Connecting the Humanities and Sustainability: An Interview with Joni Adamson
Joni Adamson likes to call herself a “Jill of all trades.” Adamson, a professor of English and Environmental Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and a Senior
CSPO named top 2014 university think tank
The Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes is the top university-based science and technology think tank in the U.S., according to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tanks Report.
Potential energy efficiency measures for inclusion in Arizona’s state plan for EPA’s proposed carbon standards
This blog continues our feature series on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. In order to achieve or surpass the EPA’s expectations for Building Block 4 of the plan, energy efficiency,
Feeding the world sustainably: Can science sustain us?
How will we feed a world population that is predicted to grow to 9.6 billion people by 2050, using only the resources that are available to us today? The answer
GreenBiz U brings sustainability experts to ASU community
Part of the second annual Sustainability Solutions Festival hosted by the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, GreenBiz U brings sustainability business, education and thought leaders to ASU to discuss topics such as portable solar electronics, zero carbon campuses and the State of Green Business report.
Why algae is important to me: An interview with AzCATI’s Dave Cardello
As media outlets increasingly tout the possibilities of algae as a resource for the future, more and more people are beginning to ask the question- “why algae?” With recognition of
Leah Gerber on Biodiversity and Sustainability
In this interview, CBO Director, Leah Gerber discusses the important questions at the intersection of conservation science and policy. Interview transcript
ASU research on microplastics featured in EHP report
CBO affiliated researcher Rolf Halden, director of the Biodesign Center for Environmental Security, contributed to this EHP focus piece: New Link in the Food Chain? Marine Plastic Pollution and Seafood
Students awarded for innovative sustainable community design
At this year's Arizona Regional Future City Competition, the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives honored five teams of middle school students for their innovative application of community health and civic design.
Sustainability stand-outs to be honored at annual awards dinner
In recognition of their game-changing contributions to the field of sustainability, eight individuals - including a School of Sustainability graduate, four sustainability scientists, and Rob and Melani Walton - will be honored at this year's annual Founders’ Day Awards Dinner.
Planning for Demand Uncertainty in Integrated Water Resource Management
Author Ray Quay Journal Journal at American Water Works Association 107:2, Volume 107, Number 2, February 2015, ISSN 2164-4535. Because water supply and demand face equally uncertain futures, a strategy
ASU Fulbright Scholar to study water in Mexico
As one of this year’s Fulbright Scholars, Arizona State University hydrology professor Enrique Vivoni will have an opportunity to work with some of Mexico’s leading experts in his field to advance his collaborative studies of the shared water resources between the U.S. and Mexico.