Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

ASU researchers mapping coral reefs

People are killing coral reefs. These reefs — some worth $1 million per square kilometer per year — are being destroyed by overdevelopment of coastlines, improper disposal of sewage, overfishing,

Darnall named National Academy of Public Administration fellow

The National Academy of Public Administration has inducted Nicole Darnall, associate dean and professor in the School of Sustainability, into its 2019 class of fellows. Darnall is one of eight NAPA fellows from ASU.

New research by ASU professor furthers understanding of dryland litter cycles

Arizona State University professor Heather Throop penned a new research article that advances our understanding of dryland litter cycles. Drylands are arid ecosystems characterized by a lack of water. According

ASU professors named 2019 American Geophysical Union Fellows

Arizona State University professors Osvaldo Sala, a drylands researcher and Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences, and Meenakshi Wadhwa, a cosmochemistry expert and the new director of ASU's

What is the GFL Research Development Office?

The GFL RDO offers a range of services to advance sustainability research competitiveness by increasing faculty readiness, catalyzing people and ideas, and developing faculty research skills.

ASU scientists respond to new IPCC report

In their response, scientists associated with ASU's Global Futures Laboratory stressed the importance of acting with urgency, removing CO2 from the air and point sources, and engaging people who are most vulnerable to climate change.

ASU scientists respond to new IPCC report

Medium After the United Nations IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land was released in August 2019, several Arizona State University scientists associated with Global Futures Laboratory wrote a response: “Recognizing

Sala elected president of the Ecological Society of America

The director of ASU's Global Drylands Center was elected to serve a one-year term that ends in 2020. He is the first Hispanic person to serve as president in the organization's century-long history.

Members of UREx SRN receive ecology award

Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN) were recipients of an award from the Ecological Society of America. Winners of the award are recognized for their “outstanding contributions

Westerhoff named 2019 Clark Prize Laureate

Paul Westerhoff, Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering has been named the National Water Research Institute's 2019 Clarke Prize Laureate for his outstanding achievements in water science and technology.

Crow, Schlosser outline origins of ASU’s Global Futures Laboratory

In case you missed it, we recently published an op-ed on Medium called “Why we are launching the ASU Global Futures Laboratory,” co-written by our Vice President and Vice Provost

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