Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Summer Job Opportunity: Northern Mexican Gartersnake Research Aide
Applications for summer employment as a Northern Mexican Gartersnake Research Aide are due April 1, 2016. The successful applicant will be a graduate or a senior level undergraduate student. The
Conservation biology students launch Nature@ASU
Nature@ASU – which launches in the fall of this year – will serve as an extensive resource for future conservation biologists, providing them with mentorship opportunities and introducing them to the wide range of career options in the field.
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Biodiversity Fellowship
One graduate student will be offered the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Biodiversity Fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic year in the amount of $6,000. The recipient will conduct research that will address
Maximizing species recovery with limited resources
On Friday, March 25, and Monday, March 28, 2016, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes will host decision scientists Richard Maloney, New Zealand Department of Conservation; Gwen Iacona, University of Queensland, Australia; and
ASU researcher proposes endangered species triage
Given that only 12% of listed endangered species receive the recommended funding, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Director Leah Gerber proposes reallocating funds from species with surplus budgets – a measure that could support recovery for 180 species.
Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference
On May 20-22, 2016, ASU hosts The National STEM Collaborative as they present the inaugural Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference entitled The New Normal: Women of Color Innovations and
Biodiversity exhibit a hit at ASU's Night of the Open Door
On Saturday, February 27, 2016, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes participated in ASU’s Night of the Open Door. CBO student workers and volunteers designed a table where enthusiastic guests classified
Addressing the need for ecological expertise in business
Ecologists who are motivated to achieve real impact in nature conservation should consider engaging with the corporate sector, say sustainability scientists Leah Gerber and Sheila Bonini, who are among the authors of a February 2016 editorial that makes this case.
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes to lead events at 2016 World Conservation Congress
Three Arizona State University faculty and Center for Biodiversity Outcomes affiliates will be leading events at the September 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in
Sustainability Solutions Festival: (re)imagine our Home!
Arizona will once again be on the spotlight as it hosts the Fourth Sustainability Solutions Festival, organized by ASU Walton Sustainability Solution Initiatives. Everyone is invited to the #Sustival to
New tool helps corporations apply analytics to water use
ASU's Center for Biodiversity Outcomes is behind a revolutionary Green Infrastructure Support Tool that helps corporations like Dow Chemical apply analytics to their water use, simultaneously supporting water conservation, habitat restoration and the bottom line.
Summer 2016 internships available with Arizona Game and Fish
Students in the School of Life Sciences looking toward careers in wildlife biology or management take note of a new opportunity: Paid summer internships with the Arizona Game and Fish (AGF)