Arizona Sustainable Cities Series: An Interview with Tempe Mayor Mitchell
It is near impossible these days to research cities, businesses, or universities without coming across their sustainability initiatives. What exactly does sustainability mean? Why is it so important? ASU President
Green Events: Give your guests a reason to be sustainable
Making university events sustainable not only reduces waste and negative environmental impacts, it also expresses ASU's sustainability values and builds awareness among stakeholders.
Sustainability Scientist investigates inaccurate hottest temperature record
Randy Cerveny says knowing the correct recorded temperature can help cities develop better buildings for extreme climates and deliver precise data for climate change analyses.
ASU to lead first-ever national algae testbed with grant from DOE
The $15 million grant allows the algae national testbed partnership to jumpstart innovation, increase collaboration among researchers, and accelerate the commercialization of biofuel.
Mayors to discuss sustainability challenges facing cities
The mayors of Mesa, Phoenix, and Tempe gathered to address urban sustainability in an effort to share best practices, lessons learned, and future visions of sustainability.
Summer program involves high school students in urban ecology research
This summer, CAP Director Dan Childers and his Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab hosted three Phoenix high school students and introduced them to urban ecological research in the field and in
CAP scientists, students, and staff attend LTER All Scientists Meeting
From September 9-13, a group of CAP scientists, students, and staff will be attending the LTER All Scientists Meeting (ASM) in Estes Park, Colorado. This year's LTER ASM theme is
NSF funds to boost sustainability research, education
The Global Institute of Sustainability received and administers $4.7 million dollars in National Science Foundation awards for research ranging from food systems to ecological vulnerability.
Water conflict in Arizona: Are we heading for a water congress?
Water Conflict in Arizona: Are We Heading for a Water Congress? from CWAGAZ on Vimeo. On September 8, 2012, DCDC Internship Fellows and ASU School of Sustainability students Emily Allen,
Urban wetland fosters an early appreciation for science, nature
A team of university undergraduate and graduate researchers and Phoenix high school students mentor one another while conducting studies at the Tres Rios urban wetland.
Achieving sustainability one classroom at a time
Sustainability Science for Teachers prepares future educators with methods for teaching sustainability science at the K-8 level and ways to inspire new sustainability researchers.
Dean Sander van der Leeuw: Innovate differently for sustainable existence
In a Bloomberg opinion piece, van der Leeuw shares his thoughts on improving human innovation by comprehending our actions towards the environment in a more complex way.