Externalized environments, bodily natures and everyday exposure

Even researchers in pursuit of sustainability solutions can behave in ways contrary to their cause, says leading environmental humanities scholar Stacy Alaimo, who explores the dangers of an externalized environment in this Thought Leader Series piece.

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Wayne Pacelle Note: Wayne Pacelle is president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization. He is

A Thought Leader Series Piece By James Hansen Note: James Hansen is the former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and is an adjunct professor at Columbia

In his essay, "Seeing the full picture: save nature, live better," M. Sanjayan seals the perceived separation between humans and the natural world, demonstrating how conservation is actually in our own enlightened best-interest. Sanjayan's essay is accompanied by a condensed video of his Earth Month Wrigley Lecture.

A Thought Leader Series Piece By John Trujillo Note: John Trujillo is the director of Public Works at the City of Phoenix and heads the City's Reimagine Phoenix initiative. In January

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Ed Finn Note: Ed Finn is the founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, where he is

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Prasad Boradkar Note: March 3 marks the launch of ASU's new Biomimicry Center, established in partnership with Montana-based Biomimicry 3.8, and co-directed by Prasad

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Ray Jensen Note: December marks eight years since the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted at the United Nations headquarters

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Heather Lineberry Note: Now through January 17, the ASU Art Museum hosts Trout Fishing in America and Other stories, an exhibition by artists Bryndis

Rebecca Tsosie is a senior sustainability scientist and Regent’s Professor of Law at Arizona State University. In this Thought Leader piece, she examines sustainability policy as it relates to Indigenous peoples and illustrates why placing them at the center of sustainability studies is a valuable approach.

Rick Heffernon, former senior writer/editor at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and lead author of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy’s groundbreaking report “Sustainability for Arizona,” has served as an Arizona Trail steward for over 15 years. In this Park and Recreation Month-inspired essay, he examines how trails sustain the physical, emotional and economic well-being of our communities.

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Dr. Anthony Michaels Note: Dr. Anthony Michaels (Tony) is an internationally known environmental scientist who has been a leader in both academia and business.