Solar's outlook just got a little bit brighter
Yong Hang Zhang and Zachary Holman The most efficient solar panels are often too expensive, but the cheaper solar panels are often inefficient. To combat this problem Zhang and Holman invented
Love of a language shapes sustainability grad's path
An enlightening study abroad experience, expanded job prospects and a Fullbright Scholarship are just a few of the ways recent School of Sustainability graduate Bridget Harding's life has been influenced by her interest in Korean, which she studied throughout high school and her time at ASU.
A big boost for bioenergy research at ASU
Two ASU biofuel projects are among six nationwide receiving $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore innovative solutions in bioenergy: one aims to lessen the cost of algal production while increasing yield, and the other aims to create an economically competitive biofuel from cyanobacteria.
Building connections through big questions
by Alex Slaymaker, Master of Sustainability Solutions Typical events include people who know each other talking about the weather and their to-dos. But ASU’s School of Sustainability is far from typical.
Quality over quantity: The pressure to publish
According Daniel Sarewitz, advisory board member to the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, the number of scientific publications has been growing exponentially over the last 250 years. With the specific goal
A higher-ed transformation that could help save the planet
In a May 2016 article in Huffpost Green, the directorate of the ASU Wrigley Institute contends that universities can be instrumental in closing the gap between mega-problems and their solutions by making knowledge implementation a goal, rather than knowledge generation and dissemination alone.
A glimpse into the future of algae
While the focus has been on algal biofuel, sustainability scientist Milton Sommerfeld – co-director of the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation – says the most immediate impact of algae will be in bioremediation, which uses the organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site.
Professors link teaching, real-world experience
Mark Henderson, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Associate Dean of Barrett, the Honors College, School of Sustainability Senior Scientist Named a President's Professor for his outstanding work in creating the GlobalResolve.
Thinking circularly in a rapidly-growing megacity
To help address the mounting challenges of Africa's most populous city – Lagos, Nigeria – the Global Sustainability Solutions Services of ASU’s Walton Initiatives hosted a three-day, first-of-its-kind workshop titled "Introduction to Ethical Circular Economy" at the Sustainability School Lagos.
Exploring emerging trends in conservation
Join us on Monday, May 16, 2016 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in Wrigley Hall, Room 481 as the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes presents the next installment of the Biodiversity Event Series, Emerging
NASA funds first ASU student team to run space satellite
An interdisciplinary team featuring a School of Sustainability student and faculty member has been awarded $200,000 by NASA to design and build a bread loaf-sized satellite that will investigate how human activity and weather create urban heat islands around the Valley.
Central Arizona Conservation Alliance Biodiversity Fellowship
The Center for Biodiversity Outcomes announces the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA) Biodiversity Fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic year. The award is available to one graduate student in the amount of