Sustainability student named among Outside's "30 Under 30"

Featuring young adults tackling some of today's biggest challenges, this year's "30 Under 30" list by Outside magazine includes School of Sustainability PhD student Sarra Tekola, who uses effective and occasionally unconventional tactics to promote climate action.

Recognizing that today’s global energy transitions demand leaders who can navigate interwoven technical, societal and environmental challenges, ASU's School of Sustainability introduced a Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Energy in November 2016.

A game called “Future Shocks and City Resilience” – created by Senior Sustainability Scientist Lauren Withycombe Keeler – taught participants at a November 2016 City of Tempe Resilience Workshop to think about sustainability in terms much broader than recycling.

The School of Sustainability's Datu Buyung Agusdinata is leading ASU's contribution to an NSF-funded video game, which will help everyday people understand how their consumption affects the environment while revealing valuable insights about human behavior.

Study abroad programs and volunteer efforts in Guatemala – listed among the world's happiest countries despite its struggles with poverty and crime – have created connections among several sustainability alumni, including job offers and chance meetings.

By documenting how court systems have been used to advance water rights in emerging economies with fairly well-developed legal systems – specifically, Brazil, South Africa and India – two sustainability scientists are highlighting the role courts can play in ensuring global thirst is quenched.

Through funding provided by the Rob and Melani Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation, ASU will award a limited number of scholarships of up to $15,000 to professionals seeking to accelerate their careers through the Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership program.

Carolyn Phillips, owner and chief alchemist of Alchemy Pops, is a 2011 Master of Arts graduate of the School of Sustainability. Her company is based in Texas, and focuses on

For its third consecutive year, the School of Sustainability offers its students a hands-on look into what their future might hold with a career in sustainability. The Alumni Job Shadowing

Moving up five spots from 2015, Arizona State University was named sixth in Sierra Club's annual "Cool Schools" ranking of roughly 200 colleges and universities – a testament to the strength of its sustainability undergraduate programs, among other features.

After observing urban planning focused solely on improved physical health, School of Sustainability Professor Scott Cloutier and a colleague identified three factors that can promote mental and emotional health – or "happiness" – in the places we live.

With programming support from the School of Sustainability, two ASU professors presented a two-week seminar on the renewable energy potential of Kosovo – currently powered by coal – to university faculty members in that country.