ISTB 4 grand opening: Panel discussion highlights
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 marked the grand opening of the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV (ISTB 4) on ASU Tempe campus. In celebration of this event, the Office of
DCDC Water/Climate Briefing video
Beginning this academic year, you can find video of our Water/Climate Briefings on the DCDC website under each Water/Climate Briefing heading. We're excited about this opportunity to reach a broader
The Atlantic Cities features ASU researcher's work on U.S. economic growth
José Lobo charted economic growth data from over 350 U.S. cities and found that Phoenix was among the Sun Belt metro areas that were hit the hardest by the Great Recession.
Sustainability Scientists to explore large-scale deployment of biomass energy crops
A $1.5 million, NSF-granted project brings together researchers from diverse backgrounds to identify sustainable bioenergy crop hot spots on degraded and abandoned farmland across the U.S.
ASU's Biodesign Institute scientists use heat to refine renewable biofuel production
Professor Roy Curtiss from the School of Life Sciences and colleague Xinyao Liu have been genetically optimizing cyanobacteria for biofuel production, naming the method "The Green Recovery."
ASU engineer will use Fulbright award to share expertise in renewable energy
Sustainability Scholar Jean Andino is set to consult on air quality and energy issues, develop collaborations, give seminars, and teach at a Panama university.
Extreme climate change linked to early animal evolution
In the latest research, a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen levels allowed organisms and animals to flourish, which gives new insight to the evolution of our ancestors.
I want to save the world.
Such a simple sentence, yet so much meaning. That is what most students in the School of Sustainability want to do. At the School’s 2012 Fall Welcome, new freshman and
Sustainability efforts touted by Valley mayors
by Dianna M. Náñez- Sept. 27, 2012The Republic | azcentral.com Critics say the Valley is among the nation's most unsustainable regions, warning that if the Phoenix metro area continues on
Business + University: Tomorrow's Jobs Require Sustainability
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Hunter Lovins Note: Hunter Lovins is a past Wrigley Lecture Series speaker at ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability and was a keynote speaker at
New DCDC publication
DCDC Publication Tradeoffs Between Water Conservation and Temperature Amelioration in Phoenix and Portland: Implications for Urban Sustainability Authors Patricia Gober [1, 2]Ariane Middel [3]Anthony Brazel [1]Soe Myint [1]Heejun Chang [4]Jiunn-Der
Study of 'forest killer' plant explores our vulnerability to rapid environmental change
Sustainability scientists are studying the social and ecological systems surrounding the exotic plant and are developing an educational intervention experiment to hopefully slow the spread of invasive species.