Smithsonian Institution and ASU form sustainability research and education partnership
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. has joined Arizona State University in an innovative education and science partnership aimed at sustaining a biodiverse planet. Today, Secretary Wayne Clough, head of
Ecology Explorers curriculum engages low-income children
Low-income children in the Phoenix area have few options for environmental education during the summer months when hot temperatures force everyone inside and the price of science camps is out
Designing transformational solar cells
Q&A with Christiana Honsberg and Stuart Bowden Honsberg and Bowden in the the Solar Power Lab’s clean room A newly designed solar cell ready for testing Bowden with members of
Insect wranglers invade the Garden at Southwestern Science EXPO
Raymond Mendez, the "original insect wrangler" who tamed 25,000 roaches, and trained moths to attack on command for the movie "Silence of the Lambs," headlines the Southwest's first Social Insect
Electronics companies, retailers team to simplify green electronics purchasing for consumers
Best Buy, Dell, HP, Intel, Toshiba and Walmart to Establish System to Help Consumers Identify "Green" Electronics TEMPE, Ariz.- The Sustainability Consortium, along with leaders in the manufacturing and sales
CAP LTER 12th Annual Poster Symposium a Success
CAP LTER held its 12th Annual Poster Symposium on January 14, 2010 at ASU in Tempe. The theme of this year’s symposium was "Urban Ecology and Sustainability." Dr. Stephanie Pincetl,
CAP LTER Involved in $1.25 M Grant to Develop STEM Teacher Development Institute
CAP LTER is one of several ASU NSF-sponsored STEM education initiatives that have combined their energy and expertise to develop The Modeling Institute, a groundbreaking project that was recently funded
Sustainability Consortium clarifies goals, Walmart relationship
Sustainability Consortium co-chairs Dr. Jay S. Golden of the School of Sustainability, Barrett Honors Faculty, at Arizona State University, and Dr. Jon Johnson of the Sam M. Walton College of
Professors awarded public health law research grant
Timothy Lant, research director at ASU's Decision Theater, and James G. Hodge Jr., the Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, have
Strengthening rural food systems for climate change
Q&A with Hallie Eakin Dr. Eakin interviewing a farmer about flood risk in San Bartolo, Mexico Mexican research collaborators with Dr. Eakin in Chiapas, Mexico Coffee farmers in Chiapas, Mexico
Research looks at water, energy impacts of climate change
Climate projections for the next 50 to 100 years forecast increasingly frequent severe droughts and heat waves across the American Southwest, sinking available water levels even as rising mercury drives
ASU plays key role in Arizona’s landing of Suntech
The sun shines bright in the Valley, but that is not the reason why China's leading manufacturer of solar panels, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., decided to locate its first