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Need help preparing for a career in the natural sciences?
If you're ready to start your career in natural sciences but need help navigating the interview process or building a strong resume, ASU's Wildlife and Restoration Student Association (WRSA) wants to
ASU's SACNAS Chapter to host "Inspiring Science Career Paths" event
Take part in an evening of engaging stories and conversation with three scientists to find out how they shaped their career paths to reach their individual goals. Guest speakers include
New course offering: “Discovering Biodiversity: Field to Database”
The School of Life Sciences will offer a new course next spring focused on specimens and specimen-based informatics practices. The new course, "Discovering Biodiversity: Field to Database," is open to
PBS Horizon interviews CBO director Leah Gerber Tuesday, November 3
Leah Gerber, director of the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, appeared on Tuesday night’s edition of Horizon on PBS Channel 8 to discuss the work and goals of the center. The center
Applications for Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Open Nov. 16
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at University of Washington (DDCSP@UW) offers 20 freshmen and sophomores the chance to participate in an eight-week immersion course beginning June 2016. The program creates
"Inventorying the ark: A pragmatic approach to extinction"
Leah Gerber, director of the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, and Anita Hagy Ferguson, project manager of the center, talked with ASU News about the center’s goals and the challenges facing
ASU center takes pragmatic approach to extinction
Recognizing that it cannot save all species threatened with extinction, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes - directed by sustainability scientist Leah Gerber - focuses its efforts in areas like governance and decision-making so as to guide conservation choices with research-driven data.
"2050: Can we get to a sustainable world by then?"
Peter Kareiva Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (or IoES) at UCLA, Chair of the The Nature Conservancy Science Cabinet We face severe environmental threats. But stories of human
“Resilience or resourcefulness – which makes most sense for the Anthropocene?”
Peter Kareiva Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (or IoES) at UCLA, Chair of the The Nature Conservancy Science Cabinet According to world-renowned conservationist Peter Kareiva, resilient cities, resilient
New global assessment shows cacti fifth most threatened species group
A new report published in Nature on a recently completed global species assessment shows cacti are at risk worldwide and the fifth most threatened of any major group assessed to date.
Can cities manage urban emissions at the local level?
Cities are working to address climate change by understanding and managing their carbon footprint, but can they succeed where nations have failed? CBO Affiliate Kevin Gurney, associate professor with the
Compromise may be part of a sustainable solution to whale hunting
According to Leah Gerber - founding director of ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes - a compromise with whaling nations that allows them to legally hunt under regulations and monitoring might break a current stalemate centered on the ethics of killing whales.