Kamesh Narasimhan, associate research scientist and synthetic biologist, is leading an ASU team that hopes to make space exploration easier by producing radiation-resistant stem cells.

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This year's awardees are: Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona, faculty member Charles St. Clair, staff member Shawn Banzhaf and graduate student Cordero Holmes.



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Journey alongside ASU researchers working to preserve and protect vital ecosystems around the world. From studying endangered wax palms in the Columbian Andes to helping Indigenous communities build solar canoes in the Ecuadoran Amazon, their on-the-ground efforts showcase ASU’s commitment to sustainability on a global scale.



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There is at least a decent chance we’ll be able to adjust to the more dangerous world of a warmer climate. Will there be massive disruptions? Yes. Is humanity doomed on this planet? Not if we continue to work to get things right.” Read the story.

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