Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

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Move-in day for burrowing owls at ASU Polytechnic campus

Their arrival in towel-covered cardboard pet-carriers mid-morning on May 22, 2021, was a year in the making. Sustainability scientist Heather Bateman initiated the proposal.

How will we protect American infrastructure from cyberattacks?

Sustainability scientist Diana Bowman and colleagues weigh in on how our infrastructure’s digital connectedness — while bringing benefits like convenience, better monitoring and remote problem-solving — leaves it vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Postdoctoral associate openings at MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

Please forward as appropriate two postdoc openings, one in Natural Climate Solutions, and the other in Environment and Sustainability Education.

New Report: The Critical To-Do List for Organic Agriculture

The goal of this report is to present the Biden-Harris Administration a list of easily achievable actions to immediately power-boost organic agriculture. The President has the power TODAY to implement most, if not all of elements of 36 recommendations; action on 10 recommendations depends on Congress.

Do trees provide the best shade for urban environments?

Using a special mobile lab named MaRTy, sustainability scientist Ariane Middel and her team are assessing what makes for the best provider of shade. The findings may surprise you.

ASU engineering experts reframe infrastructure security

Sustainability scientists Mikhail Chester and Brad Allenby and their faculty peers in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering believe broader perspectives need to be part of the current debate

Ariaratnam receives Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award

Sustainability scientist Samuel Ariaratnam was recently named this year’s winner of the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award. Ariaratnam will deliver the Bechtel

June 15-16: Earth Archive LIDAR Conference

The Earth Archive is an international, interdisciplinary initiative to create an open-access, high-resolution, digital archive of the earth’s surface compiled from LiDAR scans. This can be used for a wide

Donkeys dig deep in the desert, benefiting overall ecosystem

An Arizona State University doctoral candidate has discovered that horses, donkeys and other equine species, which are seen as “invasive,” actually help shape desert ecosystems, fulfilling the same function long-extinct

ASU project receives first place in 2021 Microgrid Greater Good Awards

Led by sustainability scientist Nathan Johnson and the Laboratory for Energy and Power Solutions, ASU’s ATLAS Containerized Microgrid has won first place in the 2021 Microgrid Greater Good Awards. The

June 12-15: Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2021

Sustainability scientist Julianna Gwiszcz is co-facilitating two sessions at this year’s SRI Congress, hosted June 12-15, 2021, online and in Brisbane, Australia. The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021)

Registration now open: Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Ed 2021

Registration for this year’s virtual Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE) has officially opened. Attendees can register today to reserve their spot for a virtual event that saw