Seeds of opportunity: Are veterans the future of farming?

A shrinking farming population can be addressed by veterans seeking peaceful employment, asserts "Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields" – a film that fueled a great panel discussion at a recent event hosted by ASU's Food Systems Transformation Initiative.

To help students looking for careers in the environmental field to get the right credentials, sustainability scientist Heather Bateman worked with colleagues in ASU’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts to develop the newly-offered Wildlife Management Certificate.

With almost half of federal highways and major roads in the U.S. classified below "good condition," the country is in need of serious transportation innovation. Senior Sustainability Scientists Narayanan Neithalath, Timothy James and Kamil

School of Sustainability Assistant Professor Sonja Klinsky was among the scientists who presented research at November's COP 22 climate meeting in Morocco, where she described the results of the U.S. election as "devastating to all" and cited several key reasons why.

Featuring young adults tackling some of today's biggest challenges, this year's "30 Under 30" list by Outside magazine includes School of Sustainability PhD student Sarra Tekola, who uses effective and occasionally unconventional tactics to promote climate action.

As presented at the Fall 2016 board meeting, Kamehameha Schools has worked with ASU to develop a virtual tour that provides learners with the same educational value as a real-life excursion, enabling the organization to share its cultural resources while preserving sacred sites.

Recognizing that today’s global energy transitions demand leaders who can navigate interwoven technical, societal and environmental challenges, ASU's School of Sustainability introduced a Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Energy in November 2016.

While enjoying equitably-produced dishes at Maya's Farm in Phoenix, diners at Dinner 2040 – a charette-style event planned by sustainability scientist Joan McGregor – used their diverse backgrounds to discuss key food values and how to better implement them.

A game called “Future Shocks and City Resilience” – created by Senior Sustainability Scientist Lauren Withycombe Keeler – taught participants at a November 2016 City of Tempe Resilience Workshop to think about sustainability in terms much broader than recycling.

The School of Sustainability's Datu Buyung Agusdinata is leading ASU's contribution to an NSF-funded video game, which will help everyday people understand how their consumption affects the environment while revealing valuable insights about human behavior.

Study abroad programs and volunteer efforts in Guatemala – listed among the world's happiest countries despite its struggles with poverty and crime – have created connections among several sustainability alumni, including job offers and chance meetings.

At the first-ever meeting of the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes, hosted by Arizona State University, representatives of eleven universities from around the world worked to design an innovative path toward timely sustainable outcomes on a global scale.