Sustainability students graduating at high rates, winning elite scholarships

The School of Sustainability has one of the highest graduation rates at Arizona State University, and many sustainability students are winning prestigious honors including Ford Foundation Fellowships, Doris Duke Conservation Scholarships and Udall Undergraduate Scholarships.

ASU meets with leaders in Hawaii to discuss SDGs project

The Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Martin Chungong, recently visited Hawaii to meet with the Hawaii State Senate and Amanda Ellis, the Director of Strategic Partnerships throughout Hawaii and

Smaller, faster, harder: Crystallography with XFELs

Richard Feynman knew a thing or two about biology. He is reported to have said, “Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jigglings and wigglings

UREx Science Outside the Lab (SOtL) – Summer 2018

[mensaje en español sigue] Who does the United States public trust to help in its efforts to become more resilient to extreme weather events and climate change? A 2016 Pew

Five women entrepreneurs win first WE Empower UN SDG Challenge

Five women entrepreneurs, representing each of the five U.N. regions, were selected to attend the United Nations Global Goals Week in September and to receive training and support for their efforts to empower women and improve sustainability in their fields.

ASU sustainability scientist co-authors report about decarbonizing energy system

Science magazine recently published an article co-authored by Klaus Lackner, Director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions at Arizona State University. The article, “Net-zero emissions energy systems,” examines the

The Sustainability Consortium releases 2018 Impact Report

The Sustainability Consortium released its third annual Impact Report, which focuses on how well companies are using the organization’s tools to increase transparency in their supply chains. TSC reported in 2018 that it made progress on all three aspects of improving transparency.

John Browne writes op-ed about future of oil and gas

Executive Chairman of L1 Energy and ASU Wrigley Institute board member John Browne penned an op-ed for Bloomberg Opinion about the great energy shift that needs to happen, with oil and gas companies adapting to be a positive part of the energy transition rather than victims of it.

ASU presents on renewable energy in Fiji

Bulent Bicer, Project Manager of Research at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, recently represented ASU at the annual Top Executive Conference (TOPEX) in Fiji. TOPEX is

ASU researchers helping Tempe deal with extreme-heat events

It’s predicted to be 116 degrees in Tempe on Tuesday. Scorching. That kind of extreme heat is a dangerous annual stress on city resources. Last year, the Tempe Fire Department

ASU sustainability alumnus Andy Stein named to '36 Under 36' list

Arizona State University School of Sustainability alumnus Andy Stein was just named to the seventh annual “Double Chai in the Chi: 36 Under 36” list, selected by the Jewish United

Psyche mission aims to help scientists understand Earth’s core

ASU and NASA are partners to study Psyche, an asteroid made of nickel-iron metal — much like Earth’s own core. Sustainability scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton is the mission's principal investigator and believes Psyche can give us more understanding of and perspective on our planet.