
ASU professor creates hydropanels to address water scarcity
According to the United Nations, the year 2050 could see more than 5 billion people suffer water shortages as a result of climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies. This

Two sustainability scientists receive NSF CAREER award
Sustainability scientists Arianne Cease and Ariane Middel were identified as being among the nation’s most promising young faculty members and received the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award.

Cancer paper makes Top 100
News that Stephen Albert Johnston’s published approach to cancer prevention is one of 2019’s most downloaded papers in cancer research is testament to scientific interest in breakaway approaches to cancer.
ASU offers new virtual backdrops for Zoom
Download one or more ASU-themed virtual backgrounds and show your Sun Devil spirit! Choose from options including libraries, athletic facilities, aerial views of campus and great outdoor locations.
Seager hosts virtual talks on resilient healthcare infrastructure
Topics so far include adaptive capacity, availability of data, resilience engineering responses, and taking a resilience (rather than a risk) approach to COVID-19.

Meet online sustainability senior Samantha Selway
A medical condition forced Samantha "Sammy" Selway to transition to online schooling. It was while she was in the process of doing this that she found Arizona State University's sustainability
Roseland rethinks sustainable cities amid social distancing
Social distancing raises profound questions for our approaches to sustainable cities. When this is over, we can’t simply “go back.” The world has changed and we must go forward — in the right direction.
UCRC Faculty Affiliate Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant
UCRC Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Ariane Middel, Assistant Professor of the School of Arts, Media and Engineering, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, has been awarded an NSF Career Award

Summary of award-winning report released
The City of Apache Junction (the City) has over one hundred mobile home and recreational vehicle parks and subdivisions within its city limits. Many of these parks were built in the 1950s, before the city was officially incorporated, and thus pre-date city code.
NSF CAREER awarded to Arianne Cease
Most CAREER awards are given on second or third submissions. For Cease, the third submission was the charm. Junior faculty interested in applying for a CAREER award should contact the Global Futures Laboratory Research Development Office.

High school students from Chandler receive $50,000 grant
The grant, from ASU's Healthy Urban Environments initiative, creates a solutions-focused, hands-on learning opportunity for high school students who are developing and testing a heat stroke prevention device.
NSF offers flexibility and policy guidance
NSF understands the effects the COVID-19 challenge will have on NSF-funded research and facilities, and they are committed to providing flexibility to support your health and safety as well as your work.