NSF issues Dear Colleague Letter on COVID-19

The National Science Foundation provides guidance on obtaining RAPID funding for the study of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

ASU professors contribute to federal food waste report

The research shows that the entire food chain is fraught with unpredictability, from how much it rains to how many farm workers show up for harvest, to which apple will be plucked from the bin.

A look back on the Indigenous Foods Summit hosted by ASU's Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems

Indigenous foods within the United States are rich in diversity. From taro root in Hawaii to the salmon of the Pacific Northwest, from wild rice of the Great Lakes Region to buffalo of the plains, Indigenous people are continuing their food cultures and working for the benefit of future generations.

James Zook

X-ray eyes peer deeper into deadly pathogen

Tularemia is a rare but often lethal disease. It is caused by one of the most aggressive pathogens on earth, the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The microbe, transported by a variety

Meet sustainability alumna Victoria Erran

Inspired by a vegan documentary, Victoria Erran decided to make the life-altering decision to study sustainability. "I had just watched one of those famous vegan documentaries where it talks about

Call for Proposals: Investing in New Sustainable Ideas 2020

ASU Solutions Service seeks innovative ideas, concepts, technologies or analytical techniques that could develop into applications for sustainable decision making in the private sector.

NSF PAPPG 2020 changes take effect on June 1

Changes in the 2020 PAPPG affect biosketches, current and pendings, and government-wide representations and certifications. They must be incorporated in proposals submitted on or after June 1.

Two ASU proposals in top 100 for $100M MacArthur grant

Selected were: Keepin' it REAL, a youth substance abuse prevention program, and Global Biodiversity Observatory, a system of satellites, analytics and decision-support tools to monitor real time changes in Earth’s natural capital in unprecedented detail. The winner will be announced in Fall 2020.

Call for speakers at VERGE 20

VERGE 20 seeks creative, interactive presentations on fresh and convergent content on five areas of interest: Energy, Transport, Circular Economy, Carbon and Food. Apply by April 24.

Organic in the valley: A visit to Litchfield's Blue Sky Organic Farm

Situated about 30 minutes from downtown Phoenix, Arizona sits the 35-acre Blue Sky Organic Farm. As the ASU Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership cohort approaches the main farm house, we are welcomed by a handful of happy goats. We continue through a cluster of citrus trees and meet Sara Dolan.

New NSF call for human-environment research

NSF HEGS seeks research about the nature, causes, and/or consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity and/or environmental processes. The first deadline is August 18, 2020.

Wei Liu

Accelerating precision medicine

From head toe, we are a rich conglomerate of cells, constructed of and managed by proteins. Proteins are the building blocks of life, and the role they play in our