New FutureCities podcast explores heat and thermal comfort
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New FutureCities podcast explores heat and thermal comfort
In latest episode of FutureCities podcast, "Heat and Thermal Comfort," host Stephen Elser interviewed Yuliya Dzyuban, Arizona State University School of Sustainability PhD student and Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability
Sustainability scientists selected as American Association of Geographers Fellows
In preparation for its annual meeting, the American Association of Geographers has named its 2019 Fellows. Included in this year’s honors are two from Arizona State University’s School of Geographical
Sustainability professor starts term as president of commons community
This month Marco Janssen, a professor in the School of Sustainability and director of the Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment, started his two-year term as president of the
In pursuit of happiness
ASU Now asked several Arizona State University professors about how our relationships with each other, the world around us and ourselves can make us happy. One faculty member they interviewed
Sustainability scholar presents at Davos
Amanda Ellis, executive director of Hawaii and Asia Pacific in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, was part of a panel discussion at the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland.
Students provide sustainability solutions for NCAA triathlon
At Arizona State University, successful results often come from collaborative action, especially when making events more eco-friendly. Thanks to ASU students and the work of two ASU sustainability leaders, Colin
How one School of Sustainability PhD student became a Ford Fellow
Sarra Tekola, a PhD student in the School of Sustainability who is a first-generation college student, is a recent awardee of the distinguished Ford Foundation Fellowship. The Ford Foundation awards
Philosophy of sustainability science research project receives funding
C. Tyler DesRoches, an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainability, is part of a research team that recently won a €10,000 (approximately $11,400 grant) from the Helsinki Institute of
Philosophy of sustainability science research project receives funding
C. Tyler DesRoches, an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainability, is part of a research team that recently won a €10,000 (approximately $11,400 grant) from the Helsinki Institute of
Creating a carbon economy
At the Barrett & O'Connor Center in Washington, D.C., ASU hosted a panel that discussed how society can transition to a carbon economy — as in, pulling carbon from the air and making money from it in an effort to fight climate change.
Sustainability PhD candidate wins grant for applied research
Saurabh Biswas, an Arizona State University School of Sustainability PhD candidate, knows that energy, poverty and sustainability are intricately intertwined. He has been investigating these dynamics for years and developing
Sustainability scholar writes chapter in award-winning book
Amanda Ellis contributed a chapter to the book, "Leadership and Power in International Development: Navigating the Intersections of Gender, Culture, Context, and Sustainability," which received this year's R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award.