{"id":22,"date":"2022-01-13T18:07:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:13:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/Pathfinder-hero-1920-512-cropped.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Pathfinder Center&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;gold&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row mt-4 mb-5\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/our-centers\/\">Our Centers<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Pathfinder Center<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 mb-6 mb-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\n<div aria-controls=\"sidebar-pathfinder-center\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"sidebar-toggler\" data-target=\"#sidebar-pathfinder-center\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"><p>Select Section <\/p><span class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\" \/><\/div><nav class=\"sidebar collapse\" id=\"sidebar-pathfinder-center\" aria-label=\"Secondary\"> <div class=\"nav-link-container\"><a id=\"menu-item-57\" href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home nav-link\">Overview<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n <div class=\"nav-link-container\"><a id=\"menu-item-31\" href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/courses\/\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-link\">Courses<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n <div class=\"nav-link-container\"><a id=\"menu-item-30\" href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/team\/\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-link\">Team<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n <div class=\"nav-link-container\"><a id=\"menu-item-28\" href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/opportunities\/\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nav-link\">Opportunities<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/nav>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div id=\"intro\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\"><strong>Preparing students and educators for the future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s students are entering a world with such rapid technological change that it is impossible to learn the information and skills in college needed to succeed several decades from now. The world students face is one of depleted natural resources, environmental degradation and profound inequality. The question that drives the Pathfinder Center is, \u201cWhat is an appropriate education for students in our era?\u201d According to ASU President Michael Crow, the learner of today must be capable of understanding anything, moving seamlessly between disciplines and collaborating with others with the goal of innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is The Pathfinder Center? - Preparing Students and Educators for the future Dr. Lee Hartwell\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XS_hZSLtMeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"director\" class=\"wp-block-group mt-6 mt-lg-8 mb-lg-10 py-lg-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row mt-4\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/PC_Hartwell.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/PC_Hartwell.png 200w, https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/PC_Hartwell-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1474639\">Leland Hartwell<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee Hartwell leads a program devoted to educational research in Science, Sustainability and middle school teacher professional development. He received the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"our-experts\" class=\"wp-block-group border p-4 my-6 mt-lg-9 mb-lg-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mt-0\">Meet our center&#8217;s experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center lead\">Our center is supported by a knowledgeable team of researchers, staff and visionary leaders who are at the leading edge of their fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button text-center mt-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/pathfinder-center\/team\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \"   >Our team<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group my-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about 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