Wells dry, fertile plains turn to dust

via The New York TimesBy MICHAEL WINESPublished: May 19, 2013 HASKELL COUNTY, Kan. — Forty-nine years ago, Ashley Yost’s grandfather sank a well deep into a half-mile square of rich

School of Sustainability Alumni Chapter wins first place in Sparky's Membership Mania competition

Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability Alumni Chapter won first place in the Sparky’s Membership Mania Competition for the second consecutive year. This competition provides a $500 cash award to

Student connects art, sustainability through experiential learning

School of Sustainability doctoral student Omaya Ahmad infuses social and environmental sustainability into Greenway Middle School's curriculum through art lessons and field trips to the Phoenix Art Museum.

Scientists use crowd-sourcing to help map global CO2 emissions

Sustainability Scientist Kevin Gurney is leading a team of researchers in the "Ventus" project which he hopes will show how societies can improve climate change locally and globally.

Faculty Spotlight: Shauna BurnSilver

Before becoming a Sustainability Scientist and professor in the School of Sustainability, BurnSilver was a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, West Africa. She received her doctoral degree in human ecology

ASU experts offer roadmap to Medicare sustainability

Three ASU researchers recently published the book, "A Roadmap to Medicare Sustainability," in hopes of illuminating how current Medicare is chipping away at the security of future dependents. To make

Study to look at how consumers perceive sustainable products

Food industry management professor Carola Grebitus says the research will allow the public to uncover what sustainable consumption means to them and explain the importance of lifestyle choices.

Dutch delegation visits ASU to strengthen partnerships for a more sustainable world

Community and business representatives from Haarlemmermeer met with sustainability scientists and Global Sustainability Solutions Center leaders to present Dutch case studies and participate in working sessions.

The Human Future: Sir Crispin Tickell urges us to confront issues of our day

How do humans work with growing populations? Sir Crispin Tickell, advisory council member of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford, explores this question in his lecture “The

Doctoral graduate develops toolkit for culturally sustainable design

Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts student Tejas Dhadphale is using his sustainability and design background to develop a toolkit that includes culturally sensitive product assessment.

ASU algae researchers partner to create health products

ASU's AzCATI and ATP3 are working with Health Enhancement Products, Inc. to advance algae-based health and wellness products like vitamins and food chemicals.

'Carbon Nation' director Peter Byck teaches sustainable storytelling

Newly appointed Professor of Practice Peter Byck will teach journalism and sustainability students how to produce and direct their own documentaries about clean energy and climate change issues.