ASU achieves gold in sustainability rating system

Further bolstering its commitment to sustainability operations and practice, ASU has achieved a Gold rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.

ASU partners to develop solar certification program in West Africa

An ASU collaboration with IRENA aims to develop workforce capacity for the deployment of solar PV systems in West Africa through a solar certification program that will provide technicians with recognized skill sets.

AzCATI collaborates on project to grow algae in wastewater

A collaboration among Arizona universities aims to produce valuable products and remediate wastewater while creating job opportunities for residents through the growth of algae in wastewater.

ACE presents ASU with first award for dynamic change

The nation's largest higher education organization presented ASU President Michael M. Crow with an award that recognizes the university's innovation, citing the creation of the Global Institute of Sustainability and School of Sustainability as examples.

ASU partners on groundbreaking sustainable development plan

Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives at ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability partners with a Dutch municipality to design the world's first regional plan that will close resource loops related to water, energy, matter, and other resources.

Determination to find solutions takes student abroad

After a summer comparing the sustainability policies of England and the United States, School of Sustainability student Alexis Roeckner is committed to pursuing sustainability solutions in our nation's capital.

ASU scientists make models for microclimates

Senior sustainability scientists develop models for microclimates that will help both individuals and municipalities make decisions that improve their own environments.

Engineering students earn award for sustainable water project

Residents of a rural Kenyan community are now able to store water for use during the dry season thanks to Arizona State University’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

Finding water in Arizona - 2014

Each year, the Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) Community of Graduate Scholars works on an interdisciplinary project that furthers the mission of DCDC. This year's project expands on

DCDC co-director discusses water reuse on "Arizona Horizon"

Dave White, co-director of Decision Center for a Desert City and senior sustainability scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability, discussed possibilities for future water reuse in Arizona based on a report he co-authored.

Sustainability: Water Reuse tonight on KAET's Arizona Horizon

Check out DCDC co-director, Dave White, tonight Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 5:30pm on KAET Channel 8's Arizona Horizon. Dave will speak with host Ted Simons about the Decision Center

Archaeologist illuminates the present by humanizing the past

ASU archeologist and senior sustainability scientist Michelle Hegmon is heightening interest in archaeological findings by highlighting the human experience component of past civilizations and demonstrating its relevance to the societies of today.