Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
Webinar on NSF-approved formats for support documents
The 40-minute webinar provides policy guidance for new requirements that take effect June 1, along with a walk-through of the user experience and answers to some frequently asked questions.
ASU expert proposes a biodiversity-focused solution to prevent zoonotic diseases
COVID-19 may have jumped from a wild animal market in Wuhan, China, to people. If so, it’s not the first deadly disease to spring from nature. Middle East respiratory syndrome
Halden: Humanity and ecosystems are inextricably linked
Sustainability scientist Rolf Halden's new book, Environment, was the subject of a recent online event that drew over 200 attendees. The book explores our essential interconnectedness with our surroundings.
New KEDtalk: Swimming in plastic
An unfathomable amount of plastic has made its way into our oceans, but Charlie Rolsky believes we can make small changes in our lives to turn the tide of plastic pollution for
Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
A new approach to monitoring the novel coronavirus, known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), can potentially identify levels of coronavirus infection at both a local and global scale.
ASU ranked top in US, 5th in world pursuit of UN sustainability goals
Arizona State University ranks top in the U.S. and fifth in the world out of 766 institutions in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The global ranking is
Zero greenhouse gas emissions earns ASU the AASHE Platinum rating
Thirteen years ago, Arizona State University made the pioneering promise to completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its campus operations by the year 2025. But on June 30, 2019, the
Middel receives CAREER for work in heat mitigation
Sustainability scientist Ariane Middel has been awarded an NSF CAREER to look at heat from a human perspective, using an innovative mobile sensor called "MaRTy," pictured.
The new normal: Salon, Kuby call for survey responses
To help government agencies and communities recover faster from COVID-19 and become more resilient to the next adverse event, results of this study will be shared widely.
Public Interest Technology University Network announces Year 2 Challenge
The PIT-UN Challenge will prioritize projects that further the positive social impact of technology for all communities. Centering community needs may be demonstrated by incorporating community partners in the design and execution of proposed projects. Apply by July 16.
Wutich to be panelist on NYAS COVID-19 and Anthropology webinar
Sustainability scientist Amber Wutich will join the New York Academy of Sciences Anthropology Section as a panelist for a webinar focused on our current pandemic (COVID-19), contextualizing the global comparative,
ASU's CBIE launches new webinar series
A new webinar panel series entitled Don’t Waste the COVID-19 Crisis: Reflections on Resilience and the Commons Revealed by COVID-19, kicks off on April 20 with an event featuring sustainability