Future Cities episode 31: Infrastructure Resilience and Biomimicry

In today’s rapidly evolving climate, and amid unprecedented technological disruptions, engineers and designers seek infrastructure solutions that are resilient to both known and unknown future conditions. This podcast explores the

New study, reforesting tropics essential for biodiversity conservation

In partnership with Conservation International and the Global Trophic Cascades Program at Oregon State University, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes published a new study in Conservation Biology revealing the

Tech solutions to food poverty and climate change

2019 WE Empower Awardee, Leah Lizarondo, is the co-founder of 412 Food Rescue, a technology-driven food recovery platform that bridges the disconnect between the food wasted in the United States

Joshua LaBaer

ASU develops state’s first saliva-based COVID-19 test

In an effort to make COVID-19 diagnostic testing easier and more readily available to Arizonans, researchers at Arizona State University have developed the state’s first saliva-based test. “This new saliva-based test

ASU develops state’s first saliva-based COVID-19 test

Scientists at ASU's Biodesign Institute have developed Arizona’s first saliva-based test for COVID-19 to make testing easier and more accessible.

SCN Weekly Emailer – Info of Interest 5/28/2020

View the latest newsletter from the Sustainable Cities Network:SCN INFO OF INTEREST: 5/28/2020 (PDF)

The Blockchain Series, Part 3: The ABCs of Federated Learning

The ABC’s of Federated Learning The stale use of buzzwords can lead to the disregard of potentially significant technology. For example, the prominent use of virtual reality has been solely

Arizona Heat Awareness Week

It is the end of May and we are already feeling the impacts of the Arizona heat. Every year the triple-digit temperatures last through September and kill many residents and

Cheng, team win EPA award for green infrastructure project

The team won the Campus Rainworks Challenge for their work with the K-8 Paideia Academy in south Phoenix to address environmental justice and equity in health and education through green infrastructure interventions.

Biodesign C shines in copper awards

Traveling down Rural Road next to Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, it’s impossible to ignore the shiny copper façade of the Biodesign Institute Building C.  The building earns accolades as

Ostrom documentary: Actual World, Possible Future

Actual World, Possible Future explores the lives and work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom, who sought to address the enormous problems that plague human societies: climate change, endangered species, ocean pollution, deforestation.

New online magazine 'Transformations' explores role of change

ASU's Narrative Storytelling Initiative launched its latest venture to explore the power of transformative experiences in an online magazine called Transformations, which features powerful, personal essays.