Info of Interest – October 28

SCN Info of Interest – October 28, 2021 October's SCN Info of Interest was sent out via email. Includes info on: AZ Heat Resilience Workgroup Meeting, 2021 Arizona Energy Future

Meet Swette Center staff member, Colleen Hanley

In this series, we’re meeting with Swette Center team members to explore their background in food systems, what they are currently working on, and their vision of food systems transformation. 

Info of interest - October 28

SCN Info of Interest – October 28, 2021 October’s SCN Info of Interest was sent out via email. Includes info on: AZ Heat Resilience Workgroup Meeting, 2021 Arizona Energy Future

The economic development power of clean energy in Arizona

Can clean energy be a contributor to benefit economic growth? In our recent webinar LightWorks poses this important question to local community and utility leaders and learned of two main factors that contribute to desirable economic growth: 1. They create more jobs per-dollar invested than traditional technologies and 2. They primarily use local resources; most of the energy dollars circulate in the local economy

Joshua LaBaer and research team in laboratory, all wearing masks and lab coats.

ASU Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory receives coveted CAP accreditation

The Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory at Arizona State University has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the nation’s largest organization of board-certified pathologists. The CAP Accreditation Committee has awarded accreditation based

Future Cities episode 54: Every Tree Tells a Story

Clair Cooper, PhD Candidate at Durham University, is joined by Gillian Dick, Strategic Planning Manager with Glasgow City Council, and Donagh Horgan from the Institute of Social Innovation at the

Working collaboratively for healthy food access in Flint, MI

A truly sustainable food system is a food system that provides healthy food for all communities. In my food systems career in Flint, MI, I have observed that adequate nutrition is especially important in a community that has been subject to environmental injustice and social inequality. The Flint Water Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic have both highlighted that in order to support community-wide health in Flint, a sustainable local food system that provides equitable access to healthy options must be cultivated.

Future Cities episode 54: Every tree tells a story

Clair Cooper, PhD Candidate at Durham University, is joined by Gillian Dick, Strategic Planning Manager with Glasgow City Council, and Donagh Horgan from the Institute of Social Innovation at the

October 2021 newsletter on how bacteria help solve the plastic pollution crisis

Our October newsletter features an invitation to join the Future of Farming webinar, inspiring articles about sustainability in business, and relevant upcoming vents. Read how bacteria can help solve the

South Phoenix streets get reflective coating to reduce excessive heat

The second phase of Phoenix’s Cool Pavement Program in south Phoenix has kicked off.

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences joins ASU's Global Futures Lab

Partnership will help researchers better understand ocean health; ASU now has two research centers devoted to monitoring Atlantic, Pacific In a major development in the bid to deepen the understanding

Co-operative signaling in double positive thymocytes

Fotini Gounari, PhD, University of Chicago, will present as part of the Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Wednesday Seminar Series. Join via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/88567521236