Tackling homelessness with tiny houses
GreenLight Solutions – a consulting organization started by ASU School of Sustainability students – has partnered with nonprofit Build Us HOPE to assist those experiencing homelessness. In August 2017, members of
Hermosillo's Mayor highlights city’s work with UREx
One of the UREx SRN’s network cities – Hermosillo, Mexico – was highlighted by Hermosillo Mayor Manuel Ignacio Maloro Acosta during the first 2017 meeting of the National System of
UCRC Students to kick off new year with Fall Social
The UCRC will host a fall social for all undergraduate & graduate students and postdocs conducting urban climate research with affiliated faculty. This will be a great opportunity to connect,
ASU scientists inspire high school student across country
Albert Kyi is entering the 11th grade this fall at Grace Church High School in New York City, NY, and has demonstrated a passion for innovation and sustainability far beyond
UREx Podcast Debut
Future Cities is a new podcast created by UREx graduate students and postdocs. We hope to use this podcast as a way to communicate our own research with a broader
Biodiversity monitoring promotes sustainable development
ASU-Conservation International Professor of Practice, Dr. Jorge Ahumada, recently published a paper in Biological Reviews titled “Building essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale.”
Uncovering the blue economy in coral reef fisheries
ASU-Conservation International Professor of Practice, Dr. Jack Kittinger, recently published a paper in PLoS ONE titled “Follow that fish: Uncovering the hidden blue economy in coral reef fisheries.” The study
ASU announces new center for global drylands stewardship
Focusing on issues like the impacts of land-use change and the ecology of desertification, ASU's Global Drylands Center – a unit of the ASU Wrigley Institute – will engage key actors of dryland stewardship in developing use-inspired research, training and solutions for arid ecosystems around the world.
Students advance collaborations in biodiversity conservation
Affiliated graduate students, Maria del Mar Mancha-Cisneros and Ute Brady, attended the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) to develop a set
ASU named among 2017 be Waste Wise Pioneers
"This year, we are introducing a new category of be Waste Wise Pioneers, which includes universities & media. We analyzed 900 social media accounts to find this year's Pioneers, an increase from 750
Meet Our Alumni: Joe Fullerton
Joe Fullerton graduated from the School of Sustainability with an Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership in May 2017. Fullerton, already working as the Energy and Sustainability Manager at San Mateo
Advancing conservation partnerships in Colombia
In July 2017, a delegation of the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes faculty, professors of practice, postdoctoral research associates and students attended the Partnerships for Conservation workshop sponsored by the