In recognition for her efforts with her Student Outbreak Response Team, or SORT for short, Professor Megan Jehn was selected by the Arizona Public Health Association as the honoree for the 2025 Public Health Research Award. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!
News from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University
- Lots of Americans experience more inflammation in their bodies as they get older, but that doesn't have to be the case. Jacob Aronoff, a postdoctoral research scholar with the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, spoke to KJZZ about it. kjzz.org/the-show/2025-…
- When the NSF research vessel Sikuliaq set sail from Seward, Alaska, it carried more than instruments. It carried a vision for the future of Arctic research--one rooted in collaboration, solution-finding and Indigenous knowledge. news.asu.edu/b/20251024-asu…
- SHESC Professor Cindi SturtzSreetharan has earned a 2025 President's Professor award! Her commitment to teaching extends beyond the classroom. She has helped author several textbooks and been recognized for mentoring both faculty and students. 🎉 youtu.be/SKMNVu8Vc-k?si…
- Congrats to Professor Megan Jehn for receiving the 2025 Arizona Public Health Research Award! 🎉 Since 2020, she has led the Student Outbreak Response Team (SORT), training over 400 case investigators to help improve public health.

