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ASU-led research uses 20 years of satellite data to reveal unprecedented continental drying

Jay Famiglietti, Global Futures Professor, School of Sustainability in the College of Global Futures, is corresponding author on Unprecedented continental drying, shrinking freshwater availability, and increasing land contributions to sea level rise, a new publication in Science Advances.

PNAS special feature on nature-based solutions for urban sustainability

The special feature, co-organized by Nancy Grimm, opens important discussion as these nature-based solutions - blue and green infrastructure, ecosystem-based adaptations - become more and more prevalent in cities across the world.

Dr. George Poste Honored with 2025 PMC Leadership Award in Personalized Medicine

Dr. George Poste, Chief Scientist of the Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative, Regents Professor, and Del E. Webb Chair in Health Innovation at Arizona State University, has been selected to receive

SEAC Summer 2025 Cohort

Sustainability in Higher Ed: ASU Hosts Program Directors’ Cohort

This summer, Arizona State University’s College of Global Futures welcomed institutional teams from 14 leading colleges and universities to the Sustainability Education Program Directors’ Cohort, a six-week, fully online experience designed to

Lavender field in Portland, Oregon.

Stories, seeds, and shared tables

"The 'Resilience and Resistance: Cross-Pollinating Our Food Movements' event began not in a conference hall but instead along the Columbia River, where I met with local producers and tribal fishers."

Illustration of cheerful villagers walking together, carrying baskets of food and wearing old-fashioned clothing. The scene is from Stone Soup by Marcia Brown and represents community members each contributing something small to make a shared meal.

We will pull through this

Everyone has something to contribute to advancing our common goals, says David Guston, associate vice provost and professor, Global Futures Laboratory.

Highlights from the UN Oceans Conference 2025

Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and Conservation Innovation Lab PhD candidate Paola Sangolquí attended the United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France as part of the Galápagos delegation. This conference

National Academies Webinar on Nuclear War

Register Today!Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear WarReport Release WebinarJune 25, 2025 | 1:00-2:00 PM ETREGISTER NOW The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invites you to attend a public

Meet affiliated faculty Andrea Rissing

Read on for an interview with Andrea Rissing, Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainability.

The role of academia in addressing the biodiversity crisis

As a visiting fellow at Oxford's Martin School, CBO Director Leah Gerber joined Dr. Tim Coulson and Dr. EJ Milner-Gulland in a discussion with students and faculty about the role

Climate Conversations: How climate change is impacting our coral reefs

The National Academy of Science hosted a discussion on how climate change impacts coral reefs and what researchers are doing to save them. Maiya May from PBS moderated the conversation

Meet affiliated faculty Siamak Shirani Bidabadi

Read on for an interview with Siamak Shirani Bidabadi, Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Applied Sciences and Arts.