In an effort to ensure that Arizona's energy industry remains reliable, secure and affordable in the long-term, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Director Gary Dirks has been appointed to Governor Jan Brewer's State Energy Advisory Board.

The School of Life Sciences announces a Master of Science degree in Plant Biology and Conservation.

Rebecca Tsosie is a senior sustainability scientist and Regents' Professor of Law at Arizona State University. In this essay, she examines sustainability policies and practices as they relate to Indigenous

Rebecca Tsosie is a senior sustainability scientist and Regent’s Professor of Law at Arizona State University. In this Thought Leader piece, she examines sustainability policy as it relates to Indigenous peoples and illustrates why placing them at the center of sustainability studies is a valuable approach.

Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Osvaldo Sala is a co-author of a recent study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, which determined that the steady encroachment of woody plants on rangelands is causing a decline in meat production.

Authored in part by School of Sustainability Dean Christopher Boone, a recent study demonstrates that social vulnerability may be more closely linked to a lack of amenities, such as parks and green spaces, than to environmental hazards like earthquake fault zones.

  The Ecological Society of America held its annual meeting in Sacramento from August 10-15, 2014. CAP was well represented at this meeting by several scientists and students. Below are

Philanthropist and environmentalist Julie Ann Wrigley discusses her commitment to sustainability, exemplified through her $50 million contribution to ASU's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, in an article published by the Idaho Mountain Express.

A research team led by sustainability scientist Rolf Halden has found antibacterial compounds like triclosan and triclocarban, which may be linked to developmental and reproductive difficulties, in the urine and umbilical cords of pregnant women.

Recognizing that our world is rapidly urbanizing and increasingly "plugged in," a new course offered through the School of Sustainability challenges students to achieve the sustainable city of the future using smart technology innovation.

Motivated by the connection between unreliable energy and inaccessible social services in the developing world, School of Sustainability student Akane Ota uses her Norton and Ramsey Sustainability Scholarship to research sources of stable and renewable energy.

CAP scientist Chris Boone recently gave a presentation in Los Angeles at the Park Equity Symposium. His presentation, "It’s about process, not just outcomes," was videotaped and is now available