Camels don't fly, deserts don't bloom

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Camels don't fly, deserts don't bloom

This 2016 documentary by a team of seven ASU students, under the direction of sustainability scientist Peter Byck, explores why a Saudi Arabian-owned farming operation is growing hay year-round in the desert of Arizona and what this means for the state's water security.

Sustainability Highlights magazine covers a notable 2015

For an in-depth look at what the ASU Wrigley Institute accomplished last year – including a School of Sustainability professor among the Popular Science "Brilliant 10," media visibility at the Paris Climate Conference and an international network to combat extreme weather impacts – browse our newly-released 2015 Sustainability Highlights magazine.

Meeting emissions targets after Paris climate talks

Concerned about the effects climate change will have on its infrastructure projects, the World Bank asked ASU's School of Sustainability to design and deliver a "how-to" on inventorying carbon emissions, which was presented in Washington, D.C. to officials from around the world.

Leading the way to a sustainable future: Andrew Krause

Andrew Krause is a two-time graduate of the School of Sustainability. He was a member of the first cohort of graduating undergraduates in 2009, and also received a Master of

Meet Our Alumni: Jeffrey Jennings

Jeffrey Jennings graduated from the School of Sustainability in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts, focusing on Society and Sustainability. He also has a Professional Science Masters in Science and

Love of a language shapes sustainability grad's path

An enlightening study abroad experience, expanded job prospects and a Fullbright Scholarship are just a few of the ways recent School of Sustainability graduate Bridget Harding's life has been influenced by her interest in Korean, which she studied throughout high school and her time at ASU.

Building connections through big questions

by Alex Slaymaker, Master of Sustainability Solutions Typical events include people who know each other talking about the weather and their to-dos. But ASU’s School of Sustainability is far from typical.

NASA funds first ASU student team to run space satellite

An interdisciplinary team featuring a School of Sustainability student and faculty member has been awarded $200,000 by NASA to design and build a bread loaf-sized satellite that will investigate how human activity and weather create urban heat islands around the Valley.

Student Spotlight: Kayla Bellman

Chandler, Arizona native Kayla Bellman graduates from the School of Sustainability in Spring 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in the Sustainable Energy, Materials and Technology track. She will also receive a Bachelor of

Student Spotlight: Anna Jean Bettis

Anna Jean Bettis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts – International Development from the School of Sustainability in 2014. This spring, the Kankakee, Illinois native graduates again - this time with

International innovation through partnership with Beijing Normal University

Strengthening Arizona State University’s commitment to innovation, ASU and Beijing Normal University have agreed to establish the Joint International Research Laboratory of Disaster Risk and Sustainability Sciences. The mission of

Partnership drives international sustainability education

A joint education program between Arizona State and Beijing Normal universities allows qualified undergraduates who complete three years at BNU to transfer to ASU for their final year, with the option of pursuing a Master of Sustainability Solutions at the School of Sustainability after graduation.