Jessica Lerner, a recent graduate of the Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership (EMSL), sees sustainability as starting on an individual level and expanding outward. “Global issues...can feel overwhelming, but things

ASU ShapingEDU hosted Learning(Hu)Man, a summer camp experience in which over 2,600 registered education changemakers pushed the creative envelope for how to serve students and advance learner success. Campers explored best practices in learning design, edtech tools, and emergent thinking around the art of the possible.

View the latest newsletter from the Sustainable Cities Network: SCN INFO OF INTEREST: 8/5/2020 (PDF)

Sustainability scientist Gary Moore studies the fundamental science of energy conversion processes, including those required to use solar energy for producing fuels and other value-added chemical products. The research aims to unleash sustainable-chemistry and renewable-energy technologies that address global-scale demands.

Adora Shortridge is a Masters of Arts in the School of Sustainability conducting a research project on urban heat islands and how to prepare schools for it. The Urban Heat

In this Medium post, the Human Economies Working Group of the Global Futures Laboratory discusses the importance of the informal economy, especially in times of crisis. The authors advocate for "an understanding of economic activity that...is centered on the long-term well-being of humans and the rest of the planet."

Researchers from ASU's Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science and Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources observed an alarming 45% decrease in fish biomass over a decade of surveys. The scientists proposed actionable solutions to mitigate future losses.

New Zealand is home to an astonishingly rich web of life, with many indigenous plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth. Even amid such exceptional biodiversity, however, the

Amid the national anxieties of the impending coronavirus, the ASU Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership cohort traveled to the “belly of the beast” of American policymaking to visit with and learn from individuals whose collective decision-making authority, journalism/reporting, and positions in the food industry impact us as citizens of this country. It was one of the most interesting, yet intellectually overwhelming trips to Washington, D.C. I’ve had since I was first there in high school.

The center, called Ultra Materials for a Resilient, Smart Electricity Grid, or Ultra EFRC, is headed by Regents Professor of physics Robert Nemanich and Professor of electrical engineering Stephen M. Goodnick.

The new Zimin Institute for Smart and Sustainable Cities will help support applied research projects to drive a people-centric vision for the future of cities.

There are many ways to refer to nature in cities: urban green space, nature-based solutions, green infrastructure… But which name is best? Does it really even matter what names we