Creating energy and clean water in arid environments

Worldwide, water security in arid regions is threatened by unsustainable use of groundwater and population growth. In order for villages, towns, and cities to be sustainable and prosperous, clean water

An early, bold innovation at most innovative university

Kicking off the Festival of Sustainability at ASU on the front steps of Wrigley Hall, Benefactor Julie Wrigley spotlighted the School of Sustainability's role as a model for the 150 sustainability programs established since its inception. Click below for a video recording of her remarks.

Recognition: Dave White receives community solutions scholar award

Dave White is named the 2016 "Community Solutions Scholar" by the ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions [per Facebook post].

Class Notes: Colin Tetreault has a daughter

We welcome Madeline Milay Audrey Tetreault to the world on April 27th, 2016. At 6lbs, 4oz, 19 inches, she is beautiful, strong, healthy, and our little Sun Diva. Channeling the

International innovation through partnership with Beijing Normal University

Strengthening Arizona State University’s commitment to innovation, ASU and Beijing Normal University have agreed to establish the Joint International Research Laboratory of Disaster Risk and Sustainability Sciences. The mission of

Partnership drives international sustainability education

A joint education program between Arizona State and Beijing Normal universities allows qualified undergraduates who complete three years at BNU to transfer to ASU for their final year, with the option of pursuing a Master of Sustainability Solutions at the School of Sustainability after graduation.

Ringing in the Next 10 in the social media sphere

Thanks to the ASU Wrigley Institute's social media team, the School of Sustainability's 10th Anniversary was a popular topic both on campus and in the Twitter-verse, where a global audience of nearly 25,000 followers could watch the festivities of April 14 unfold. Click below for the highlights.

Partnership to increase educational success of Native Hawaiians

With a shared mission to improve the communities around them through education, Arizona State University and Hawai‘i’s Kamehameha Schools have partnered to promote cooperation in key areas like sustainability, research and innovation.

Zebulon Pearce Teaching Awards recognize exceptional faculty at ASU

Andrew Smith, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Pauline Cheong, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences They received the "Zebulon Pearce Distinguished Teaching Award" for their excellence in going above and beyond

ASU mends the trails of iconic mountain on Earth Day

The largest turnout in the event's seven-year history, roughly 150 volunteers from the ASU Wrigley Institute and other organizations hit the trails of "A" Mountain – Tempe's only nature preserve – collecting up to 150 bags of trash in commemoration of Earth Day.

Faculty Highlight: Klaus Lackner

Arizona State University’s President Michael Crow has hired Center for Negative Carbon Emissions Director Klaus Lackner twice. The first time was when Crow was vice provost at Columbia University. He

A promising path to negative carbon emissions

Carbon dioxide is a potent greenhouse gas and its steady accumulation poses ever-increasing risks of harmful climate change. The need for collection of carbon waste and its permanent and safe