Conservation Forward: How to Turn Passion into Practice
How to turn passion into practice. Becoming a conservation practitioner. Panel held Apr. 16.
SpaceHACK for Sustainability
Are you ready to hack for a better planet? Join SpaceHACK for Sustainability on Mar. 27-28.
Funding Opportunities in Ocean Science, Open Data, and Research Recognition
Researchers working in ocean science, environmental research, and open data infrastructure have several upcoming opportunities to secure funding or recognition for their work.
Model USDA 2026: A day in the life
"In Scenario B, participants were tasked with developing a federal rule that the USDA would use to administer the Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Pilot Program. It was a rich and engaging day filled with collaboration and discussion aimed at moving the needle forward on school nutrition."
Funding Opportunity - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star Program
Are you working within a community to improve water quality, watersheds, and the species and habitats they support? Apply for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star Program, proposals due May 14th.
Model USDA 2026: Rural development in action
"For me, one of the biggest takeaways was that rural communities do not lack ideas or commitment. What they often lack is sustained access to power."
President's Awards Recognize Outstanding Work at ASU
The President’s Awards formally recognize outstanding solutions that exemplify global engagement, principled innovation, sustainability, social embeddedness, and transdisciplinary collaboration. Interested applicants must first be prequalified to submit a final application. The deadline for prequalification proposals is Mar. 6.
TierrArte - SciDance Industrial Development
Dance for justice! Join Dr. Kiki Jenkins and her SciDance program exploring how infrastructure shaped environmental exposures--and how we can co-create solutions. Workshop on Mar. 7.
Model USDA 2026: Prescribed burning isn’t simple
"Prescribed fire has many layers that are often overlooked. If we truly want healthier forests, we must also confront the political dynamics that shape how fire policy is implemented."
Local farm and meat processing field day strengthens organic partnerships
"This event brought together community partners from ranching, government, academia, and retail to learn what responsible meat production can look like and how to market it successfully."
Call for ASU nominations to the prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship
The Schmidt Science Fellowship, has chosen ASU as one of the “top 100 international scientific and engineering schools” and invited us to nominate two graduating PhDs for the 2027-2028 competition. ASU will conduct the internal selection process, applications due Mar. 20.
Glacier Altitude Change Indicates a Cold, Dry Little Ice Age and Weaker Aleutian Low
Larocca Laura is lead author in new publication in Geophysical Research Letters. Alaska’s glaciers indicate the Little Ice Age was colder and drier, with a weak, westward-displaced Aleutian Low that has since strengthened and shifted eastward.