ASU awarded $6 million for biofuel research

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Arizona State University a $6 million grant as part of a program focused on algae-based biofuels. The program supports the development of a

Optimizing renewable energy for sustainable cities

Q&A with Jin Jo Dr. Jo measuring sunlight reflectivity of a Phoenix-area rooftop. Dr. Jo (left) working in the NCE Sustainable Materials and Renewable Technologies lab. Visual comparison of a

Ecological research network wins national award

Recognizing 30 years of research by thousands of scientists, the American Institute of Biological Sciences at a May 18, 2010, ceremony honored the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network with

Evidence of climate change underscores need for action

As part of its most comprehensive study of climate change to date, the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) issued three reports emphasizing why the United States should act now to

LTER Network receives Distinguished Scientist Award

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has announced that the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network will receive the 2010 AIBS Distinguished Scientist Award. CAP LTER, as one of the

ASU gathers experts for international urban sustainability workshop

Guided by the principle that today’s cities are laboratories and their leaders are researchers in the new science of urban sustainability, Arizona State University’s (ASU) Jonathan Fink, along with two

High school student earns place in ASU lab

It's considered an exceptional achievement when college undergraduates earn opportunities to conduct research under the guidance of top professors. That makes Rahul Mitra especially exceptional. He’s only a junior at

Quarterly message from CAP Co-Director Nancy Grimm

I am very pleased to inform all of my CAP LTER colleagues that our renewal proposal to the NSF has been recommended for funding! This is a tremendous accomplishment that

ASU experts grapple with gene-based medicine questions on PBS

Sooner than we think, we will have access to our own genetic codes. Are we ready to join the DNA generation? Two ASU researchers, Gary Marchant and George Poste, will

Kendra Busse's thesis defense

Kendra Busse will be defending her thesis Effect of Residential Landscape Design on Undercanopy Microclimate on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM in Room 330, Wanner Building, Arizona State

Survey 200 underway

In February 2010, CAP LTER began collecting data once again at 204 sites in metropolitan Phoenix and the surrounding desert. This effort, Survey 200, takes place every five years at

Global Institute of Sustainability Leadership Directorate created

Shangraw appointed Director; van der Leeuw appointed Dean; Melnick continues as chief operating officer and executive dean ASU President Michael M. Crow today announced R.F. “Rick” Shangraw, Jr. has been