July 13-27: African Commons web-conference
School of Sustainability Professor Marco Janssen is one of the co-chairs of the African Commons web-conference that is being held from July 13-27. The conference is freely available online and
New paper: Modest water policy implementation could offset 30 percent of outdoor demand
A new paper in Sustainability Science finds that the use of alternative water supplies, such as rainwater harvesting and greywater use, could offset up to 30 percent of total outdoor water demand for the Phoenix Metropolitan Area under modest implantation of these policies.
Peace Corps, ASU partner to provide digital libraries across the globe
Through this new agreement, Peace Corps Volunteers, including many recalled due to COVID-19, will curate hyper-local library content specific to the locations of their postings, to be disseminated via the SolarSPELL technology.
Researchers pinpoint how sorbent materials catch and release carbon
New research by sustainability scientist Klaus Lackner and his colleagues explains how sorbent materials catch and release carbon, a key component to direct air capture systems that remove carbon from the atmosphere.
With the help of ASU, city of Phoenix developing solutions to cool down
Sustainability scientist David Hondula was interviewed by the Washington Post. The article details the intersection between heat and health, and explains why low-income communities are hit particularly hard by extreme heat.
ADHS, ASU announce partnership to increase COVID-19 testing in Arizona
ADHS, ASU announce partnership to increase COVID-19 testing in Arizona ASU will launch program to provide free saliva-based diagnostic testing for up to 100,000 Arizonans The Arizona Department of Health
Bacteria visualized with remarkable clarity thanks to new technique
An escalating arms race between disease-causing bacteria and the antibiotic weapons humans have designed to fight them, continues. Disturbingly, pathogenic microbes are often outwitting our best efforts, developing resistance to
Lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whales, on the brink of extinction
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, an ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes partner, reported that almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic
SCN Weekly Emailer – Info of Interest 7/9/2020
View the latest newsletter from the Sustainable Cities Network: SCN INFO OF INTEREST: 7/9/2020 (PDF)
Wednesdays from Washington: Steering the future with captains of industry
This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Annalise VanVranken. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Annalise is a Strategy and Partnerships project manager
Opportunities in Controlled Environment Agriculture
By Ariel Kagan and Jenna Riemenschneider Achieving food security and sustainable agriculture remains one of the grand challenges of the 21st century. Since we published this report in 2018
Biodesign Institute appoints director for new Biodesign Europe
In 2013, Arizona State University and Dublin City University signed a Transatlantic Higher Education Partnership, building on this history of collaboration and leveraging our complementary skills and cultural differences. The