Australian wildfires illustrate urgent need for collective action

Across the globe, wildfires continue to occur with increasing frequency and higher intensity. The world watched in shock as the still-burning flames in Australia engulfed thousands of homes, scorched millions

Clarkdale kick-off event sets the tone for a promising semester

Early Friday morning on January 31, 2020, 17 sleepy masters students in PUP 580: Planning Workshop, disembarked from a large gray charter bus to Clarkdale, Arizona. After two hours on

Sustainability solutions from women innovators and entrepreneurs

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Global Futures Laboratory joined with the East West Center and Ka WaiWai collective in Hawaii on Saturday, February 1 to promote

Sustainability Across the Curriculum Training at SDSU

AASHE, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, will present a Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop at San Diego State University on June 3 to 4,

In an interdisciplinary effort, ASU researchers develop a framework to help decide sustainable futures

As we continue to witness the devastating impacts of climate change, there is a consensus that we as a human population need to transition to a more sustainable way of

Uplifting indigenous voices for a sustainable future in food

This article was written by William H. Walker VI, a sophomore in the School of Sustainability.  Modern consumers have lost touch with how food is more than a commodity and

Christiana Figueres inspires action to cut carbon emissions in half this decade

At the Wrigley Lecture Jan. 30 at ASU, climate leader Christiana Figueres said extreme events like the Australian wildfires are foretelling of things to come if we continue to sleepwalk into the future. “That world is possible, but it is not inevitable,” she said.

Amanda Ellis, ASU Wrigley Institute, led a panel with the Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General Martin Chungong, UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia and the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians to highlight the critical role of legal change in advancing women’s rights and economic prosperity for all.

Amanda Ellis moderates World Economic Forum panel in Davos

2020 is a watershed year for women. It marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, the 20th anniversary for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and

Celebrating 15 years of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability

We're looking forward to the board meeting on Feb. 17-18. While we celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, we quickly turn our focus to influencing the next 15 years. Meeting agenda is on the board website (password: board). Questions? Contact Emma Hopson ([email protected]).

Meet sustainability junior Cameron Chavez Reed

"I love the interdisciplinary nature of the School of Sustainability because solving the ecological and climate crisis of today requires input from all fields of research," said junior Cameron Chavez Reed. Read Reed's Q&A to learn more about his ASU sustainability journey.

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Mother-baby microbiome rush at birth can have lifelong health impact for the infant

Every mother wants to give their newborn the very best start. During the nine months of gestation, women understand that eating right, breathing fresh air, exercising and maintaining a positive

Sunny day flooding in Norfolk, Virginia

"Sunny Day Flooding," a 9-minute documentary produced by Stephen Beschloss for the Global Futures Laboratory, investigates the climate crisis in Norfolk, Virginia — site of the world's largest Naval base. Norfolk is the first U.S. location where complications from sea level rise began in earnest.