SNAP adds KBA-focused CBO working group to its roster

The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis recently awarded CBO funding from the Science for Nature and People (SNAP) program to support a working group led by lead investigators

Arizona is gliding toward a clean energy future

Arizona can increase its energy generation enough to power more than 603,000 homes by 2030, according to a recent renewable energy build-out study by The Sonoran Institute, in collaboration with ASU’s Energy Policy Innovation Council (EPIC) – co-directed by ASU sustainability experts Kris Mayes and Mike Pasqualetti.

Project holds promise for clean energy from algae

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded ASU a three-year, $1 million grant to fund the Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture and Membrane Delivery project – run by engineer Bruce Rittmann and physicist Klaus Lackner – in an effort to enable more large-scale cultivation of microalgae, which can be used to make biofuels and an array of consumer products.

IUCN to hold 2016 World Conservation Congress in Hawaii

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Council has announced plans to hold the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii next year, making it the first time the event will

What is the role of NEON in addressing environmental challenges?

In September 2015, James Collins, ASU professor of Natural History and the Environment with the School of Life Sciences, and a CBO faculty affiliate, shared his vision for how The

David Hondula: On Extreme Heat and Sustainability

In this month's video Q&A, David Hondula - a senior sustainability scientist and assistant research professor in the Center for Policy Informatics - discusses climate with regard to extreme heat and

Colorado River in Google Street View

This guest post is by Chris Williams, Senior Vice President of Conservation at American Rivers. We’ve partnered with American Rivers to share the adventure of the Colorado River through the

What's luck got to do with it?

Since graduating from the School of Sustainability in 2012 with a Master of Arts degree, Lucky Sharma has worked with Fortune 500 companies like Apple and US Airways. And though her name may suggest

Cleaning up wastewater through algae

It’s easy to associate algae as being a nuisance. Noticing slimy green algae building up on the sides of your crystal blue pool might have you rushing to remove it.

PBS Horizon interviews CBO director Leah Gerber Tuesday, November 3

Leah Gerber, director of the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, appeared on Tuesday night’s edition of Horizon on PBS Channel 8 to discuss the work and goals of the center. The center

DCDC details decade of water research in Phoenix

Published in the journal Sustainability, a paper authored by a team of Decision Center for a Desert City researchers synthesizes the evolution of the interdisciplinary research and boundary organization, which has enhanced adaptive and sustainable governance in the face of complex system dynamics.

High school girls learn coding

A group of high school girls in Mesa Public Schools spent their fall break learning to code in R, a computer language used for statistical analysis. This workshop was the