Plastic Pollution Working Group Kicks Off Oct. 1
The goal of the Plastic Pollution Working Group is to facilitate research, outreach, and education activities to address plastic pollution. They also hope to host a journal club for students to join.
Rodriguez-Fransen, Desimoni, and Silova discuss Decolonial Portals as Pedagogical Practice in new Southern Anthropocene book
Decolonial portals help people notice erased histories, question default assumptions, and build relationships across human and more‑than‑human worlds. The chapter offers living examples for use by educators, artists, organizers, and policy makers.
2025 SOLS Seminar Series with Osvaldo Sala
Regents and Foundation Professor and GIOSI Center Director,School of Life Sciences Learn More Friday, September 26, 20252 - 3:30 p.m. LSE 104 Osvaldo Sala is the Julie A. Wrigley, Regents’, and Foundation
Kittinger named to State of Hawai'i Green Fee Advisory Council
Jack Kittinger has been recognized by the Office of Governor Josh Green as a member of the Green Fee Advisory Council for the State of Hawai'i.
Rodriguez-Fransen spotlights decolonial design futures in education
On September 10, the senior global futures scientist joined host Kristina Hoeppner on Mahara’s Create. Share. Engage. podcast to discuss her new book, "Education and decolonial futures in the Philippines: Perspectives for educators and practitioners" (2025).
Expanding Conservation Knowledge: Lessons from the Endangered Species Act
The preliminary takeaway: Conservation isn’t just about biology and ecology; it also depends on relationships, values, and diverse ways of knowing from a diversity of partners. This includes local knowledge, practical expertise,
Student research on food insecurity part of ABOR's 2024 findings
The 2024 report on Food and Housing Insecurity cited in full a report written in 2023 by College of Global Futures masters students in the Sustainable Food Systems program.
European Funding Opportunities: Horizon Europe Health Cluster and MSCA Doctoral Networks (Opportunity Kick Off)
Join September 24 to explore Horizon Europe’s Health Cluster and MSCA Doctoral Networks. Learn how to partner with European institutions and compete for funding that supports collaborative, interdisciplinary research and doctoral training.
DOE Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chain Announcement (Opportunity Kick Off)
Join September 23 for an overview of upcoming DOE funding to strengthen U.S. supply chains for critical minerals and materials. Learn how ASU researchers can partner with industry to pursue nearly $1B in expected opportunities.
Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research (Opportunity Kick Off)
Join September 17 to explore Flinn Foundation seed grants supporting translational research in diagnostics, therapeutics, precision medicine, and more. Hear from ASU experts on proposal strategy and collaborative team-building.
Hartley discusses the influence of global cities on water governance trends
School of Sustainability assistant professor Kris Hartley is lead and corresponding author on Through the water glass darkly: global cities as problematic exemplars in the sustainability discourse, a new publication in the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
IUCN coral reef assessment: The first to fall?
In November 2024, the coral specialist group finished the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessment for all reef-building corals and found 44% of the world’s reef-building coral species are