Conservation through Traditional Knowledge: Embracing Hawaiian Proverbs, Values and Truths
Jack Kittinger, Senior Director of the Conservation International (CI) Hawaiʻi Program, works to protect Hawaiʻi’s natural resources for the benefit of the state’s communities. Today he’s taken a short break
Big Ideas on the Big Island II – Shining a light on Sustainability in Culture and Business
What would it take to promote human prosperity and well-being for all, while protecting and enhancing the Earth’s life support systems? Hundreds of community members and leaders gathered at the
At the forefront of global biodiversity policy
As biodiversity is depleted, oceanographer Leah Gerber – director of ASU's Center for Biodiversity Outcomes – guides a United Nations panel that helps policy makers navigate scientific literature so that more informed decisions about wildlife are made.
ASU researchers working to cool Phoenix down
Charles Redman, of the UREx SRN, speaks to KTAR news about the network and its plan to make cities, like Phoenix, more resilient towards heat. Phoenix is known for its
Beating heat in future takes more than AC
UREx’s Charles Redman, Nancy Grimm, and Paul Coseo contribute to an ASU Now article about solutions to prepare cities, like Phoenix, for an even warmer future and how UREx, a
Call for Innovators: PHX Innovation Games
Through SustainPHX, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has called for the PHX Innovation Games, a challenge for city residents, entrepreneurs, innovators, students, businesses, and other organizations to find innovative ways to
Ideal research opportunity in Brazil for ASU students
If you are a graduate student and want to further conservation efforts in the Amazon while building relationships that could lead to future collaborations, explore the ASU Global Development Research
Recognition: ASU archaeologist honored for groundbreaking contributions to field
David Abbott, associate professor at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, received not one, but two distinguishing awards this summer for his archaeological work in Arizona: the Arizona
Soap's dirty secret
Antimicrobial consumer products are ineffective and pose a serious environmental hazard. Research from ASU is informing efforts to regulate those pervasive chemicals.
Designing a way to live in a world that's hot
Green roofs and strengthened infrastructure are just two solutions that may play a role in ensuring the habitability of cities like Phoenix in the future, say researchers with the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network headquartered at ASU.
Sustainability Connect Welcomes Sydney Lines as New Coordinator
Sustainability Connect is pleased to welcome Sydney Lines to our team as the new Sustainability Connect Coordinator.
Optimism in Cuba
Team of researchers marks ASU's first visit to the island nation with scientific cooperation, relationship building and mutual respect.