ASU-STRI call for grant proposals
The ASU-Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is excited to announce its spring 2019 call for grant proposals. There are two research foci: (1) Resilience, adaptive evolution and the effects of changing
ASU professor’s Mexico research garners local award for Latina/o achievement
Maria Cruz-Torres has been documenting a lesser-seen side of Sinaloa’s prized seafood industry — its female shrimp traders — for 20 years.
ASU professor’s Mexico research garners local award for Latina/o achievement
ASU Now Maria Cruz-Torres, a senior sustainability scientist and an associate professor in the School of Transborder Studies, has been documenting a lesser-seen side of Sinaloa’s prized seafood industry — its female
Interview with food systems activist Raj Patel
After sustainable food activist Raj Patel delivered a Wrigley Lecture in November, we conducted a follow-up interview, which covered topics ranging from the need for collective action to what Patel wishes the media would report on in regards to our food system.
Sustainability scientist Nancy Grimm wins fellowship
Senior Sustainability Scientist Nancy Grimm, the Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Ecology in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, was named a 2019 Fellow of the Society
Conducting research: Exploring charge flow through proteins
In a new study, distinguished sustainability scientist Stuart Lindsay and his colleagues at Arizona State University explore a surprising property of proteins — one that has only recently come to
Collaborative conservation - A talk with Dr. Tracy Farrell
The ASU Center for Sustainable Tourism of the School of Community Resources and Development and the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes will be hosting a public talk with Dr. Tracy A. Farrell
Meet affiliated faculty Carol Johnston
Read on for an interview with Carol Johnston, associate dean and professor in the College of Health Solutions.
Welcome Susanne Hinrichs, new CBO administrative assistant
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes team is excited to welcome our new administrative assistant, Susanne Hinrichs. Susanne has a professional background in ecology, evolutionary biology and music, receiving her bachelor’s degree
Meeting, Natural Capital Protocol for the Ocean
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, the Natural Capital Coalition, Conservation International, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales have partnered to develop a Natural Capital Protocol
Future cities episode 18: Phoenix adapts to extreme heat
Extreme heat and how to cope with it are two major areas of interest in cities like Phoenix, Arizona. Recently, Maricopa County (where Phoenix is) partnered with a group of
Meet sustainability senior Haley Penny
Haley Penny is a hardworking senior soon to graduate from the School of Sustainability and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. Through her unique experiences