Supporting sustainable development in Myanmar
On March 27-30, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) researchers will lead a workshop in Myanmar to identify ways in which biodiversity conservation can enhance human well-being (e.g. food security, climate
Now hiring! Sustainable fisheries postdoctoral fellow
In partnership with Conservation International (CI) and the Nereus Program, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes is hiring a full-time postdoctoral research associate to work in the Honolulu, CI Hawaii
Tuberculosis, then and now: From Old West to a new test to rapidly identify worldwide infections
Tuberculosis, once better known as consumption for the way its victims wasted away, has a long and deadly history, with estimates indicating it may have killed more people than any
Navigating the rapids of water management
Drawing parallels to the lessons he learned while rafting the Colorado River in 1998, Senior Sustainability Scientist Dave White – director of ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City – delivered his ideas for staying afloat in times of increasing water scarcity in a March 2017 KED Talk.
Sowing the seeds of sustainability education
Spotlighting the Sustainability Teachers' Academy – a program of the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives – ASU was recognized with a 2017 Best of Green Schools award from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.
World Water Day: ASU team explores water perceptions across globe
An interdisciplinary ASU research team is exploring what water means around the world. In the most recent phase of their research program, the Global Ethnohydrology Study, students and faculty worked together to
Mapping impacts of conservation on human well-being
This week, Samantha M. Cheng with the Science for Nature and People Partnership at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara is visiting ASU. During her
ASU, Conservation International team up to protect biodiversity
As a key program within the Knowledge Partnership between the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and Conservation International, ASU welcomed seven Professors of Practice, who will devote time to teaching, mentoring and service initiatives at the university.
A sojourn to Sweden for solar energy research
Senior Sustainability Scientist Meng Tao has been selected as the 2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy Technology. Tao will take his solar energy expertise to Sweden, where he will work at the Chalmers
Innovative consortium announces first global collaborations
The Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes awarded three interdisciplinary teams $125,000 each to deliver research-backed solutions that address challenges related to the capacity of cities to solve problems, education and reducing carbon emissions from the built environment.
Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes announces first global collaborations
The Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes (GCSO), a global network of universities dedicated to scaling sustainability solutions with like-minded partners around the world, has announced its first round of grant
Cultivating a space to learn and grow
Available to faculty, staff and students, the community garden at ASU’s Polytechnic campus helps the community understand food systems and water conservation in the desert. That's part of the reason why it