Global Futures Scientists and Scholars
The Conversation: Organic food has room to grow
Significant Figure: 82%. This is the share of Americans who buy some organic food on a regular basis. Although organics have gone mainstream, Kathleen Merrigan says the sector still has room to grow. Read more in her most recent piece for The Conversation, which to date has been republished 37 times.
Rethinking resources and conservation
Bryan Leonard says laws regarding natural resources on public land are antiquated and prevent voluntary conservation. “Use-it-or-lose-it requirements ... can preclude environmental groups from participating in markets for natural resources," he said.
Announcing GFORS, the Global Futures Office of Research Services
GFORS is your one-stop virtual shop for research development, research advancement, proposal support, analytics, events, communications, business operations and human resource services. Each GFORS “department” has its own intake form to request services; find them on the GFL website.
California wildfires make underground utilities an infrastructure priority
Trenchless technology expert Samuel Ariaratnam talks about the plans of California’s largest electricity provider's to start burying power lines in fire zones.
Sept. 1-2: Advancing women, peace and security in the Indo-Pacific
To further the implementation of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) that advances a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Pacific Forum International, in partnership with USINDOPACOM Office of WPS, is organizing the
Entrepreneur Magazine: These are the reasons why you will return to your desk
The future of the office has become an open question after the coronavirus lockdown forced billions of people to work from home. Will office workers return to their cubicles with
Rethinking resources and conservation
An Arizona State University assistant professor says laws regarding natural resources on public land are antiquated and prevent voluntary conservation. “Use-it-or-lose-it requirements, together with narrow definitions of eligible uses, can
Announcing GFORS, the Global Futures Research Service
The Global Futures Office of Research Services (GFORS) is a virtual organization of the set of services required by members of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory to plan,
California wildfires make underground utilities an infrastructure priority
Despite years of declaring that conversion of high-voltage, long-distance electrical transmission lines to underground installation was cost prohibitive, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has announced plans to spend $20 billion
New paper positions waste pickers as models of environmental stewards for circular economy
A new paper published by a team from the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service that includes College of Global Futures associate professor Rimjhim Aggarwal examines the culture and economy of waste pickers.
Dave White selected as Southwest chapter lead author for National Climate Assessment
White has been tapped by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to represent the Southwest region as chapter lead author for the Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment.
'Code-Red' megadrought is the Southwest's latest demand for collaborative innovation, says Dave White in Washington Post
According to White, addressing the complex water issues facing the Southwest will require bold solutions that match the scale of the challenges — nothing less than a water “moonshot.” The Washington Post reaches a readership of nearly 20 million.