NAS Report advises shifting focus from projecting to preparing for climate change
As it drafts its next decadal strategic plan, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) should shift its focus to providing insights that help society prepare for and avoid the
Beschloss accepts new triple appointment
Sustainability scholar Steven Beschloss is taking on a new role within the university as a professor of practice with triple-appointments in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the College of Global Futures.
Future Cities episode 50: Cities of Light
Marissa Matsler and Robert Lloyd explore another dimension of the series title, as they chat with the authors and editors of “Cities of Light” - a new book of science
Student spotlight: Emily Hinkle
We are excited to highlight Emily Hinkle, a proud Arizona State University and Project Cities alumni, who participated in multiple applied projects from 2019-2021, with the City of Glendale and the City of Peoria. Following graduation, Emily was also hired as a contractor by the SCN team, to conduct additional research and writing for the City of Peoria’s water conservation and drought contingency planning project.
Making better decisions about the food we produce and eat
By Mauricio Bellon, Research Professor One of the great achievements of the last century has been substantial increases in the supply of food with concomitant reductions in its price. This
In memoriam: Regents Professor John Spence
John Spence, a researcher in the Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, the Richard Snell Professor of Physics and ASU Regents Professor, died peacefully Monday morning, June 28, in Boston.
The Southwest Is America’s new factory hub. ‘Cranes Everywhere.’
Read how Phoenix, ASU, and the other Southwest States have played a role in generating 30% of U.S job growth and adding over 100,000 jobs.
AP: People of color are far more likely to live in extreme urban heat zones
The Associated Press interviewed sustainability scientist Glenn Sheriff for an article that saw readership of over 31 million. The work was also covered by CNN and the Washington Post, as well as local NBC affiliate 12 News.
A double heat and housing crisis in Phoenix
In the June 20 edition of The New York Times, writer Jack Healy visits Phoenix to explore how the region is addressing a housing shortage while in the midst of
NYT: Climate change batters the West before summer even begins
Sustainability scientist David Hondula was quoted in a June 17 New York Times article that has seen readership over 36 million, with more than 7,000 social media shares. ASU faculty, staff and students can read the article with a free subscription via ASU Libraries.
NAS report advises shifting focus from projecting to preparing for climate change
As it drafts its next decadal strategic plan, the U.S. Global Change Research Program should shift its focus to providing insights that help society prepare for and avoid the worst potential consequences of climate change, while protecting the most vulnerable, says the March report.
Models of human heat strain don’t account for complexities
To better prepare for an ever-warming world in which heat waves are increasingly common, sustainability scientist Jennifer Vanos and co-authors are calling attention to the physiological variables and complexities of how humans react to the heat.