Seed grant advances sustainability through art
"Trout Fishing in America and Other stories," an art exhibition funded in part by the ASU Wrigley Institute, follows conservation biologists working to save endangered species in the Grand Canyon and conveys the complex processes that govern the region's inhabitants.
ASU professor Nicole Darnall comments on lack of sustainable eating in the U.S.
Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative co-founder Nicole Darnall was interviewed for a National Geographic article, "Global Survey Says We're Eating Better, But Our Diet Is Still Unsustainable." Citing a recent Greendex
LightWorks’ Clark Miller calls for rethinking of sovereignty, energy policies
Clark Miller, associate director of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (CSPO) and associate professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University, wrote an
Scientist studies environmental pros and cons of biofuels
Research produced by sustainability scientist Amy Landis demonstrates that while biofuels agriculture could become a significant contributor to soil remediation, the fertilizers required could cause water degradation and environmental harm.
Welcome to the Arizona Clean Energy Online Forum from LightWorks director Gary Dirks
Over the course of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the United States’ electricity system was largely built by investor-, municipally-, and cooperatively-owned utilities using generation from centralized power plants,
Innovative Solutions for a Shrinking Water Supply
By Mariana Dale via The Republic | AZcentral.com on September 28, 2014 Water scarcity is one of Arizona's most serious, ever-present problems. Which is why students, researchers, professionals and creative
Q&A with Sally Kitch (Video)
Distinguished Sustainability Scholar Sally Kitch discusses the relationship of the humanities to sustainability, the significance of this relationship and the appropriateness of researching it at Arizona State University.
UGEC to advance urban sustainability with new award
The Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) project, hosted by the ASU Wrigley Institute, has received a significant award from the Future Earth initiative that will result in a more comprehensive approach to urban sustainability challenges.
Rittmann recognized for leadership in interdisciplinary research
In recognition of his outstanding leadership in promoting interdisciplinary research between the microbial ecology and water/wastewater treatment fields, ASU Regents' Professor Bruce Rittmann receives the 2014 ISME/IWA Bio Cluster Award. Rittman
Study shows cooling potential of urban forests in Phoenix
ASU researchers from the Center for Integrated Solutions to Climate Challenges and Decision Center for a Desert City found that increasing tree canopy cover from the current level of about 10 percent to 25 percent could reduce the temperature of a typical Phoenix neighborhood by 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit.
A Microscopic Issue of Unknown Consequences
ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean & Professor, Ferran Garcia-Pichel finds evidence of climate change impact on microbes. Article in the New York Times. A Microscopic Issue of
Spurring collaboration with Mexico: Developing UNAM and ASU partnership
ASU has made it a priority to further its relationship with neighboring Mexico. ASU President Michael Crow has led two trips to Mexico in 2013 and 2014 to help deepen