Dining with Dan

You’ve heard of “chef-driven cuisine” and “farm-to-table” cuisine, but what about a “farm driven chef”? World-renowned chef Dan Barber is working to be just that.

Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance Represented in International Conferences

Drs. Jim Elser and Matt Scholz of the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance made presentations on topics related to phosphorus sustainability at recent conferences in Asia and Europe. Jim Elser, executive director

Flathead Lake an Example of Effective Phosphorus Monitoring and Lake Protection

Flathead Lake in Montana is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western continental US (by surface area). It is also one of the cleanest large lakes in the world,

Sustainability student talks on ABC15 about Arizona Sustainability Alliance grant

Arizona State University School of Sustainability undergraduate student Tearsa Saffell was interviewed on ABC15 Arizona morning news for her involvement with the Arizona Sustainability Alliance, a nonprofit organization with a

Future Cities podcast episode 13: Flash Floods in Baltimore

UREx post-docs Bernice Rosenzweig and Marissa Matsler report from on-the-ground in Baltimore. Looking to learn more about how the Memorial Day Weekend extreme rain event affected he city, they interviewed

Rocket Science for a Sustainable Future

We can predict the trajectory of a rocket to Mars with great precision, but have difficulty predicting the precise trajectory of our car ride to the airport. What is the

Bipartisan conversation on pricing carbon emissions attracts nearly 1,200

An online discussion about current efforts to price carbon emissions moderated by ASU Wrigley Institute board member Robert Litterman and headlined by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse attracted nearly 1,200 registrants.

SolarSPELL increasing outreach to island nations feeling effects of climate change

The effects of climate change are showing up all over the world, but small island nations such as Fiji are feeling them more strongly than most places. Over the past

New guide helps assess benefits of key natural areas

The International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA) recently issued new guidance to help ecologists assess ecosystem services within important sites for biodiversity and nature

Shaking things up

Regrettably, we seem stuck in the same old farm bill battles. While still incredibly important, there is so little new about the legislation and the overall debate. Call me weary, it’s my 6th or 7th farm bill, depending on whether you count that mini corrections farm bill in 1997. Outside of Washington, the food world is swirling, exploding with new ideas. Inside the Beltway, it’s Groundhog Day.

Improving food security in the Lower Mekong Basin

On December 2017, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes affiliated faculty John Sabo, in partnership with other scientists, published a Science magazine article titled “Designing river flows to improve food security

ASU student leaves the classroom with Conservation International

When ASU Barrett Honors College student Celeste Delaune walked into the ASU-Conservation International joint course Conservation in Practice (BIO 412) last spring, she did not know it would take her