The 2024 WE Empower Finalists and Awardees Booklet highlights the innovative work of this year’s women entrepreneurs and their commitment to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

"Each panelist highlighted how policy moves forward in many different ways. It is up to us, the incoming food systems professionals, to find our way and understand that we can make an impact in many roles and positions, be it political or from the outside in."

Project Cities was recently featured on ASU News, highlighting two award-winning projects from the spring 2024 semester. Students from the Master of Urban and Environmental Planning (MUEP) are the recipients

Dr. Sasha Reed, Chief of the USGS Terrestrial Drylands Ecology Branch and GDC Affiliate, received the 2024 AGU Union Fellows achievement award and the Joanne Simpson Medal for her exceptional contributions to Earth and space sciences. Join us in congratulating her!

Drs. George Poste and Daniel Rothenberg held a conversation on the topic: "Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?" Mon 9/9/24, 4:45-5:10 PM.Future Security Forum 10th Anniversary – Day 1

"The USDA NextGen program has made pursuing a graduate degree possible and has created a pathway for diverse voices to have a seat at the table. We are the next generation of leaders in the food systems space and we are ready to make our mark."

Let us blow you away: biocrust, the hidden web of life in soil, could be the secret weapon against dust storms, making our ecosystems more resilient!

Asexual reproductive traits might not fend off drought, but they powerfully drive grassland recovery - a key to ecosystem resilience! Let's dig in.

Lachmi (Lach) Baniya, an impact-driven media entrepreneur, began her journey in 2013 at the age of 21, driven by vision and determination. Growing up under Myanmar’s censored public education system, she understood the limitations it placed on critical thinking and the transformative power that access to information could have in shaping lives.

The Global Drylands Center leans on the many wonderful collaborators who bring incredible insight into the Center, making us stronger.

Exploring how Hispanic culture and drylands shape each other reveals a rich history of resilience and adaptation.

The Sala Lab would like to congratulate Dr. Garcia-Pichel for his efforts and significant impact on his field.