Samantha Snabes posing with a 3d printer

re:3D INC - Redefining technology: Bringing affordability and accessibility to all

With experience as a volunteer, a firefighter, a NASA employee, and an officer in the Air National Guard, Samantha Snabes is a women entrepreneur using her unique lived experiences to inform and scale her business.

New summary report released: Policy Proposals For Employee Handbook

The Town of Clarkdale, Arizona is a historic community nestled in the Verde Valley. Human resource management is a constantly evolving practice that focuses on the management of people in a way that fosters professional development and employee well-being.

Tomorrow: History in the making

Tomorrow, the White House is hosting the first conference in over 50 years that focuses on food, nutrition, and health. With the ambitious goal of ending hunger and diet-related disease by 2030, President Biden and his team of Cabinet Secretaries, including Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, have released a national strategy today. It includes five pillars addressing the challenges we face in meeting the stated hunger and nutrition goals.

Nicole Darnall

SPRI's co-founder interviewed by AZ Central for nation's first sustainable purchasing committee

Joan Meiners from Arizona Republic interviewed SPRI co-founder Nicole Darnall about her appointment with the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) inaugural Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee.

SPRI faculty selected for inaugural GSA Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee

Nicole Darnall has been selected for the U.S. General Services Administration's inaugural Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee. 

ASU completes ESG training program with global real estate firm Hines

In September, our Executive and Professional Education team wrapped up a 6-week custom training program with Hines. Sessions were custom-built to meet the needs of Hines and their leadership team.

SPRI researchers win NSF award to study the future or work in sustainable public procurement

As the public sector constitutes the single largest marketplace across the globe, accounting for 24% of U.S. GDP, it imparts significant sustainability consequences, affecting environmental, social, and economic outcomes.

Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership 2022/2023 Cohort

We are thrilled to introduce Arizona State University’s Food Policy & Sustainability Leadership 2022-2023 class. This is our fourth cohort of students for this graduate program and every year it continues to grow.

Three scientists, one mission

Osvaldo Sala of Arizona State University, Tempe partnered with Richard Phillips from the University of Indiana, Bloomington and Melinda Smith of Colorado State University to tackle the intersection of climate change and applied drought studies, presenting findings at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Montreal.

Meet the Steering Committee: Laura Hyneman, Mesa’s Deputy Director of Development & Sustainability

The Sustainable Cities Network (SCN) Steering Committee is a group of Arizona's leading representatives and Arizona State University experts pursuing sustainability initiatives. The committee shares their best practices to encourage collaborative action for each city, town, county, or tribal community

Student spotlight: Gabriella La Caria

To highlight some of Project Cities' star students and faculty, PC staff sat down to interview Gabby La Caria, an undergraduate student in the School of Social Transformation.

Sarah Queen

Sarah Queen joins as new SPRI Graduate Research Assistant

Sarah Queen joins SPRI as our new Graduate Research Assistant for the 2022-2023 academic year. Sarah is currently working on her Masters in Sustainability Solutions in the School of Sustainability.