New DCDC publication
Quasi Experiments, Hedonic Models, and Estimating Trade-offs for Local Amenities Authors H. Allen Klaiber and V. Kerry Smith. Journal Land Economics, Volume 89, Number 3, August 2013 Abstract This paper
ASU-led national algae testbed opens enrollment for fall workshop
The Algae Testbed Public-Private-Partnership (ATP3) will host a workshop on Nov. 4-8 covering everything from algae culture handling to harvesting and analysis.
Polytechnic campus to host wildlife symposium
Arizona's official state bird is the cactus wren, just one of the many animals that call the Sonoran Desert home. On October 19, the Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society will
New event series reveals the arts and humanities of sustainability
In partnership with ASU's Institute of Humanities Research, ASU Art Museum, and Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, the Global Institute of Sustainability's new series will bring more experts from around the world to imagine a sustainable future through art, history, and storytelling.
Solutions Journal: Financing water reform in the western United States
Director of Research Development John Sabo co-authored an article suggesting that moderate increases in tap water rates and revising the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds would help maintain water supplies in the West.
ASU LightWorks, Sandia partner to tackle renewable energy challenges
The memorandum of understanding aims to encourage collaborative research, build educational programs, and inform policy to advance technologies like hybrid fuels, solar power, and algae biofuels.
ASU sustainability grad joins VF Corporation as sustainability coordinator
School of Sustainability master's graduate Andrea Baty develops employee engagement programs, finds volunteer opportunities, and devises sustainability strategies for the Sportswear division of VF Corporation, an $11 billion clothing company.
Sun Devil Athletics named top 10 for sustainability by NRDC and Green Sports Alliance
The National Resource Defense Council and Green Sports Alliance highlights the Sun Devil Athletics department for its dedication to sustainability and nine solar power systems, the most of any athletic department in the country.
Student Spotlight: Arnaud Irakoze
As a sophomore, Arnaud is combining his sustainability studies with urban planning. He hopes he can become a helpful communicator between oil, gas, and alternative energy companies. Arnaud believes when
Practice sustainable food waste - don't landfill it!
Undergraduate and Graduate students worked together with ASU staff and local experts to research and propose strategies for transforming ASU's food waste system.
Future visions of food security
Briar Schoon and Kathleen Talbot, master’s students in the School of Sustainability (SOS), conducted thesis research focusing on youth perspectives of food security in west Phoenix.
Faculty Spotlight: Julie Anand
As an artist and a professor in the School of Art, Julie Anand questions conventional boundaries including the ones between artistic media, science and art, and bodies and their environments.