Joint master's to teach sustainability in global setting
A joint master's degree program in global sustainability science between ASU and Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany – the first of its kind at ASU and representative of the university's global education efforts – has received German accreditation. Students who enroll in the program will spend time at both universities, work on joint projects and receive a degree from both.
ASU’s Fron Nahzi named to VEGA board
Fron Nahzi, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives Named to the board of directors for Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) VEGA works with NGOs to implement projects that focus on economic
Summer 2016 internships available with Arizona Game and Fish
Students in the School of Life Sciences looking toward careers in wildlife biology or management take note of a new opportunity: Paid summer internships with the Arizona Game and Fish (AGF)
Media seeks ASU expertise on Paris climate talks
With expertise ranging from international law to ecology to ideology, policy and equity, the eight ASU sustainability experts who attended the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Paris were well-represented in the media, including in a CNN piece that quoted Foundation Professor of Law and Senior Sustainability Scholar Dan Bodansky.
CBO researcher part of effort to set standard for identifying areas of significance to global biodiversity
Penny Langhammer, CBO research affiliate and ASU adjunct professor of biology in the School of Life Sciences, travels the world to help develop an international standard for the identification of Key
Sharyn Tom: Saying "yes" to opportunity
When we last spoke with Sharyn Tom, she was graduating from the School of Sustainability with a Bachelor of Science in the Economics of Sustainability. She also obtained a Bachelor
What’s the deal with food compost at ASU?
Every truck of organic material diverted away from the landfill strengthens ASU’s commitment to sustainable business practices. Compost is immensely beneficial because it decreases methane emissions from landfills; treats waste
Turning pollutants into profits, while cleaning water
In a recent contribution to Nature, Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Bruce Rittmann and co-authors describe how to make wastewater treatment – a historically costly process – not only cost-efficient, but profitable through the capture of valuable chemicals like useful forms of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.
Global sustainability experts to convene at World Business Council on Sustainable Development event Dec. 7-10 in Paris
On Dec. 7, members of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) gather in Paris for three days to discuss global solutions for addressing climate change, sustainable development and
Sustainability a motivating alternative to doom and gloom
In a recent contribution to the Journal of Sustainability Education titled "On Hope and Agency in Sustainability: Lessons from Arizona State University," School of Sustainability Dean Christopher Boone examines why students are attracted to sustainability programs and how ASU prepares students to work toward a desirable future.
Franklin elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Janet Franklin, a distinguished sustainability scientist and professor in ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in
Paris climate progress predicted by Harvard panelists
During a November panel discussion titled “Bringing the Global Community to the Table: Paris 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference” at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, panel members – including sustainability scholar Dan Bodansky – expressed optimism about the conference in light of game-changing domestic, climate-related moves.