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Sept. 29: Free ASU Project Management Summit open to faculty
The 2021 ASU Project Management Summit is a FREE half-day virtual event for project managers and those interested in project management to meet and share project management knowledge. Participants will learn how to Level Up! their skills, career, and projects, and will have the opportunity to learn about project management tools and resources.
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Sigma XI seeks civic science fellow
Sigma Xi, the scientific research honor society, seeks a Civic Science Fellow for Science Policy and Engagement.
PLuS Alliance releases 2021 Snapshot Report
Many contributors across the PLuS Alliance partner universities – executives, advisers, researchers, academics, educators, students and professional staff – bring expertise, passion and a collaborative spirit to help make PLuS Alliance a success.
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Are laundry and dish pods biodegradable? Not exactly, ASU study shows
Laundry and dishwasher pods: The simplicity of grabbing a pod and tossing it into a washing machine or dishwasher has made them a popular choice for many consumers for nearly
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Transforming women's leadership pathways selected as case study for SDSN Conference
Transforming Women’s Leadership Pathways, an initiative of the PLuS Alliance, has been selected as a case study for the SDSN’s Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Universities to be showcased in the upcoming SDSN International Conference on Sustainable Development, set for Sept. 20-21. The case study is a joint submission between ASU, UNSW and King’s College.
Call for proposals: Scholarly borderlands
The spaces between fields—or the “borderlands” between disciplines—represent unique opportunities for social inquiry. Scholarly Borderlands, an initiative of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), invites proposals for interdisciplinary working groups
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Silova, Jenik to present climate action project at COP26
Sustainability scholars Iveta Silova and Adriene Jenik believe our future survival depends on a paradigm shift in our relationship with nature. They will present climate action and ecological justice flashcards for education futures at the UN conference in Glasgow this November.
Call for proposals: Scholarly borderlands
Scholarly Borderlands, an initiative of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), invites proposals for interdisciplinary working groups that ask novel questions, develop new frameworks, rethink methodological approaches, and find innovative answers. Deadline: Sept. 13.
Heat and humidity will be a major factor for Olympic athletes
Sustainability scientist Jennifer Vanos has been studying the searing heat of Tokyo Olympic venues for more than two years, publishing a suite of papers on subjects including planning for spectator thermal comfort, a climatological analysis and the need for integrated heat management planning.
University Sustainability Practices offers new newsletter
If you’re interested in receiving tips, events, stories and other updates regarding campus sustainability at ASU, sign up using this form. The USP team plans to offer one newsletter per semester: March and September.
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New paper on resilience of urban economic structures
A resilience researcher and blogger compares sustainability scientist Shade Shutters to a wise forester, looking not at what makes trees fall, but what makes them stand. It's an interesting take on a new piece out in the journal Sustainability.
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Meet affiliated faculty Chase Farnsworth
Read on for an interview with Chase Farnsworth, Senior Sustainability Fellow, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and Senior Project Development Manager, Phoenix Office, Mortenson.