STEM Minds: Lessons on the Classroom
“Now more than ever, youth need to become self-directed, life-long learners. This means we need to alter how we teach and what we teach to unlock their full potential.”- Anu
Info of Interest - October 14
SCN Info of Interest–October 14, 2022 October's SCN Info of Interest was sent out via email. Includes info on: Project Cities' latest report, SCN workgroup meetings, webinars, news, and more.
SPRI recruiting PhD student for 2023 graduate research assistantship
Arizona State University’s Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative (SPRI) is recruiting a new PhD student to begin in fall 2023. The student will work with Dr. Nicole Darnall and a team
Empowering the environmental advocates of tomorrow: New article highlights Project Cities
ASU's Full Circle, a publication focusing on news from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, recently highlighted one of our star faculty members, Al Brown!
Stephanie Forrest selected as the 2023 Evolutionary Computation Pioneer
Stephanie Forrest, director of the Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society at ASU, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the IEEE CIS Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award.
Students head to Town of Clarkdale for semester kickoff event
On September 22, 2022, students from 3 classes traveled to the Town of Clarkdale for the first in-person visit in two years. Joined by Clarkdale leadership and staff, students met with Town Manager Susan Guthrie, Community Development Director Ruth Mayday, and Mayor Robyn Prud'homme-Bauer to brainstorm for their projects.
Peoria leadership kicks off fourth year of student projects with Project Cities
On September 14, 2022, ASU Project Cities hosted its first in-person kick-off event since the start of COVID. Over 50 undergraduate and graduate students from 5 Peoria projects joined their project leads and Peoria executive leadership to learn more about the community they are working with this semester and plan for the coming semester.
New SPRI article published in Journal of Cleaner Production: A framework for understanding sustainable public purchasing
As governments worldwide have begun embracing Sustainable Public Purchasing (SPP), researchers note that we lack a broader conceptual framework that articulates the motivations for public organizations to adopt SPP.
The Live Green Company: Feeding the world with nature and science
Priyanka Srinivas started Live Green in 2018 with the vision to provide sustainable alternatives to the mainstream products of the food industry. She experienced the challenge of finding truly nutritious food first-hand due to so many concerning ingredients and practices behind much of what is available on grocery store shelves. In the last four years, the Live Green Company has been working to create a growing variety of plant-based, healthy products, and is now ready to start eliminating all of the synthetic ingredients and processes.
U.S. GSA holds first Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee including SPRI co-founder as one of 28 members
Nicole Darnall, SPRI's director and co-founder, is one of 28 members selected for GSA inaugural Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee. In this AZ Central article, Joan Meiners interviewed Darnall following the committee's first meeting.
Eureka Tech Academy: Bringing quality tech learning to students in the MENA Region
Afnan Ali, the founder and the general manager of Eureka Tech Academy, is an electrical/communication engineer who received a diploma in social entrepreneurship. Based in Jordan, Ali is the founder and the general manager of Eureka - the first online tech academy for children and youth in the Arab World.
re:3D INC - Redefining technology: Bringing affordability and accessibility to all
With experience as a volunteer, a firefighter, a NASA employee, and an officer in the Air National Guard, Samantha Snabes is a women entrepreneur using her unique lived experiences to inform and scale her business.