Arntzen wears a lab coat and holds a banana plant.

Going bananas for vaccines

Recently, ASU scientist Charles Arntzen’s pioneering plant-based vaccine efforts were highlighted in an article in the Los Angeles Times covering the history of bananas and genetic engineering. LA Times health

Colorado River sustainability

Colorado River Sustainability Requires Balancing Supply and Demand for Water Resources and Responsible Hydropower via American RiversBy Matt NiemerskiDirector, Western Water PolicyJune 15, 2012 Thirty million people in the Southwest

Corporate sustainability: The challenge of achieving more with less

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Kasper Rorsted Note: ASU and Henkel have a long relationship on issues of sustainability, beginning with ASU’s collaboration with the Dial Corporation, now a

Sustainability alum named to Phoenix '40 Under 40'

Colin Tetreault, an executive on loan from ASU to the City of Phoenix, is Greg Stanton's senior policy adviser for sustainability.

Video in the news

Check out these links to recent video about our favorite subjects: water, climate change, and other interesting things. Research Universities and the Future of America. The National Research Council presents

Sustainable summer presentation: Arizona’s path to an energy efficient summer

It’s no secret that living in Arizona during the summer can be quite the battle. With record temperatures soaring up, a group of experts specializing in how state residents can

LARB student worker reflects upon EPA granted algae wastewater project

Almost one year ago, ASU graduate students and Laboratory of Algae Research and Biotechnology (LARB) student workers Joshua Wray, Martha Kent, and Emil Puruhito were granted the P3 Award from

Climate adaptation - California Governor's Climate Conference 2011

On December 15, 2011, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and environmental, business and public health and safety leaders came together at The Governor's Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California's

DCDC NSF Annual Report

The DCDC Annual Report covers the NSF reporting period of September 1, 2011-August 31, 2012 and is available on the Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals page of our website. DCDC

UN names ASU sustainability dean a 'Champion of the Earth'

Sander van der Leeuw, the dean of the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, is among the six winners of the 2012 United Nations Champions of the Earth award.

Water, people, and sustainability

Water, People, and Sustainability—A Systems Framework for Analyzing and Assessing Water Governance Regimes Authors Arnim Wiek (1) and Kelli L. Larson (1, 2) Abstract Freshwater resources might become the most

UN names ASU sustainability dean a 'Champion of the Earth'

ASU won a Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature and the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The honor highlights colleges and universities that demonstrate unparalleled campus innovation and climate leadership. ASU is one of only two doctoral-granting academic institutions to receive this award for 2012.