Global Drylands Center affiliate wins 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award

Esteban Jobbágy, an Arizona State University Global Drylands Center affiliate, has been named a 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award recipient. Recipients are chosen and recognized for their achievements in

Future of Food series

During the 2018-19 academic year, the ASU Swette Center will host five forums on the future of food. In these forums, leaders will explore a range of issues, from new industry dynamics, to agtech innovations, global food security challenges, ecosystem services, and more.

Sustainability alumna recognized as Sustainability Champion by Arizona Forward

Alexia Bednarz graduated from Arizona State University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree from the School of Sustainability and a minor in design studies from the Herberger Institute for Design

Sustainability alumna uses her degree at Yellowstone

Caroline Cloud graduated from the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University in 2017, and now she is working at Yellowstone National Park as a Risk and Sustainability Specialist for

The importance of African-Americans to the executive kitchen

At an October 5 Food and Thought event sponsored by Arizona State University College of Health Solutions, Author Adrian Miller spoke about the importance of African-Americans to the executive kitchen. Miller, a James Beard Award winner, signed copies of his new book at the event, which also featured food tastings an an audience question-and-answer session.

Ember Van Vranken, right, with Amanda Ellis, ASU Wrigley Institute director of strategic partnerships, at the UN Solutions Summit

A life-changing journey to the United Nations

Arizona State University Juris Doctor candidate Ember Van Vranken traveled to New York for the U.N. Global Engagement Summit as part of her volunteering as a student judge for the

The inconvenient consequences of a culture of convenience

Single-use plastics — such as cups with straws, takeout containers and water bottles — are so common in our culture of convenience that we often don’t give them a second

Students put their education to work with sustainable city planning and policy

From low-carbon systems and LEED-certified building construction to water and land conservation techniques, there are many ways to promote and practice sustainability within the community. While it can be easier

Recent Webinar: Learn more about the Central American Locust

To successfully realize our work at the Global Locust Initiative (GLI), we engage globally with collaborators living and working with locusts and grasshoppers locally in their communities. Among our list

The inconvenience of single-use plastics

An ASU Now story titled “The inconvenient consequences of a culture of convenience” was published today. In this article, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Associate Director of Biodiversity Valuation and

Biodiversity conservation needs new partnerships

If conservation science is going to save the myriad species under threat in the world today, it’s going to have to go about it more efficiently, according to a paper

2018 Awardees at the UN Global Goals Week in New York.

Female entrepreneurs strengthen sustainable businesses through WE Empower Challenge

Awardees of the inaugural WE Empower UN SDG Challenge — a global business competition for female entrepreneurs who are advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — recently spent several