Making lemonade: Farming in Yuma outside the lettuce fields
My hands were stained a bright lime green as I picked fresh lemons (not limes!) and listened to Mr. Keuchel, owner of the farm we were visiting, explain some of the details of citrus production in Arizona. I was with a group of young leaders from around the country, the ASU Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership cohort, visiting Keuchel Farms on a week-long Arizona food and farm immersion trip.
Delivering actionable, strategic, irreplaceable science in a crisis
In a new article for Issues in Science and Technology, the president of the National Academy of Sciences says that delivering actionable, strategic, and irreplaceable science will help the research enterprise confront COVID-19.
DesRoches elected president of International Network for Economic Method
Sustainability scientist Tyler DesRoches has been elected president if INEM, the largest professional organization for philosophy and methodology of economics in the world. DesRoches is one of a few philosophers and methodologists of economics working on sustainability issues.
Training program for advocates of domestic-violence victims to receive ASU Presidential Medal
Survivor Link, a team of Arizona State University educators, students, faculty and community members who work to promote healthy relationships and provide domestic violence interventions, will receive the 2020 President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness.
Protecting biodiversity can prevent future pandemics
ASU Now I June 17, 2020 As a follow-up to her recent article, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber presented a webinar to address the link between
New paper uses ASU as case study in interdisciplinary research
The study by Fulbright Scholar Paul Bolger provides robust evidence for the powerfully beneficial role that research institutes can play as enablers on interdisciplinary research within their university.
Wednesday from Washington: Tackling advocacy with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
During our Food Policy Immersion in DC, my classmates and I had the opportunity to visit “the Hill,” speak to legislators, learn about the inner-workings of different agencies at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and get a better understanding of the overall ecosystem of lawmakers, researchers, lobbyists, advocates, constituents and more, who shape policies that affect us all.
Forrest and co-authors discuss a paper’s impact 24 years on
In 1996, Stephanie Forrest, director of the Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, co-authored the first paper to present a practical approach to automatically detecting cyber attacks against executing computer systems. Twenty-four years later, co-authors of the landmark paper—Steven Hofmeyr, Anil Somayaji, Thomas Longstaff along with Forrest—received the Test of Time Award at the virtual 41st IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. The paper, titled A Sense of Self for.
June 17: Thinking about Poverty as an Innovation Problem
Tomorrow, join a real-time conversation on re-imagining the social safety net. It's a live "ask me anything" with Dr. Lenore Ealy. To participate, you must sign in to Polyplexus.com and
Bringing fun back to learning English
Elisamaria Torres is a 2019 WE Empower finalist and the founder of Froggin English for Kids, the first Mexican franchise focused on teaching English as a Second Language to children
Westerhoff, Herckes combine for COVID decontamination solution
Westerhoff leads research on using ultraviolet light to decontaminate water. Herckes investigates aspects of PPE use in semiconductor fabrication clean rooms. With an NSF RAPID grant, they had a fully developed device ready for deployment by the beginning of April.
Crow: Face coverings required in campus buildings
Effective immediately at ASU, face coverings will be required for all employees, students and visitors while in buildings. Face coverings will also be required in outdoor community spaces where social distancing isn’t possible.