Energize Phoenix revs up $25M in grants
The city of Phoenix began accepting funding applications Tuesday from multi-family housing owners along a 10-mile stretch of the Phoenix light rail corridor. $25 million in grants are available under
Riverine systems' changes affect food chain
Riverine systems are altered by flooding and drought. CAP scientist John Sabo and colleagues have examined the impacts of these alterations on food-chain lengths. Their findings, published recently in Science
Ensuring long-term health of global ecosystems
Q&A with Ann Kinzig Dr. Kinzig on a research trip in Arizona’s Sky Islands region near the Mexico border. Dr. Kinzig assesses Panama ecosystems with a colleague from the Smithsonian
ASU loves its cyclists
Almost every bike rider has experienced the pain of a flat tire and the agonizing search for a way to fill it back up. Now, the ASU community will have
Gene Baur Interview
Gene Baur: Sustainability Series from Sustainability in Action Blog on Vimeo. How and what we eat is quite a hot topic right now in sustainability. Much like the challenge of
Scientists from around the globe convene to address urbanization, land, and climate change
ASU hosts two international conferences to advance sustainability efforts and progress PHOENIX/TEMPE, Ariz. – Reinforcing its role as a leader in interdisciplinary global environmental and climate change conversations, Arizona State
Tour de Fat cycles through the heart of Tempe
Bike enthusiasts unite! The Tour de Fat is making its annual homage to our dear city of Tempe. Named for one of the organizations most popular brews, Fat Tire, featuring
CAP LTER featured in National Research Council publication
CAP LTER has been featured as an urban sustainability research program in a recent National Research Council publication, Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Research and Development. The book is the result
Tracking air pollution to its sources
Q&A with Matt Fraser Dr. Matt Fraser Dr. Fraser is director of research development for the Global Institute of Sustainability and associate professor in the School of Sustainability. Dr. Fraser’s
ASU classroom and chef serve up sustainability
This year’s crop of plant biology students will use more than their brains to learn, if Arizona State University professor Jeffrey Klopatek has a hand in it. Klopatek, a culinary
How many recycled boxes does it take to be sustainable?
Each August, nearly 10,000 students on the Tempe campus alone move in to their new homes with all of their boxes and bags of things. It is the first chance
Ten Reasons to go to the Farmers Market at ASU
During Passport to ASU 2010 a student asked me why he should shop at a farmers market. I told him that The Tamale Store tamales are delicious, that it’s like