Demonstrating the caliber of research that the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability supports, four members of its Sustainability Scientists and Scholars program recently received substantial awards from the National Science Foundation.

During his recent Sustainability Series presentation at ASU's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discussed the significance of the U.S. farming industry's shift to renewable energy.

Students from ASU's School of Sustainability studied alongside students from Hong Kong's City University during a two-week urban sustainability session offered by the Global Sustainability Studies Program, part of the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives.

Having served as senior expert consultant and co-leader of McKinsey & Company's Sustainability Transformation Service for more than 15 years, Sheila Bonini brings extensive experience to her new position as CEO of The Sustainability Consortium®.

In an effort to ensure that Arizona's energy industry remains reliable, secure and affordable in the long-term, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Director Gary Dirks has been appointed to Governor Jan Brewer's State Energy Advisory Board.

Rebecca Tsosie is a senior sustainability scientist and Regents' Professor of Law at Arizona State University. In this essay, she examines sustainability policies and practices as they relate to Indigenous

Rebecca Tsosie is a senior sustainability scientist and Regent’s Professor of Law at Arizona State University. In this Thought Leader piece, she examines sustainability policy as it relates to Indigenous peoples and illustrates why placing them at the center of sustainability studies is a valuable approach.

Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Osvaldo Sala is a co-author of a recent study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, which determined that the steady encroachment of woody plants on rangelands is causing a decline in meat production.

Authored in part by School of Sustainability Dean Christopher Boone, a recent study demonstrates that social vulnerability may be more closely linked to a lack of amenities, such as parks and green spaces, than to environmental hazards like earthquake fault zones.

  The Ecological Society of America held its annual meeting in Sacramento from August 10-15, 2014. CAP was well represented at this meeting by several scientists and students. Below are

Philanthropist and environmentalist Julie Ann Wrigley discusses her commitment to sustainability, exemplified through her $50 million contribution to ASU's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, in an article published by the Idaho Mountain Express.

A research team led by sustainability scientist Rolf Halden has found antibacterial compounds like triclosan and triclocarban, which may be linked to developmental and reproductive difficulties, in the urine and umbilical cords of pregnant women.