Joe Arvai's seminar is now online

Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

Joe Arvai's seminar is now online

If you missed Joe Arvai's seminar last month, click HERE to see video of his talk online.

USFWS Fellowship Opportunity Meeting

Join us tomorrow to learn about summer opportunities at United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Recruiters from the USFWS will be on campus at ASU to highlight their Summer 2015 Directorate

CBO affiliates support call for inclusion in conservation

As CBO prepares to celebrate it's launch this week with the arrival of Dr. Georgina Mace, Nature publishes a call for broader participation in conservation. The call is signed by

New biodiversity center supports call for inclusion in conservation

Six scientists from ASU's new Center for Biodiversity Outcomes joined 240 leading conservationists in signing a letter, recently published in the journal Nature, calling for an ethic of inclusiveness that recognizes the merits of several approaches to conservation.

Central Arizona Conservation Alliance Announces Website

CBO partner, The Central Arizona Conservation Alliance, a Desert Botanical Garden initiative released it's inaugural website this week. The Conservation Alliance facilitates and leverages community engagement to study, restore and

A Microscopic Issue of Unknown Consequences

ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean & Professor, Ferran Garcia-Pichel finds evidence of climate change impact on microbes. Article in the New York Times. A Microscopic Issue of

Our Uncommon Heritage

This new book by SOLS professor and CBO Advisory Board member, Charles Perrings explores the many dimensions of human-driven biodiversity change. Our Uncommon Heritage: Biodiversity Change, Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being

New Plant Biology & Conservation Graduate Program

The School of Life Sciences announces a Master of Science degree in Plant Biology and Conservation.

Central Arizona Conservation Alliance announces RFP for 2014 research grants

The goal of the Research Grants program is to support research that assists land managers in making informed decisions about the natural and cultural resources of the partnership’s focal preserves:

"Regulating Gene Drives"

This article examines the need for national and international regulatory reform before gene drives can be used in the wild. Science Express. 2014. Regulating Gene Drives

"Leadership and change in twenty-first century higher education"

James Collins discusses a call for rapid adaptation and leadership in research and educational institutions. Leadership and Change in Twenty-First Century Higher Education. BioScience. 5, June 2014.

"Is it right to reverse extinction?"

Ben Minteer reflects on the importance of acknowledging our limited ability to right our wrongs. "Is it right to reverse extinction?". Nature. 14, May 2014.