Sustainability grad influences water management reform

Bolstering rural Costa Rican farmers' ability to cope with limited market access and frequent drought, a School of Sustainability doctoral student's research has contributed to a multi-organizational effort to reshape agricultural water management policy.

Extreme makeover: Sustainable residence hall edition

After a months-long effort to transform the School of Sustainability Residential Community's courtyard, students have an ideal place to gather and find practical application for classroom concepts .

Student Spotlight: David Jae Hoon Yu

Driven by the desire to make an impact, School of Sustainability doctoral student and Neely Foundation grant recipient David Yu left a comfortable position as an IT engineer to pursue a career as an environmental studies professor.

CAP scientist receives Guggenheim fellowship

CAP scientist, Emily Talen has won a prestigious Guggenheim fellowship. She will be using her fellowship year to write a book on neighborhoods, synthesizing information and data across time and

CAP scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences

CAP scientist, Janet Franklin has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Janet has a large research program focused on human-induced landscape change. Within CAP, Janet has been working

ASU helps local schools divert waste, promote sustainability education

The Paradise Valley Unified School District has partnered with Arizona State University, the Mayo Clinic and the City of Phoenix in an effort to build sustainability education into its curriculum while increasing its waste management profile.

National Academy of Sciences inducts sustainability scientist

ASU professor and sustainability scientist Janet Franklin is elected to the National Academy of Sciences for her distinguished original research, which addresses the impacts of human-caused landscape change on the environment and its inhabitants.

Financing the future of our cities

Arizona State University is leading the conversation on innovations in public finance through a new report, released by the Smart Cities Council and ASU's Center for Urban Innovation, and an upcoming

Arizona Republic covers Secretary of Navy's Wrigley Lecture

An Arizona Republic article describing the Wrigley Lecture presented by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus details the link between alternative fuel development and national security. "Sustainability for our military forces isn't

Student Spotlight: Alexis Roeckner

Alexis Roeckner, a senior in the School of Sustainability, plans to pursue a career in sustainability education at the elementary level upon graduating in May 2014.

Employing sunlight: Taking a tour of Tempe’s largest solar project

On March 27, 2014, Tempe’s South Water Treatment Plant hosted their first public solar tour. The tour highlighted the implementation of more than 3,000 solar panels that will generate more

Building cities that celebrate life

In May, the Board of Directors for Sustainability at ASU will visit Haarlemmermeer, the Netherlands, for its spring meeting. Board member William McDonough discusses Haarlemmermeer's Park 20|20, one of the most innovative business communities in the world.