Sustainability grad brings international perspective

Maryam Abdul Rashid took a risk enrolling in the School of Sustainability. Coming from Malaysia, she said sustainability was a foreign concept and people back home questioned what her future might be. But she took the leap anyway — with a big payoff.

ASU hosts third annual Phosphorus Forum in Washington, D.C.

Arizona State University's Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance hosted its third annual Phosphorus Forum at the ASU Barrett and O'Connor Center in Washington, D.C., on April 5. A packed room brought together

Joan McGregor

Sustainability scientist receives Public Humanities Scholars Award

McGregor began her career as an academic with a focus on legal philosophy and applied ethics, frequently teaching courses on bioethics and environmental ethics. From there, she became interested in climate justice, which eventually segued into a focus on food systems.

University-city partnerships: Paving new paths for students’ success

At Arizona State University, students are presented with many opportunities to gain hands-on experience in their field by learning outside of the classroom. One of these is our relatively young

2019 Poster Event Results

Congratulations to all 25 of our student/postdoc researchers on a job well-done in preparing and delivering your posters at our 2nd annual Urban Climate Research Center poster event on March

Sustainability scholar speaks at Guam conference on island sustainability

Ellis discussed how the University of Guam Center of Island Sustainability's proposed Guam Green Growth initiative — modeled after Hawaii Green Growth, for which Ellis is a board member — could bring great opportunities in sustainable development for the island region.

Partnering to save our world

Protecting the planet isn’t easy. Proposed solutions are as bountiful and diverse as the problems they seek to address, ranging from expensive technological solutions like CO2 capture to small, behavioral

Carbon Free Day: Do your part

A new signature event for Earth Month, Carbon Free Day on April 17, encourages the Arizona State University community to make small changes that can add up to make a

Solar advances earn ASU researcher IEEE young professional award

Senior Sustainability Scientist Zachary Holman’s research spanning the full spectrum of solar cell technologies has made him shine as a leader in the photovoltaics community. The assistant professor of electrical

Scholars redefine the border conversation at Arizona-Sonora Colloquium

The U.S.-Mexico border is a complicated mosaic of unpredictable policies and shifting economic tides. A patchwork of man-made and natural barriers spanning four U.S. states and almost 2,000 miles, the

Sustainability alumna discusses Audubon Arizona report about economic importance of waterways

School of Sustainability alumna Haley Paul, who now works as a policy manager for Audubon Arizona, talked on Arizona PBS about the organization’s new report detailing the value of waterways

Sustainability Scientist named Ecological Society of America 2019 Fellow

Senior Sustainability Scientist Jianguo Wu, a professor at Arizona State University in the School of Sustainability and School of Life Sciences, was elected an Ecological Society of America (ESA) 2019