ASU's School of Sustainability has eyes to the future
On a recent warm weekday morning, ASU students Joe Canarie and Jamie Wernet toiled away in an organic garden wedged between a fence and a lecture hall, pinching off excess
Controls of food chain length in an urban desert environment
Author's: John L. Sabo, Kevin E. McCluneySummary: Understanding the determinants of the length of food chains is of fundamental importance to ecologists. Food chain length influences the potential complexity of
The economics of sustainability
Paul Atkinson from KJZZ Rado The recession has forced the issue of sustainability to take a back seat. But as KJZZ's Paul Atkinson reports, now may be the time to
The view from 2025
By Rob MelnickExecutive Dean, Global Institute of Sustainability andPresidential Professor of Practice, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Strolling down one of our world-famous canal banks in 2025, it's hard
Science Foundation Arizona launches new solar initiatives and the Solar Technology Institute
Five new solar initiatives totaling $4 million dollars to advance Arizona's renewable energy leadership PHOENIX - Science Foundation Arizona announced its new solar technology initiatives and the opening of the
Impacts of traffic noise on birds in urban environments
Communication is the basis of all social relationships between animals. Birds use acoustic signals (calls and songs) to attract and bond with mates, defend territories and warn of danger from
The business of climate change - a call for innovation
By Jessica LagreidUndergraduate, W.P. Carey School of BusinessStudent Worker, Global Institute Of Sustainability "In periods of great flux and uncertainty, the people who love [change] are going to find opportunities,"
Keeping our old computers out of the 'e-waste' piles
Eric Williams, an assistant professor of civil, environmental and sustainability in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, is interviewed on a segment of the program Sustainability, which aired recently
Lebanese architect embraces “poetry of decay” renovating war-scarred guildings
By Leah Starr, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury defies the norm with his avant-garde designs, which he builds in response to what he calls the “total
Quantum dots/nanomaterials: Ingredients for better lighting, reliable power
Imagine flexible lighting devices manufactured by using printing techniques. Imagine solar power sources equally as reliable and as portable as any conventional power source. Such advances are among aims of
New microscope to advance research, education
Arizona State University will be home to one of the world’s most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale
Phoenix mayor to unveil lofty 17-point green plan for Phoenix
Mayor Phil Gordon will use today's State of the City address to outline an ambitious strategy to make Phoenix the first carbon-neutral city - and the greenest - in the