Collaboration launches Center for Biosocial Complex Systems

To advance understanding of problems that span biological and social systems, ASU and the Santa Fe Institute launch a research and education collaboration co-directed by Distinguished Sustainability Scientists Sander van der Leeuw and Manfred Laubichler.

Call for Internship Proposals

ASU’s School of Sustainability seeks local partners to host sustainability focused internships. Interns can be at the graduate or undergraduate level and are available for approximately 10-12 hours a week

Sarah Porter Named Director of Kyl Center for Water Policy

January 7, 2015 Sarah Porter named inaugural director of Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute Following a national search, natural resource expert and Audubon leader Sarah Porter has

ASU recognized for community engagement by Carnegie Foundation

As a testament to its embeddedness in local, regional, national and global communities, ASU has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

LightWorks: A Year in Review

As we prepare to bid farewell to 2014, we would like to take a moment to reflect upon some highlights and accomplishments made during this year. With a proven performance

Student Spotlight: Angela Cazel-Jahn

As a student in the Master’s in Sustainable Solutions program offered by ASU’s School of Sustainability, Angela Cazel-Jahn specialized in communication. Her focus centered on removing barriers to sustainable solutions

Arizona’s Building Blocks: Energy Efficiency (part 4 of 4)

In our last few posts we started walking through the EPA’s calculation of state goals for CO2 emissions, covering Building Block 1, Building Block 2 and Building Block 3. In this post, we’ll conclude

Arizona’s Building Blocks: Cleaner Generation Sources (part 3 of 4)

In our last two posts we started walking through the EPA’s calculation of state goals for CO2 emissions, covering Building Block 1 and Building Block 2. In this post, we’ll continue

Sustainability scientist recognized with two academic distinctions

Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Stuart Lindsay is recognized for outstanding research in his field and a prolific spirit of innovation with appointments as both a University Professor and a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors.

Flagstaff Considers Bag-Free Future

Past the mountains of buried trash at Flagstaff’s Cinder Lake Landfill, 25-foot-high fences stand guard to catch flyaway trash picked up by northern Arizona’s whipping winds. Everything from dog food

Competition invites students to imagine future urban food production

The Arizona Regional Future City Competition, taking place at ASU in January 2015, encourages students to imagine innovative modes of urban food production and provides the winning team with the Walton Sustainable Community Award.

Arizona’s Building Blocks: Redispatch from Coal to Natural Gas (part 2 of 4)

In our last post we started walking through the EPA’s calculation of state goals for CO2 emissions, covering Building Block 1. In this post, we’ll continue the walk-through with Building Block