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.
Meet affiliated faculty Clark Miller
Read on for an interview with Clark Miller, associate director of ASU's Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes.
A young marine biologist in the making
Throughout the spring 2019 semester, Arizona State University Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director and Professor Leah Gerber mentored Annelyse Basha, an eighth-grade student from Summit School of Ahwatukee. Annelyse
Sustainability grad brings international perspective
Maryam Abdul Rashid took a risk enrolling in the School of Sustainability. Coming from Malaysia, she said sustainability was a foreign concept and people back home questioned what her future might be. But she took the leap anyway — with a big payoff.
ASU hosts third annual Phosphorus Forum in Washington, D.C.
Arizona State University's Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance hosted its third annual Phosphorus Forum at the ASU Barrett and O'Connor Center in Washington, D.C., on April 5. A packed room brought together