Supporting science to sustain our planet

In a December 2017 interview with Juli Staiano – Chief Philanthropy Officer for the American Association for the Advancement of Science – ASU Wrigley Institute board member Robert Litterman gave his reasons for giving back to the field.

IUCN Red List updates: Food security threats and endangered animals

In a recent press conference in Tokyo, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, Red List of Threatened Species revealed that species of wild rice, wheat and yam

Conservation and social media survey

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Affiliated Student Heather Fischer is conducting a survey on nature conservation and social media via The Marine Conservation and Biodiversity Lab in the School of

New publications shed light on translational ecology

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber co-authored two publications in the December 2017 issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment aimed at cultivating a scientific community

Bright spots among the world's coral reefs

ASU-Conservation International Professor of Practice Jack Kittinger recently co-authored a journal publication titled “Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs” in Nature. The paper presents compiled data and analysis from

Now hiring! Part-time graduate student worker

The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, in partnership with the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance, is currently hiring an interdisciplinary graduate student worker to support exploration and analysis of the use

ASU announces new center in sustainable food systems

With the aim of finding better solutions to today's food-related challenges, Kelly and Brian Swette have made a major gift to establish the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems in ASU's School of Sustainability, which will offer the nation's first degree on the subject.

A savvy solution to Mekong River's hydropower dilemma

To help countries surrounding the Mekong enjoy the clean energy benefits of hydropower without disruption to their food supply or livelihoods, Senior Sustainability Scientist John Sabo and his collaborators developed an algorithm for proper dam management.

ASU’s Project Cities wraps up a successful first semester

ASU Project Cities held its first semester-end project showcase with the city of Apache Junction at the university's Memorial Union on November 29, 2017. Professors and students from multiple campuses presented

Smithsonian exhibit to bring new understanding of water to Arizona

ASU's Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives is among the groups working to expand research and resources for Water/Ways, a Smithsonian exhibit traveling to 12 rural Arizona communities in 2018 to spark conversations about our relationship with water.

SPRI and EPA collaborate to launch sustainable purchasing portal

Arizona State University’s Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative (SPRI) is collaborating with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to launch a website that makes it easier for companies looking to make

Meeting purchasing needs the sustainable way

To help organizations interested in eco-friendly purchasing, ASU's Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative is partnering with the EPA on a website geared toward servicizing – an approach that charges customers for the function of a product rather than the product itself.