Karwat, Vanos talk air quality on KJZZ

Sustainability scientists Darshan Karwat and Jenni Vanos hope to place dozens of air quality monitors around Phoenix while the air is cleaner than usual and track pollution changes as stay-at-home policies change.

Wutich recognized for outstanding mentorship

Senior Sustainability Scientist Amber Wutich has received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the Faculty Women’s Association. Wutich was nominated for the award by her students and colleagues.

An unconventional solution: Researchers recognized by ASU Women and Philanthropy for salmonella-based cancer therapy

Standard-of-care treatments—chemotherapy and radiation—remain at the forefront of cancer therapy, but in light of the high rate of recurrence and treatment failure still observed for most cancer subtypes and the

Cloth masks are a worthy line of defense to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic

As our world finds itself in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, practically everything has changed. Sarah Arrowsmith, a scientist and lab coordinator with the Arizona State University Biodesign Swette Center

Lunchtime circular economy book reading

At noon today, May 20, author Johanna Stoberock and a panel of experts will consider how a circular economy could prevent Stoberock’s unsettling allegory from becoming reality. Join via Zoom.

Street smarts required in heat mitigation

Anyone that’s ever been out walking on a hot summer day has probably experienced an uncomfortable phenomenon: sometimes, the heat radiated from the pavement below is just as hot as

Marina Melnik, a 2019 WE Empower finalist, is the founder of SkillsUp

Curating online education in Ukraine

Marina Melnik, a 2019 WE Empower finalist, is the founder of SkillsUp. Her company provides training, development, and consulting in the information technology field. SkillsUp is making strides to care

Meet Master of Sustainability Leadership alumnus David Ginn

One of the many changes David Ginn experienced as he moved from rural Pennsylvania to metropolitan Phoenix was the increase in his concern for the growing climate crisis. Motivated to

Pijawka retires after more than three decades

After more than 35 years, David Pijawka is retiring as full-time faculty, but his legacy and impact remain on ASU, his students and the communities he continues to serve.

Societal planetary boundaries: When global society endangers the future of our planet

Medium In the latest thought leader piece from the Global Futures Laboratory, "Societal Planetary Boundaries: When Global Society Endangers the Future of Our Planet," Sander van der Leeuw, Manfred Laubichler

Anti-poaching device detects gunshot noises

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Faculty Affiliate Garth Paine developed a tool that tracks gunshots in rainforests to stop illegal poaching of wild animals. This device identifies sonic characteristics of

Moore recognized with national teacher-scholar award

Gary Moore has been named one of 14 young faculty nationwide to be honored with a 2020 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.