Project Cities and Peoria work to conserve water

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Project Cities and Peoria work to conserve water

On Cronkite News, see how Project Cities is working with the city of Peoria (the program's 2019-2020 community partner) to use water wisely. The video news story also touches on a previous Project Cities initiative with former partner Apache Junction.

Fit for a queen bee

What makes a queen bee? How does a queen bee achieve her regal status that elevates her from her sterile worker sisters? This has been a long-standing question for scientists

Authors, artists explore solar futures in new anthology

To begin to imagine the difficulties, joys and adventures of human life powered by an energy system dominated by solar, last week Arizona State University published “The Weight of Light,”

Authors, artists explore solar futures in new anthology

ASU Now To begin to imagine the difficulties, joys and adventures of human life powered by an energy system dominated by solar, last week Arizona State University published “The Weight

Arizona PBS highlights sustainability scientists' work in hot playgrounds and green buildings

Two new segments of “Catalyst” by Arizona PBS, in the episode released March 20, feature Senior Sustainability Scientists in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability: Jenni Vanos and

Students see eye to eye with marine life

Two Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Senior Sustainability Scientists, Jesse Senko and Ira Bennett, brought a group of students to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico for a

Alice Waters sitting at table outdoors with a meal in front of her.

Interview with chef, author and slow food advocate Alice Waters

In anticipation for her Wrigley Lecture, titled “We Are What We Eat: Teaching Slow Food Values in a Fast Food Culture,” we asked Waters a few questions including how food can be a conduit for solving major issues in society and what advice she has for anybody who wants to discover the joy of seasonal, local, delicious food.

Recreational fisheries need new management, says sustainability scientist

Senior Sustainability Scientist Joshua Abbott is a principal author of a new opinion paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled “Governing the recreational dimension of global fisheries.”

ASU students developing off-grid tech to help small farms build resilience to climate change

With a growing global population coupled with climate change challenges, farmers are working hard to feed the world. SolarSENSE, an ASU student capstone project using solar-powered technology, is working on a solution to help small, rural farms thrive.

The power of narratives in climate change action

A panel at the Future of Humane Technology event Thursday at the Barrett and O’Connor Washington Center in Washington, D.C. explored the power of narratives to shape what we do

Recreational fisheries need new management, says sustainability scientist

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Senior Sustainability Scientist Joshua Abbott is a principal author of a new opinion paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled “Governing the

ASU professor’s Mexico research garners local award for Latina/o achievement

Maria Cruz-Torres has been documenting a lesser-seen side of Sinaloa’s prized seafood industry — its female shrimp traders — for 20 years.