Global Drylands Center

Newly funded grant will address aridity effects on nutrient cycles

Global Drylands Center director Osvaldo Sala is part of a research team that recently garnered funding from the Australian Research Council. The project, entitled “Biogeochemical mismatches: Decoupling of carbon, nitrogen,

3 ASU sustainability scientists honored with Regents' Professor title

This year, four ASU faculty members are being recognized as Regents’ Professors. Three of these professors are sustainability scientists in the ASU Wrigley Institute: Osvaldo Sala, Donald Fixico and Stewart Fotheringham.

Global Drylands Center director recognized for contributions to ecology

Osvaldo Sala, distinguished sustainability scientist and founding director of the Global Drylands Center at Arizona State University, has been named an honorary member of the Asociación Argentina de Ecología (AsAE).

Global Drylands Center affiliate wins 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award

Esteban Jobbágy, an Arizona State University Global Drylands Center affiliate, has been named a 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award recipient. Recipients are chosen and recognized for their achievements in

ASU's Global Drylands Center sparks collaborations between universities

In the fall of 2017, the Global Drylands Center, a unit of Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, released a call for proposals aiming to foster

ASU launches the Global Drylands Center

The Global Drylands Center (GDC) celebrated its first six months with its official launch last Thursday. The amicable gathering hosted at the University Club brought together affiliates and faculty from

Second Gathering ASU-CICESE (Segundo Encuentro ASU-CICESE)

Arizona State University hosted a group of faculty members and researchers from the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE) during the ‘Second Gathering ASU-CICESE’ (‘Segundo

Largest community of ecologists names ASU scientist its 2019 president

The members of the Ecological Society of America have elected Osvaldo Sala – founding director of Arizona State University's Global Drylands Center – to a three-year term on the ESA governing board.

Forecasting dryland vulnerability for the Department of Defense

Sustainability scientists from ASU's Global Drylands Center are among those researching the effects of climate change on vegetation communities and ecosystem processes across three deserts in the western U.S. Their findings will be used to manage Department of Defense drylands.

Deep percolation in arid piedmont watersheds and its sensitivity to ecosystem change

Doctor of Philosophy Defense Announcement for Adam Schreiner-McGraw Date: November 2, 2017 Time: 3:00 PM Location: ISTB4, Room 240 Advisor: Enrique Vivoni Committee Members: Kelin Whipple, Osvaldo Sala, Heather Throop

Ecohydrological role of biological soil crusts in drylands

An interdisciplinary team of field ecologists and ecohydrology modelers led by Kristen Whitney studied the importance of biological soil crusts to soil water balance in drylands in their new paper

Water Consumption and Sustainability in Arizona: A Tale of Two Desert Cities

In a very interesting and thoughtful article, ASU Professor Paul Hirt and collaborators tackle the issue of a sustainable water supply for central Arizona. After a holistic analysis of governmental,