Dehgan speaks at FIU State of the World conference
The topic of the panel was the Paris Climate Agreement and what happens now that the U.S. has rejoined. The State of the World conference was hosted by Florida International University and ASU's McCain Institute for International Leadership.
April 20: Podcasts for engaging with non-academic audiences
Podcasts are an effective, engaging way to engage audiences on timely scientific issues. Join two ASU Sustainability Scientists for a robust discussion on their popular podcasts aimed at increasing public engagement on science topics.
Global Locust Initiative hosts second stakeholder workshop on locust and grasshopper management: Australia edition
The Global Locust Initiative Lab hosted a virtual workshop on locust governance with Australian stakeholders on February 16-17, 2021. This workshop was part of a project supported by the Foundation

Petra Fromme’s pioneering efforts in X-ray crystallography honored with the prestigious Anfinsen Award
Arizona State University researcher Petra Fromme has received the 2021 Christian B. Anfinsen Award. The honor is bestowed by The Protein Society, the premier international association dedicated to supporting protein research. In presenting
DeFi, NFTs, Cryptos: What really is Blockchain?
Written by: Rutva Patel, a masters student working withASU LightWorks on the Digital Carbon WarehouseAdvised by: Todd Taylor, blockchain expert, Thunderbird School of Global Management A blockchain is essentially a

ASU is among the leaders in patents granted, startups launched
Arizona State University, through Skysong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. The latest read on this comes from the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). According

STAR Metric to prevent species loss
Newcastle University (UK) Research Associate Louise Mair, PhD, published a paper titled “A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets” in Nature Ecology & Evolution. According to the
Arizona Coyotes and ASU unveil Venture Challenge seeking next great sports innovation
The Arizona Coyotes announced a new partnership with the Global Sport Institute and the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + innovation institute at Arizona State University to create the inaugural Arizona Coyotes Venture Challenge.

Estimating the true size of public procurement to improve sustainability
Originally published in The London School of Economics and Political Science. Governments have the power to leverage their sizeable purchasing power to encourage widescale production of sustainable products and services,

Do multiple sustainability objectives affect the speed of local procurement processes?
Published orginally in ICMA. Researchers at Arizona State University share results on public procurement efficiency. By By Yifan Chen, Nicole Darnall, Justin Stritch, and Stuart Bretschneider of Arizona State University
ASU is among the leaders in patents granted, startups launched
Arizona State University, through SkySong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. With 129 patents awarded in FY19, ASU is No. 4 out of 58 universities and colleges in this peer group.
Project Cities Student Highlight: Keith Morphis
To highlight some of Project Cities’ star students, we interviewed Keith Morphus. Keith graduated from ASU in December 2020 with a Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning. Keith has worked