In a recent contribution to the Journal of Sustainability Education titled "On Hope and Agency in Sustainability: Lessons from Arizona State University," School of Sustainability Dean Christopher Boone examines why students are attracted to sustainability programs and how ASU prepares students to work toward a desirable future.

Janet Franklin, a distinguished sustainability scientist and professor in ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in

During a November panel discussion titled “Bringing the Global Community to the Table: Paris 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference” at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, panel members – including sustainability scholar Dan Bodansky – expressed optimism about the conference in light of game-changing domestic, climate-related moves.

ASU sustainability scientists Petra Fromme, Robert Page and Billie Lee Turner II were nominated for the title Regents' Professor by President Michael Crow and were approved by the Arizona Board of Regents

Ann Marie Raymondi, a 2013 graduate of the School of Sustainability's Master of Science program, has been named a NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Graduate Fellow following a rigorous selection process. Now pursuing her master’s in biology at Boise State, Raymondi will use the award to examine the effects of fire and climate change on plant communities in the sagebrush-steppe system.

USAID has awarded new scholarship funding to ASU’s Global Development Research Scholar program for students to engage with biodiversity projects in Brazil. Biodiversity projects led by CBO faculty affiliates and

The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis recently awarded CBO funding from the Science for Nature and People (SNAP) program to support a working group led by lead investigators

Arizona can increase its energy generation enough to power more than 603,000 homes by 2030, according to a recent renewable energy build-out study by The Sonoran Institute, in collaboration with ASU’s Energy Policy Innovation Council (EPIC) – co-directed by ASU sustainability experts Kris Mayes and Mike Pasqualetti.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded ASU a three-year, $1 million grant to fund the Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture and Membrane Delivery project – run by engineer Bruce Rittmann and physicist Klaus Lackner – in an effort to enable more large-scale cultivation of microalgae, which can be used to make biofuels and an array of consumer products.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Council has announced plans to hold the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii next year, making it the first time the event will

In September 2015, James Collins, ASU professor of Natural History and the Environment with the School of Life Sciences, and a CBO faculty affiliate, shared his vision for how The

If you're ready to start your career in natural sciences but need help navigating the interview process or building a strong resume, ASU's Wildlife and Restoration Student Association (WRSA) wants to