ASU scientists explore carbon’s next frontier with Keck Foundation funding

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ASU scientists explore carbon’s next frontier with Keck Foundation funding

Arizona State University sustainability scientist Peter Buseck is part of a team that recently received a $1 million award from the Keck Foundation with additional ASU matching funds to lead

ASU forms partnership to develop remote medical clinics

Arizona State University has joined forces with Medavate and Baya Build, companies that innovate in healthcare and construction industries, respectively, for a unique partnership to deliver groundbreaking healthcare through remote

ASU discusses sustainability goals in annual State of Sustainability Summit

At the fourth annual State of Sustainability Summit, Arizona State University remains committed to leading — and teaching — sustainability. Home to the world’s first school of sustainability and the

ASU researchers exploring how changes in snowpack impact water rights, policy

Mountain snowpack and rainfall are the primary sources of water for the arid western U.S., but earlier melting of mountain snowpack is causing complications. ASU researchers are part of a grant-funded team to address the challenges.

Sustainability scientist connects politics with clean energy transitions

A new paper by Hanna Breetz, a senior sustainability scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and an assistant professor in the School of Sustainability, argues that

Physicist joins ASU LightWorks to help solarize society

The Macedonian-born Ivan Ermanoski concentrates on making fuels and products using solar heat. He’s a recent arrival at Arizona State University LightWorks, where he’ll be working on solarizing our society

A conservative case for a carbon tax

In this Thought Leader Series piece, economist Bob Litterman, an ASU Wrigley Institute board member and former Goldman, Sachs & Co. risk manager, describes why he believes a tax on producing carbon dioxide emissions is the solution society needs for curbing climate change.

ASU organ concert explores how the U.S.-Mexico border wall is an invasive species

Arizona State University’s School of Music launched the 2018-19 Organ Series with a multidisciplinary presentation, “Walls of Sound: The Ecology of the Borderlands,” addressing the ecological impact of a wall

ASU sustainability scientists aim to mitigate urban heat in Phoenix

Not only is Phoenix situated in the Southwest desert — the hottest region in the United States — it also happens to be the hottest major city in the country,

A new angle on cancer

Cancer has been a part of life on Earth since the beginning of multicellularity, yet it is a foe humankind continues to grapple with — at least in part because

ASU LightWorks hire brings new energy to ASU

Decades ago, oilmen had little interest in natural gas, the byproduct of crude oil extracted from the earth. So, they burned it off, like so many lit torches atop Texas’s

ASU sustainability scientist recognized for research on bicycling safety

The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) announced the winners of its annual awards program to honor excellence in the profession. Among those being honored is sustainability scientist Trisalyn