A senior sustainability scientist whose modeling efforts are reflected in the decision tool WaterSim, Elizabeth Wentz of the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning assumes a new role as ASU's dean of social sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on July 1.

Dear CAP Colleagues, Students, and Friends, We’re heading into summer with some exciting synthesis research funded and underway! Several groups of CAP scientists will analyze long-term data to address specific

Mounir El Asmar, a senior sustainability scientist and assistant professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers with the Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize for his outstanding contributions to construction management and engineering.

To determine how investment in the developing world can impact and be impacted by climate change, 30 members of the World Bank Group and its private sector arm - the International Finance Corporation - traveled to ASU for a custom workshop delivered in part by sustainability scientists.

After delivering an assessment of the processes, quality and outcomes of the Navajo Nation's Community-Based Land Use Plans, David Pijawka and his team were awarded $80 thousand to oversee the implementation of their recommended improvements.

A nation with the potential to be an “economic tiger," Pakistan struggles to provide 70 to 80 percent of its population with steady electricity. On June 3, leaders from ASU joined a ceremony in Islamabad to launch a five-year, $18-million energy studies partnership with two leading universities in that nation.

In recognition of their innovative solutions to societal challenges like ebola, waste and carbon emissions, the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives presented six high school students with Walton Sustainability Solutions Awards at last month's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

In recognization of exceptional achievements that have brought them national and international distinction, Edward Kavazanjian and Janet Franklin are among the four ASU professors named Regents’ Professors for the 2014-2015 academic year.

On June 4, ASU Wrigley Institute Director Gary Dirks presented a plan in Tirana, Albania for improvements to that nation's education system, which could generate more than 220,000 new jobs and increase its gross domestic product by $880 million.

Sharyn Tom is a Spring 2015 graduate of the School of Sustainability, having earned a Bachelor of Science in the Economics of Sustainability track. She also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the W. P. Carey School of Business.

On June 2, ASU-affiliate Zócalo Public Square hosted a forum to examine how Phoenix came to be a thriving metropolis despite its desert location, the consequences of its rapid growth and what citizens should do to ensure its continued success.

Authored by Matthew D. Bartos and Mikhail V. Chester, and published in Nature Climate Change on May 18, 2015.