Everyday citizens given a voice on climate and energy policy
On June 6, World Wide Views - a one-day international event attended by more than 5,000 people - invites participants to share their views on climate change and energy so they can be incorporated into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris this December.
Q&A with Osvaldo Sala (Video)
"We think that a system is sustainable when it is expected to continue supplying services to humanity through time," says Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Osvaldo Sala, who discusses his research and the nature of sustainability science in this month's Q&A.
How ‘Cli-Fi’ Promotes Sustainable Awareness
Can a story trigger social movement? What is the role of imagination in society’s’ response to climate change? On April 2, ASU‘s Manjana Milkoreit moderated a panel event sponsored by
CBO embarks on educational partnership in Hawaii
The Center for Biodiversity Outcomes is supporting exploration of a partnership with the Whale Trust, and Lahainaluna High School (LHS), in Lahaina, HI Recently CBO director, Leah Gerber and PhD
ASU earns Tree Campus USA honor
Arizona State University was recently honored with a 2014 Tree Campus USA award, which Gov. Doug Ducey presented to the ASU Grounds Services/Arboretum crew at the Arizona Capitol on April
Presentation: Nancy Grimm delivers 30th annual Eugene P. Odum lecture at UGA
Professor Nancy Grimm delivered the 30th Annual Eugene P. Odum lecture at the University of Georgia. Grimm presented a talk that synthesized her more than 35 years of research in
SD Mines, Arizona State University Pave Way for Cooperative Research
RAPID CITY, S.D. and TEMPE, Ariz. (April 23, 2015) – The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Arizona State University (ASU) have entered into an agreement to promote
Developing alternative concrete materials to protect the environment
Narayanan Neithalath is one of the researchers interviewed on a national PBS News Hour program on efforts of inventors and engineers to make cement and concrete that has a much smaller
Energy Digital ranks ASU the top higher education institution in terms of solar
Energy Digital ranks ASU the top higher education institution in terms of solar installments. Per energy Digital, "It’s been incremental, but ASU is the nation’s top higher-education institution with solar
Relevant and impactful QESST publication, per Matt Fraser
C. A. Miller, J. O’Leary, E. Graffy, E. Stechel, G. Dirks “Narrative Futures and the Governance of Energy Transitions” Futures, doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2014.12.001, 2014.
ASU students to 'Ditch the Dumpster' on Earth Day
Arizona State University students across all campuses are being asked to “Ditch the Dumpster” by donating their unwanted items from campus residence halls instead of throwing them away. Donated and recyclable
ASU named among nation's Top 25 Greenest Colleges
ASU received honorable mention in a list of the nation's 25 greenest college campuses, which was compiled using The College Sustainability Report Card, Sierra Club Cool Schools 2014, EPA Top 30 Colleges