Reach for the Stars fellows excel in research, interdisciplinary environment
Six Arizona State University masters students in diverse fields of study are participating in Diversity across the Curriculum (DAC), a class that equips them with the skills for transdisciplinary collaboration
Higher ed presidents say teaching sustainability is good business
Achieving carbon neutrality on American college and university campuses is not a matter for science alone. It has to be taught. And, in dealing with budget reductions coupled with enrollment
In the news
Winter precipitation levels were dryer than normal in West & Southeast via NOAA.
A day in the life of Mayor Greg Stanton
by Robert Leger - Feb. 4, 2012The Republic | azcentral.com Greg Stanton's day starts with a hitch. His wife, Nicole, an attorney, has an emergency court hearing. So Phoenix's new
In the news
Hot summers increasing in the US. June-August averages expected to climb further. UCAR/NCAR Atmos News.
Math and Climate Research Network Workshop
ASU Professors Alex Mahalov and Eric Kostelich bring their Math and Climate Research Network Workshop to DCDC on March 5-7, 2012. The Math and Climate Research Network links researchers across
Identifying change agents in science
Q&A with Jane Maienschein Jane Maienschein is a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability; a Regents’ Professor, President’s Professor, and Parents Association Professor at the School of
ASU a 2012 finalist for Institutional Excellence in Climate Leadership
Second Nature will announce the winners of the 3rd Annual Climate Leadership Awards at the 6th annual Climate Leadership Summit of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
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Climate change takes back seat to decision-making in water security says ASU researcher Patricia Gober via ASU News.
Land cover modification scenarios
DCDC Publication Land cover modification scenarios and their effects on daytime heating in the inner core residential neighborhoods of Phoenix, AZ, USA Authors: Ariane Middel (1), Anthony Brazel (2), Bjoern
AAAS - Scientists offer passionate, innovative ways to engage the public on climate change
The plenary session of the AAAS conference in Vancouver moderated by Frank Sesno, was held before a packed ballroom of more than 1400 participants and webcast live, was billed as
ASU sustainability scientist gives anthropologist view of globalization at the local scale
The modernization of isolated villages brings about a change in human information flow patterns that not only destroys the social fabric of the community, but also the economy and the