One degree: Icing the heat island effect

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One degree: Icing the heat island effect

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Mick Dalrymple Note: Mick Dalrymple is a LEED-accredited professional and co-founder of the Arizona Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is the ASU

Students, faculty 'show' sustainability at open house event

The School of Sustainability's year-end event had students, faculty, and community members partnering together for future collaborations, research, and education, giving students a professional team setting while solving real-word sustainability issues.

School of Sustainability Alumni Chapter wins first place in Sparky's Membership Mania competition

Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability Alumni Chapter won first place in the Sparky’s Membership Mania Competition for the second consecutive year. This competition provides a $500 cash award to

Student connects art, sustainability through experiential learning

School of Sustainability doctoral student Omaya Ahmad infuses social and environmental sustainability into Greenway Middle School's curriculum through art lessons and field trips to the Phoenix Art Museum.

'Carbon Nation' director Peter Byck teaches sustainable storytelling

Newly appointed Professor of Practice Peter Byck will teach journalism and sustainability students how to produce and direct their own documentaries about clean energy and climate change issues.

Sustainability alumna turns food waste into a career

Natalie Fleming graduated from the School of Sustainability in 2012 and a month later, she obtained a position at a Utah startup called EcoScraps. The company collects food waste from

The Green Register: College move-out eco-friendly tips

Move-out topics like packing, cleaning, and textbooks are covered in The Green Register's "The Green Minute." For instance, you can collect recycled boxes from local companies instead of buying brand-new

Sustainability student, lifelong learner awarded Fulbright

Jill Brumand will continue to learn as a Fulbright master's student at England's Lancaster University comparing U.S. and U.K. energy politics through the Lancaster Environment Centre.

ASU named one of nation's greenest schools

Among 21 colleges, ASU ranks high on The Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll for its commitment to sustainability in education, practice, and partnerships.

ASU students provide sustainable solutions in K-12 schools

Through the Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools program, graduate students get real-life teaching experience and future generations learn how sustainability applies to them.

New social networking site helps users make more sustainable decisions

School of Sustainability alum and site developer Andrew Krause says people can use the interactive website to adopt actions based on their personal sustainability goals through a unique social web.

2013 winners of President's Award for Sustainability

Among the awardees were Facilities Management Grounds Services, Materials Management, and Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools.