Summer Job Opportunity: Northern Mexican Gartersnake Research Aide
Applications for summer employment as a Northern Mexican Gartersnake Research Aide are due April 1, 2016. The successful applicant will be a graduate or a senior level undergraduate student. The
Conservation biology students launch Nature@ASU
Nature@ASU – which launches in the fall of this year – will serve as an extensive resource for future conservation biologists, providing them with mentorship opportunities and introducing them to the wide range of career options in the field.
Working to feed the world
Roberto Gaxiola Roberto has created a new form of biotechnology that enables plants to use less water, but grow a greater amount of food by altering a gene commonly used in
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Biodiversity Fellowship
One graduate student will be offered the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Biodiversity Fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic year in the amount of $6,000. The recipient will conduct research that will address
Urban wildlife on the rise
David Pearson With the new story on a pair peregrine falcons nesting in the downtown Phoenix area, a theme of urban wildlife has emerged. David found that although many animals will
Let's talk water abundance, not scarcity, says new initiative
Announced at a recent White House Water Summit, a new ASU initiative called FutureH2O – under the direction of sustainability scientist John Sabo – will look for opportunities to harness the abundance of Earth's water using methods the university is uniquely poised to apply.
Finding tea and hospitality in Turkey
Allison Weidemann, School of Sustainability Alumni Weidemann, was awarded a Fulbright Grant to teach English in Turkey.
Jin Jo selected for U.S. Department of Energy program
Jin Jo, School of Sustainability Alumni Selected for a position with U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Visiting Faculty Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He will collaborate with the
LightWorks draws VIP crowd at energy innovation summit
Former Vice President Al Gore and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim were among the dignitaries who stopped by the ASU LightWorks booth at the ARPA-E summit – held in Washington, D.C. – to admire the solar technology developed by senior sustainability scientist Zak Holman.
Maximizing species recovery with limited resources
On Friday, March 25, and Monday, March 28, 2016, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes will host decision scientists Richard Maloney, New Zealand Department of Conservation; Gwen Iacona, University of Queensland, Australia; and
ASU researcher proposes endangered species triage
Given that only 12% of listed endangered species receive the recommended funding, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Director Leah Gerber proposes reallocating funds from species with surplus budgets – a measure that could support recovery for 180 species.
Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference
On May 20-22, 2016, ASU hosts The National STEM Collaborative as they present the inaugural Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference entitled The New Normal: Women of Color Innovations and