Harnessing the power of solar to enhance the electric grid

Arizona State University researchers are set to receive a $3.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to advance solar energy’s role in strengthening reliability

All hands on deck to protect Island Earth

Read the latest Thought Leader Series essay by Hawaiian master navigator Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Thompson encourages all people to come together and act for a better future for the world's children — "but we have to move quickly."

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Meet affiliated faculty Christy Spackman

Read on for an interview with Christy Spackman, assistant professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society.

ASU partners with Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings to initiate Global KAITEKI Center

A unique center officially opened on April 3 at ASU, housed within the ASU Wrigley Institute. The Global KAITEKI Center focuses on research aimed at realizing the concept of KAITEKI — “the sustainable well-being of people, society and our planet Earth.”

Future cities episode 19: Hospitals and resilience

Hospitals are critical to the health of any city, providing essential care to the communities that they serve. Unlike many other buildings, hospitals can't simply close and send everyone away

ASU partners with UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

PLuS Alliance experts are working to create a knowledge-to-action framework and case studies in Indonesia, Bangladesh and India that will be disseminated to practitioner communities globally.

Sustainability PhD candidate accepts professorship at University of Redlands

Jacob Bethem, PhD candidate in Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability, only recently defended his PhD dissertation but he has already accepted an offer to teach sustainable business courses at

Sustainability scientist to explore farm labor shortages, immigration policy

An ASU Now story discusses the complicated matrix of farm labor, wages, costs and consumer prices when it comes to getting produce onto our plates. The growers who produce that produce have been sounding the alarm in recent years that the lack of farm labor is cutting into their livelihoods and leaving crops unharvested in the fields.

Sustainability students exhibit and pitch at Change the World

The first Change the World event showcased how Arizona State University students are making a difference through their entrepreneurship, art and ambitious initiatives.

Watch research seminars from the East-West Center

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability frequently co-sponsors events with the East-West Center in Hawaii. Videos of two of these research seminars were recently made available online for

Ten Across Water Summit examines pressing sustainability issues

Ten Across examines the U.S. Interstate 10 corridor and engages this region as a living laboratory for resilience, innovation and new narratives for the future.

Saving the world from thin air

Inspired by Senior Sustainability Scholar Klaus Lackner's machine that physically removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, three ASU grads have launched a business that focuses on creating a marketplace that incentivizes the removal of carbon.