Solving problem of locust swarms using systems approach

In this video, Arianne Cease describes how she came to lead a global team of researchers and stakeholders working to manage devastating locust outbreaks - work that prompted her appointment to the Popular Science "Brilliant 10" of 2015.

Leah Sunna: Connecting people to sustainability

Leah Sunna is a Tempe native, School of Sustainability alum and a true advocate for helping people find connections to the environment and world around them. Sunna recalls, at a

Sustainability scientist honored for energy contributions

In recognition of substantial and sustained contributions to our understanding of the geography of energy, ASU professor Martin “Mike” Pasqualetti will be awarded the 2015 Alexander and Ilse Melamid Memorial Medal by the American Geographical Society at its annual fall symposium.

Weather extremes could hinder human food production

A six-year ASU study on the effects of climatic variability on desert grassland, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that though shrubs flourish in flood and drought conditions, grasses - commonly grazed on by cattle raised for consumption - diminish.

Next City article on WaterSim

As uncertainty about water access in the West increases, the Decision Center for a Desert City at Arizona State University is connecting policymakers with research to make better resource management

Sustainability scientist named to Popular Science's Brilliant 10

Arianne Cease, an assistant professor in ASU’s School of Sustainability, was named among Popular Science's 2015 "Brilliant 10" for her investigations into the locust swarms that devastate crops and threaten livelihoods, and for her work in identifying strategies to stop the insects from swarming.

Smart city designs earn ASU sustainability students Verizon grants

The recently-announced winners of last fall's Smart City and Technology Innovation Challenge - a course that encouraged students to consider how the latest smart technologies could be applied to cities - included the School of Sustainability's Alex Slaymaker, who proposed an online waste-networking platform.

Fiction contest invites writers to imagine climate futures

In an effort to encourage consideration of the many ways climate change may affect us, ASU's Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative, in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council, invites writers to submit stories that explore possible futures in its first Climate Fiction Short Story Contest.

ASU receives two top sustainability awards from Arizona Forward

In recognition of its initiative to improve sustainability in Arizona, ASU was presented with two of the 17 first-place Crescordia awards and one of the 31 Awards of Merit at Arizona Forward's 35th Environmental Excellence Awards gala.

Compromise may be part of a sustainable solution to whale hunting

According to Leah Gerber - founding director of ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes - a compromise with whaling nations that allows them to legally hunt under regulations and monitoring might break a current stalemate centered on the ethics of killing whales.

Distinguished sustainability scientist awarded prestigious Hull Prize

The International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology has given its top award, the David L. Hull Prize, to Jane Maienschein - ASU Regents' Professor and Distinguished Sustainability Scientist - for her contributions to scholarship, service and interdisciplinarity.

ASU LightWorks commits to brighter future in Ethiopia

With the aim of transforming Ethiopia into a carbon-neutral middle-income country by 2025, ASU LightWorks is one of three institutions to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with AORA Solar to promote the development and advancement of renewable energy technologies in that country through academic cooperation.