, meteorology and urban planning.

👤 Open to ASU students, recent alumni and staff
🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 27
⏰ 2:30-5:00 p.m. MST
📍 Tempe Campus, Memorial Union, Arizona Ballroom

🔗 RSVP today at the link in our bio.

#Geography #GIS #Meteorology #UrbanPlanning #ASU #CareerFair

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Hello Fail-Safe Science listeners! We hope you are all continuing to take care of yourselves as we enter the last quarter of 2026!

We don’t have a new episode dropping this week, but we still wanted to pop on, check in with you all, and provide some updates from the Fail-Safe Science team. While we may be going on a temporary hiatus (listen below to learn more), our love for this work is stronger than ever and we are going to try our best to keep it going for you all. We wanted to give the biggest shout out to you all for being here and all of the incredible scientists who have participated in the podcast so far- we could not have done it without your support!

Sending so much love and gratitude to all of our lovely listeners, and we can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings for Fail-Safe Science. Stay tuned!

Listen here 🎙️: https://failsafescience.podbean.com/e/august-2026-updates-from-the-team-and-temporary-hiatus/

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Fulbright U.S. Student Program Scholar Spotlight ✈️🌍

Meet Anistynn Mendez, a master’s graduate in molecular and cellular biology from the School of Life Sciences and a Barrett, The Honors College alumna, who received an Open Study/Research Award to conduct research in Jena, Germany!

Congratulations, Anistynn, on this incredible achievement and exciting next chapter! 👏

🔗 Click the link in our bio to read more about our 2026–27 Fulbright recipients.

✨ Ready to explore what opportunities could be next for you? Visit onsa.asu.edu to connect with ONSA.

@asu_sols @barretthonors @the_fulbright_program

#Fulbright #FulbrightScholar #Biology #Scholarship #ASU #ONSA

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