Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

ASU research reveals 'weak' replicability of place-based research
Senior Global Futures Scientist Wenwen Li is co-author on a new publication shedding light on the challenges and opportunities the scientific community faces in replicating place-based research.
STAAC Report release: Status of tribes and climate change
Senior Global Futures Scientist Otakuye Conroy-Ben is co-author of a new report convened by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes and Climate Change Program and written by the

New findings in the role fish play in balancing coral algae
When people think of coral reefs, images of beautiful colors and structures come to mind. But beyond aesthetic pleasure, coral reefs provide numerous benefits, ranging from food security and coastline
Sept 22: Book launch and roundtable
Join the UREx SRN via Zoom on September 22, 2021, 2pm – 3:30pm Arizona time, for a roundtable discussion and launch of Resilient Urban Futures, a new book exploring the
UREx Future Cities podcast recognized by ESA
Urban Resilience to Extremes SRN’s monthly podcast, Future Cities, has been awarded the Ecological Society of America’s “Science Communication in Practice Award.” This award is given to ESA members who
Sala to advise US Global Change Research Program
In July 2021, Osvaldo Sala, founding director of the Global Drylands Center and Julie A. Wrigley Chair, Regents’ and Foundation Professor, was nominated by the National Academies of Science, Engineering,
Call for applications: Knowledge Exchange for Resilience
The mission of the Knowledge Exchange for Resilience is to support Maricopa County, Arizona by sharing knowledge, catalyzing discovery, and exchanging responses to challenges together, in order to build community
Making Sense of Complexity: A webinar series and explainer video
Trying to understand complexity and the concept of Complex Adaptive Systems? Learn from your colleagues in the School of Complex Adaptive Systems, College of Global Futures. Their webinar series, Making

Sept. 2: Food. Nature. People.
ASU’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems is a partner in this international, virtual and free event, which will provide actionable scientific evidence to fundamentally transform agriculture and land management.

Sept 7: Workshop on Reimagining Climate Futures
Workshop participants will work in interdisciplinary teams to create their own narratives on climate-policy interventions, focusing on issues including climate migration and displacement, advocacy and coalition-building and transforming institutions and industries.
Sept. 1-2: Advancing Women, Peace and Security in the Indo-Pacific
Global Futures scientists Pamela DeLargy and Laura Hosman are participating on behalf of ASU in a two-day conference hosted by Pacific Forum International. Topics include cultivating a culture of allyship in security, building bridges between CSOs and local government, WPS in the defense sector, gender and preventing/countering violent extremism, and gender and climate security in the Indo-Pacific.
Entrepreneur Magazine: These are the reasons why you will return to your desk
In a piece for The Conversation and republished in Entrepreneur magazine, Global Futures Scientist Deborah Salon and colleagues talk about the future of the office after the coronavirus lockdown. Entrepreneur has a readership of over 3 million.