Japanese green purchasing implementation success
By: Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, Angela Fox In Japan, sustainable purchasing policies are required at the national and federal level. To assist, Japan’s Ministry of Environment has developed
Pandemic hasn’t stopped restaurant openings
From chic, intimate spaces for a candlelit dinner to casual, relaxed eateries slinging cold beers and fresh-out-of-the-oven pizza pies, Scottsdale’s new restaurants run the gamut, including Broth & Bao at

Applications open: NASEM early-career research fellowship
The NASEM Gulf Research Program is accepting applications for the 2021 GRP Early-Career Research Fellowship Track 1: Human Health and Community Resilience. Applications are due January 13.

New and unexplored dimension in the study of protein-protein interactions
Many proteins are required to maintain the structure, and to preserve the genetic integrity, of DNA. Sliding clamps are proteins that increase the efficiency of DNA replication. Without these proteins,
Decision support tools and research workshop
Read the event recap, check out the action items, and affiliate your new or existing ORCID with ASU. Take 20 minutes to watch Phil Tarrant’s presentation on ASU’s research data support services.

Deeya Panel Products Private Limited: Innovative solutions to plastic waste
WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Finalist, Radhika Chaudhary - CFO and Co-Founder, Deeya Panel Products Private Limited, India 2020 WE Empower Finalist, Asia Pacific Plastic waste is leading to significant
New book: Urban infrastructure for 2100
Sustainability scientist Mikhail Chester has published a new book, Urban Infrastructure: Reflections for 2100, an edited volume imagining infrastructure transitions and goals at end-of-century.

UREx NYU lead to present at UNESCO event
Dec. 9: Rae Zimmerman, the NYU lead for UREx, will present a new UREx researcher-practitioner paper on GI and stormwater management as part of the "Innovative Initiatives 2" session.
Biodiversity matters
How can you recognize human-caused climate change with natural causes for elevated carbon dioxide? Do scientists agree that humans activity is behind global warming? Why should we care about biodiversity?
Climate policy and action: The next four years
Dec. 18: Join us for a special interview by journalist and Global Futures Fellow Frank Sesno with former White House Senior Director for Energy and Climate Change John E. Morton.

ASU launches Sustainable Maryvale StoryMap
The tool demonstrates how we can localize the Sustainable Development Goals using six forms of Community Capital to redirect local systems toward community sustainability, and how this approach can be replicated in neighborhoods across the US and beyond.
Students demonstrate resilience and success in fall 2020 showcase
On December 2, 2020, ASU Project Cities hosted our 7th biannual Student Showcase for the Fall 2020 semester. The event included video slideshow presentations from each student project group as