Near-death experience puts grad on activist path
College of Global Futures
Near-death experience puts grad on activist path
A near-fatal illness when she was 16 led Beth Anne Martin to dream big dreams. She decided she wanted to make the world a better place. Now 21, the ASU
Rating Phoenix sustainability: What matters most?
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Grady Gammage, Jr. In early October, Andrew Ross issued the latest indictment of Phoenix: Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City.
Accelerated actions, transformative approaches, and laser focus make Arizona State University excel as a sustainable campus
At Arizona State, the bar is sky-high when it comes to how the university runs its daily sustainable campus operations. It continues to be recognized as a model for sustainability: The Princeton Review’s 2012 Green Honor Roll, Sierra magazine's 2011 list of Cool Schools, and a gold rating from the AASHE STARS program.
Participate in the ASU Innovation Challenge!
The ASU Innovation Challenge, a funding competition open to Arizona State University undergraduate and graduate students of all majors. The Arizona State University Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for undergraduate
Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability expands through partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey
ASU and Tecnológico de Monterrey and have jointly launched the Latin America Office of the Global Institute of Sustainability, which will conduct applied transdisciplinary research, offer an innovative curriculum, and develop business solutions that accelerate the adoption of a sustainable culture.
Regional Tree and Shade Summit receives Award of Merit at Valley Forward’s Environmental Excellence Awards
On Sept. 17, the Regional Tree and Shade Summit received an Award of Merit at Valley Forward’s annual Environmental Excellence Awards program in the Environmental Education/Communication: Public Sector category. The awards recognize outstanding environmental achievement and projects that promote environmental initiatives.
Arizona State University’s sustainability achievements rated GOLD by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
TEMPE, Ariz. – In recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), Arizona State University (ASU) has earned a STARS Gold
Quenching the desert's thirst
From KJZZ 91.5 FM, Phoenix, this report from Steve Goldstein features former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Richardson will be a panelist at tomorrow's NBC Town Hall event, Changing Planet:
Green: What drives cities’ runaway growth?
From The New York Times, this post from Felicity Barringer highlights a study co-authored by Michail Fragkias, Executive Officer of the UGEC Project at ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability. Urban areas
The Sustainability Consortium opens European office, appoints three new board members including two NGOs
Actions underscore consortium’s strategic plan to deliver a sustainability measurement and reporting system and become a global organization TEMPE, Ariz., – Aug. 16, 2011 - The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) today
Changes in Maryvale, real and perceived
From KJZZ 91.5 FM, Phoenix, this report from Steve Goldstein features ASU Senior Sustainability Scientist Aaron Golub. Golub's research relates to urban planning and public transportation. Maryvale was once a
The value proposition of a sustainable degree
From Sustainability: The Journal of Record, June 2011, 4(3): 113-116, an article by Ted Mero about ASU School of Sustainability graduate Bavousett and how a degree in sustainability from ASU