The wisdom of indigenous foodways

Global Futures Scientists-Scholars

The wisdom of indigenous foodways

To equitably transform our food systems and tackle climate change, we must include indigenous voices and decision-makers. That's why the 2020 Food Tank Summit, co-sponsored by ASU’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, focused on the wisdom of traditional knowledge systems.

Gates Ag One will assist small-yield farmers in rising from poverty and facing climate change

Affordable tools and innovations will help farmers improve crop productivity and adapt to upcoming environmental changes

Call for abstracts: Urban climate poster competition

Poster abstracts are due February 10 for the third annual Urban Climate Research Center poster competition and showcase.

Marchant is named AAAS fellow

Marchant works at the intersections of law, science and biotechnology, and has led ASU's Center for Law, Science and Innovation for more than 20 years.

National Academy of Sciences honors Elkins-Tanton

The Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship was awarded to Elkins-Tanton for her lasting contributions to the study of the physics of Earth and for illuminating the early evolution of rocky planets and planetesimals.

ASU center makes global impact on ecology, conservation science

Established in January 2019, the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science is directed by Greg Asner and builds on his lab work of coral reef mapping and measuring plant biodiversity in forests. The center is already making impressive impacts on global environmental decision-making.

Call for presenters: AASHE conference 2020

Proposals are due February 28 for the sustainability conference to be held in Milwaukee, October 4-7, 2020. The theme of the conference is "Mobilizing for a Just Transition."

Corruption and illicit activity affect land change

New research published in Nature Sustainability presents a conceptual framework of illicit land transactions and a new approach to spatially link illicit activities to land use.

2020 Welcome: Three things to know

The new year brings exciting changes for our Sustainability Scientists, Scholars and Fellows program, including this email bulletin and some new points of contact. Click through to find out more!

Nominate a new innovator in food and agriculture research

Nomination deadline is March 4, 2020. Pictured is Arianne Cease, director of the Global Locust Initiative, who was a new innovator awardee in 2018.

ASU professor leading international effort to improve urban resilience

NATURA, which stands for ‘Nature-based solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene,’ will link early-career scholars and practitioners who are working on solutions for climate change resilience around the world. We will create opportunities to share knowledge from one region or city with another.

Funding opportunity for an innovative approach to conservation and landscape connectivity

The inaugural Conservation Impact Prize is a $100,000 grant for an interdisciplinary team that will think outside the box. Register by March 19. Apply by April 16.