ASU and Tempe collaborate to organize Heat Walk

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ASU and Tempe collaborate to organize Heat Walk

On September 21, Arizona State University and the City of Tempe conducted Tempe’s first Heat Walk: a community event orchestrated to help city officials and ASU researchers understand how residents

ASU researchers mapping coral reefs

People are killing coral reefs. These reefs — some worth $1 million per square kilometer per year — are being destroyed by overdevelopment of coastlines, improper disposal of sewage, overfishing,

Darnall named National Academy of Public Administration fellow

The National Academy of Public Administration has inducted Nicole Darnall, associate dean and professor in the School of Sustainability, into its 2019 class of fellows. Darnall is one of eight NAPA fellows from ASU.

New research by ASU professor furthers understanding of dryland litter cycles

Arizona State University professor Heather Throop penned a new research article that advances our understanding of dryland litter cycles. Drylands are arid ecosystems characterized by a lack of water. According

ASU professors named 2019 American Geophysical Union Fellows

Arizona State University professors Osvaldo Sala, a drylands researcher and Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences, and Meenakshi Wadhwa, a cosmochemistry expert and the new director of ASU's

ASU, CI and Potsdam researchers explore future of Alto Mayo, Peru

Conservation International and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research partnered with Arizona State University to map out potential futures for the region they hope to link to the National Coffee Action Plan 2018-2030.

ASU solar project in Puerto Rico promotes energy independence

Using flexible solar panels, a novel racking design and battery backup, community leaders can safely remove and replace panels before and after a major storm or hurricane, thanks to a collaboration with ASU doctoral students.

Sala elected president of the Ecological Society of America

The director of ASU's Global Drylands Center was elected to serve a one-year term that ends in 2020. He is the first Hispanic person to serve as president in the organization's century-long history.

ASU professor predicts future shortages in state rivers

Extreme weather changes and a boom in population growth will result in a declining of the rivers in Arizona, according to an Arizona State University professor. Heather Bateman, a field

Members of UREx SRN receive ecology award

Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN) were recipients of an award from the Ecological Society of America. Winners of the award are recognized for their “outstanding contributions

Westerhoff named 2019 Clark Prize Laureate

Paul Westerhoff, Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering has been named the National Water Research Institute's 2019 Clarke Prize Laureate for his outstanding achievements in water science and technology.

ASU engineers working to use traffic cameras to warn residents about urban flooding

A team of researchers led by faculty from Arizona State University are working on a project called “Flood Aware” to warn people about urban flooding. The researchers plan to use