We can course correct and save the melting Arctic

Ice in the Arctic is rapidly melting, and this region is projected to be virtually ice-free in the late summer within 20 years. However, transformation is possible and it's about the choices we make, write Peter Schlosser and several ASU thought leaders.

Medium The Arctic is experiencing climate change more dramatically than anywhere else on Earth. In fact, the Arctic Ocean is expected to be virtually ice-free in the late summer within

Extreme weather events are becoming a chronic problem for our built environments. Sustainability scientists Mikhail Chester, Nancy Grimm and Nathan Johnson are part of an interdisciplinary, ASU-led project that will bring researchers and communities together to forge designs for resilient urban infrastructure.

Directed by sustainability scientist Sayfe Kiaei, the $18 million, USAID-funded project was conceived to develop innovative solutions to Pakistan’s energy challenges by modernizing curriculum and infrastructure and facilitating academic exchange programs and joint research projects.

The March 24 conference will be held online. Share and learn from others how ASU partners with community organizations in socially embedded research, teaching and practice.

Popular Science named ASU Professor Klaus Lackner's carbon-capture technology one of the most important engineering innovations of 2019. Nicknamed “mechanical trees,” these machines can remove carbon dioxide from the air a thousand times more effectively than actual trees.

Four sustainability scientists were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Sander van der Leeuw, C. Michael Barton, Gary Marchant and Charles Perrings. These ASU faculty were chosen in honor of their invaluable contributions to science and technology.

Sustainability Scientists Jianguo Wu and Paul Westerhoff joined nine other ASU colleagues in being named Highly Cited Researchers by the Web of Science Group.

Every year, a select few ASU faculty are given the esteemed title of Regents Professor. This year, two out of the five honorees were senior sustainability scientists: Nancy Grimm and Vijay Vittal. These professors are internationally recognized experts at the apex of their fields.

Jennifer Vanos, an assistant professor in the School of Sustainability, received Maricopa County’s 2019 Climate and Health Champion award in the research category for her outstanding work in understanding the dangers and health outcomes connected to children’s playspaces.

As more locations across the country begin to transition to utilizing renewable energy sources, officials in such locations face a daunting task: How do they compensate the workers and communities

Michael Brown, Samantha Cheng and Jim Tolisano, along with dozens of conservation and development researchers and practitioners representing ASU's Conservation Solutions Lab, have penned a new opinion piece, released September