Anaplasma phagocytophilum – Translating Microbial Pathogenesis Discoveries to Potential Protective and Therapeutic Approaches

Jason Carlyon, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, will present as part of the Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Wednesday Seminar Series.

Arvind Varsani

Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2

Back and forth transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control COVID-19. A new study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, used a novel modelling approach to predict the zoonotic capacity of 5,400 mammal species, extending predictive capacity by an order of magnitude.

Meet affiliated faculty Netra Chhetri

Read on for an interview with Netra Chhetri, Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory & Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, College of Global Futures. 

How environmental humanities is changing the renewable energy conversation

ASU alumnus breaks down just energy transitions and the future of environmental justice Written by Emily Balli In September, the Department of Energy released the Solar Futures Study, outlining the Biden administration’s efforts

Gardening for well-being

At first glance, gardening may seem like just a bunch of plants, but upon further inspection, it has enormous impacts on people and their well-being.

ASU biogeochemist awarded prestigious fellowship

As a world-renowned microbiologist and biogeochemist, Ferran Garcia-Pichel has developed an understanding of the interconnectivity of the sciences.  He studies microbial communities, examining the way bacteria exist and interact within ecosystems —

Is genetic reprogramming a game of “Guess Who?”

School of Complex Adaptive Systems faculty, Enrico Borriello and Bryan Daniels, use the concepts in the childhood game of "Guess Who?" to identify controllers of cell behavior.

The Global KAITEKI Center and the transitioning of Chemicals and Materials Industry companies towards sustainable and circular enterprises

In a special plenary session of the “Sustainable Engineering Forum” of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), at the Annual Meeting of AIChE in Boston, researchers of The Global KAITEKI Center were invited to describe the results of their research on the need that the Chemicals and Materials Industry (CMI) companies must reinvent themselves, in order to accommodate the demands of the upcoming sustainable and circular economy.

Meet affiliated faculty Daniel Fischer

Read on for an interview with Daniel Fischer Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory & Associate Professor for Consumer Communication and Sustainability, Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands.

Epidemiological modeling

Model behavior

ASU computational modelers unleash the power of mathematics and data science to help Arizona conquer COVID From your smartphone’s weather app telling you it will rain on Friday to the

Unlike the US, Europe is setting ambitious targets for producing more organic food

President Joe Biden has called for an all-of-government response to climate change that looks for solutions and opportunities in every sector of the U.S. economy. That includes agriculture, which emits over 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent every year – more than the total national emissions of the United Kingdom, Australia, France or Italy.

Sand dunes

Scientific American takes interest in ASU drylands research

Global Drylands Center’s Osvaldo Sala and Celina Osuna collaborated with Ed Finn, Director of ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination (CSI), and co-authored a piece for Scientific American to celebrate the premiere of Dennis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of Dune and take the opportunity to shed light on the beauty and biodiversity of the earth’s deserts in the face of common misrepresentations.