A team of automotive-engineering students at ASU's Polytechnic Campus has been selected to participate in EcoCAR 3, a competition launched by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. that represents an effort to bring the automotive industry into a cleaner energy future.

A Citizen Science and Engagement seed grant recently awarded in part to Monica Elser, education manager for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, will develop a project that encourages participants to track personal water use, thereby collecting valuable data for university researchers.

Through specialized training that can be customized and delivered anywhere in the world, the newly-established Solar Energy Engineering and Commercialization certificate prepares recipients to lead renewable energy development, both in the United States and abroad.

As an extension of its dedication to sustainability and global engagement, Arizona State University is partnering with the U.S. Virgin Islands to help the territory reduce fossil fuel consumption and transform renewable energy resource use.

In recognition of pioneering research in his field, biogeochemist Ariel Anbar was among 15 scientists to be named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor this year, representing the first-ever appointment for Arizona State University.

By sharing concepts like critical thinking, the scientific method and sustainable biodiversity with workshop attendees around the world, sustainability scientist Dave Pearson is empowering the natives of each country he visits to solve ecological problems in their own way.

CAP Director Nancy Grimm and ASU faculty member Michael Kuby recently appeared on the local PBS affiliate KAET to discuss the Third National Climate Assessment. Grimm and Kuby are among

A cover story in the June 2014 issue of Business Officer magazine, which examines carbon neutrality commitments on college campuses, opens with examples of ASU's sustainability features and quotes Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer Morgan Olsen throughout.

Sustainability scientists Nancy Grimm and Michael Kuby were among 300 authors of the Third National Climate Assessment, a report released by the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee. They discussed

Using a solar-powered sensor that produces soil moisture measurements through cosmic rays, ecohydrology graduate student Adam Schreiner-McGraw is quantifying water availability in regions of Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico.

Elisabeth Graffy, Arizona State University professor and ASU LightWorks co-director of energy policy, law and governance co-wrote an article about the impact of solar installations to energy markets and electric

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides study abroad opportunities for university students in the U.S. who are receiving federal Pell Grant funds. Award recipients are chosen by a competitive