{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"79331","title":"ASU Common Read with Daisy Fancourt: \u0027Art Cure\u0027","campus":"Online event","locations":"Zoom","college_unit":"Department of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Division of Humanities","department":"","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp\u003EASU hosts British scientist and researcher \u003Cstrong\u003EDaisy Fancourt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, author of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp\u003EASU hosts British scientist and researcher \u003Cstrong\u003EDaisy Fancourt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, author of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250364531\/artcure\/\u0022\u003E\u0022Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives,\u0022\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;for a virtual visit on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 27, 2026 at 10 a.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EASU\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/english.asu.edu\/academics\/writing-programs\u0022\u003EWriting Programs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;has selected Fancourt\u0027s nonfiction book as its\u0026nbsp;2026-2027 common read and\u0026nbsp;Fancourt will discuss the book and answer questions from faculty and students at this event.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe online event is open and free to the public; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_0q-tnfF1TG2oeqBLHUjuYw\u0022\u003Eplease register to attend\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the common read\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/english.asu.edu\/commonread\u0022\u003Ecommon read\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program is to encourage first-year students to write about pressing social problems that are relevant to ASU\u2019s mission as a public enterprise. By learning to write about such problems as a community, we increase the probability of finding solutions to them. This year, we will write about the arts and health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the book and its author\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/asu-common-read-book-title-2026.jpg\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u002224f1bcc4-f764-44fe-a098-0d511d6f36ba\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 alt=\u0022Collage of images showing the book cover of Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt along with a visual representation of the ASU Common Read 2026\u0022 width=\u0022435\u0022 height=\u0022340\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShortlisted for the 2026 Women\u2019s Prize for Non-Fiction, \u0022Art Cure\u0022 is a groundbreaking expos\u00e9 showing how the arts\u2014alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature\u2014are the forgotten fifth pillar of health. From cradle to grave, engaging in the arts has remarkable effects on our health and well-being. This isn\u2019t sensationalism, it\u2019s science: the results of decades of studies gathering data from neuroimaging, molecular biomarkers, wearable sensors, cognitive assessments, and electronic health records. This book will fundamentally change the way you value and engage with the arts in your daily life and give you the tools to optimize how, when, and what arts you engage in to achieve your health goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAuthor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/profiles.ucl.ac.uk\/44526-daisy-fancourt\u0022\u003EDaisy Fancourt\u003C\/a\u003E is professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London where she heads the Social Biobehavioural Research Group, and is director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Arts and Health. She has published 300 scientific papers and won over two dozen academic prizes. 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