ASU students gamify sustainability education with Kahoot! quizzes

ASU Now As part of Arizona State University’s efforts to advance sustainability education for K–12 students, a faculty-led student group created a suite of Kahoot! games to teach sustainability concepts. Kahoot! is a

Sustainability scholar supporting sustainable development in Hawai’i

Hawai’i was recognized in late 2018 by the United Nations as a Local2030 hub — the first island and first place in Asia Pacific to be named a hub. Hawai’i Green Growth (HGG) coordinates the hub activities and the ASU Wrigley Institute serves on the hub’s board, drawing on ASU expertise to help support practical implementation of U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainability scientist serves on new environmental economics advisory committee

ASU faculty helps establish research organization to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to assess social benefits and costs of environmental policies Policies on air pollution, climate change and water

Streamlining the study of nature in cities

Nancy Grimm, an Arizona State University professor in the the School of Life Sciences and a senior sustainability scientist, won an award for being part of a team that created

Student thesis: whales, coffee and seaweed

A group of three ASU honors students successfully defended their conservation-themed thesis at the end of spring 2019. Below is a summary of each of their research topics and highlights

Please take an Urban Heat Island Survey

Please consider taking a survey on “Understanding the Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies and Their Implementation”. The survey was developed by the National Center of Excellence for SMART Innovations at Arizona

Sun Devils unite for a week of volunteer service and charity

Arizona State University and Valley of the Sun United Way joined together in the spirit of philanthropy, education and volunteer service during Sun Devils Unite from April 6 to 14.

To save life on Earth, here’s the $100 billion-a-year solution

Greg Asner, director of the new ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, is one of 19 international authors with a bold new science policy proposal — "A Global Deal for Nature" — to reverse the tide of Earth's first human-made biodiversity catastrophe.

Michael Crow and William McDonough named to Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders List

ASU President Michael M. Crow and ASU Wrigley Institute Board Member William McDonough have been named to Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders list, which honors leaders in business, government, philanthropy and the arts who are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same.

New sustainable food systems courses to be offered

Good news! I’ve just received word that we have the go-ahead to offer two new ASU Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) courses that will be listed under the School of Sustainability and co-listed with the ASU Morrison School of Agribusiness.

Environment vs. economy: Outcomes can be win-win according to recent research

Climate change is an ever-present and ever-pressing issue that has the attention of national and world leaders. On Nov. 23, 2018, the United States federal climate report was released. Several

The human cost of expensive homes

Easing the problem of homelessness will require communities to build more affordable housing, and that will require creating a new narrative with people who oppose it, according to two Arizona State University experts.