Virtual field trips are a next-level, but underdeveloped, educational tool. Now two sustainability scientists are putting VFT creation in the hands of students — in hopes they will inspire youth around the world to take sustainability action around the SDGs.

Thanks to ASU researchers, tandem solar cells are becoming more and more efficient. Improving solar cell efficiency brings down the cost of solar electricity, which allows this source of renewable energy to become a viable option for more people.

The Plastic Pollution Emission Working Group, or PPEG, has launched a new website. This site contains research on the impacts of specific global and local intervention strategies to reduce plastic

ASU welcomed representatives from the University of Guyana, Conservation International and International Institute for Environment and Development in support of a program to advance Guyana’s sustainable economy.

Swette Center Executive Director Kathleen Merrigan was recently quoted in an article by the Union of Concerned Scientists. The article, called “The 2018 Farm Bill Is Now Law. But the Shenanigans Continue…,” describes that Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (known as the “farm bill”) was authorized, but many complications have arisen.

Continuing on its path as a rapidly growing research enterprise, Arizona State University reported $545 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2017, up from $518 million in FY16, according to a recent report by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

The Arizona State University Center for Biodiversity Outcomes is currently hiring a new administrative assistant to support the daily operations of the center. The perfect candidate must possess knowledge of standard

A three-week study abroad program in Nepal and China, directed by Senior Sustainability Scientists Nalini and Netra Chhetri, connects cultures and engages students in renewable energy and sustainable development projects.

Arizona State University Project Cities held its end-of-semester fall student showcase with the City of Glendale at ASU Wrigley Hall on November 28, 2018. Project Cities is a young program

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced today that Arianne Cease, director of the Global Locust Initiative in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, is one

Arizona State University student Danielle Vermeer has her optimistic and humanitarian outlook set on helping others. From making a difference in Phoenix to holding the title of a Peace Corps

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Associate Director of Biodiversity Valuation and Assessments Beth Polidoro, recently lead a Microplastic’s Risk Assessment with students in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine