The health of coral reefs has taken a massive hit due to overfishing, pollution and climate change, which has had a grave impact on reef ecosystems and the people who depend on these reefs for food and job security.

The first working group’s contribution to the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “The Physical Science Basis” released on August 9, comes at a moment

As climate change projections indicate that the proportion of the population exposed to floods will only increase in the next decade, new research uses satellite data to provide one of the clearest pictures to date of how floods are changing and who is at most risk.

We are looking to identify post-docs who are working with faculty who are members of the scientists and scholars network. If you have a post-doc working with you, please complete this survey so we can follow up with you.

NASA has funded an ASU project to use commercial CubeSat data to determine the presence of water in arid and semiarid rivers in California and Arizona.

Aug. 11: Attend a Zócalo talk with Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Lisa Margonelli about untethering the academic research model from the cult of personality in order to take on humanity’s biggest problems. Read an essay on the topic in Issues in Science and Technology.

The appointment follows the retirement of sustainability scientist Nancy Selover, who served in the role for 14 years and worked for several decades as a research professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning.

Battered by drought, flows have been dropping in the Colorado River, a water source that 40 million people depend upon. On Aug. 15, the Bureau of Reclamation will declare a shortage, which will result in a cut in deliveries to Arizona farmers. Most consumers won’t notice any changes, but other cuts loom, and life in the Southwest is going to get more complicated.

New research by sustainability scholar Carola Grebitus shows that while the brewers would like to use sustainable practices, many don’t think that consumers would be willing to pay a lot extra to support those efforts.

Apply by Aug. 13. The series will help faculty members understand the broader policy environment that funders work in, how to have more impact with your science or scholarship in the policy domain, and engage with policy levers to create policy changes that lead to research opportunities.

Knowledge Enterprise is seeking nominations for the Chair position for Limited Submissions. In this role, the selected appointee will complete a two-year term attached to the Vice President of Research (VPR) and work closely with the Research Development staff, specifically the Opportunity Manager (OM). An additional year of service is possible and will be negotiated within the last three months of the term.

Under the direction of the Executive Vice President, and in close partnership with the Chief Science and Technology Officer, the Vice President of Research serves as an integral part of advancing the research agenda of the Knowledge Enterprise at ASU and is an essential member of the university leadership.