Vegetation shifts can outweigh climate change in desert rangelands

Grasslands across the globe, which support the majority of the world’s grazing animals, have been transitioning to shrub lands in a process that scientists call “woody plant encroachment.” Managed grazing

The Blockchain Series, Part 2: The Digital Carbon Warehouse

The Digital Carbon WarehouseAn EarthX talk by Bill BrandtApril 24, 2020 Common sense tells us that “in the long run, it will be more profitable to save the planet than

KE hosts Return to Campus conversation

A recording and slides of this May 18 presentation by Tamara Deuser are available to KE employees at asu.edu/keep. Resources for the broader research community will be made available soon.

ASU publishes COVID-19 data website

ASU researchers have published user-friendly graphs and visualizations of the spread of the virus, as well as a model projecting healthcare demand in Arizona.

Byck documentary series Carbon Cowboys hits the web

In his series, Byck details the farming technique known as regenerative grazing, which involves quickly rotating cattle from pasture to pasture, before they can damage the land.

How will Americans commute after this?

Deborah Salon's early results were shared, along with several other studies, in a May article published by CityLab entitled How Will Americans Commute After Lockdowns End?

Fini named American Society of Civil Engineers fellow

Sustainability scientist Elham H. (Ellie) Fini, co-founder of Bio-Adhesive Alliance Inc. and associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

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ASU grad student earns fellowship from National Science Foundation

John Vant, a graduate student at Arizona State University’s School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Applied Structural Discovery, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and

MELTDOWN: Can we push SARS CoV-2 off an evolutionary cliff?

From New York to Luxembourg, Namibia, Iceland and Bhutan, the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has turned the modern world into a crisis zone. An unprecedented global effort is underway to

Karwat, Vanos talk air quality on KJZZ

Sustainability scientists Darshan Karwat and Jenni Vanos hope to place dozens of air quality monitors around Phoenix while the air is cleaner than usual and track pollution changes as stay-at-home policies change.

Wutich recognized for outstanding mentorship

Senior Sustainability Scientist Amber Wutich has received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the Faculty Women’s Association. Wutich was nominated for the award by her students and colleagues.

An unconventional solution: Researchers recognized by ASU Women and Philanthropy for salmonella-based cancer therapy

Standard-of-care treatments—chemotherapy and radiation—remain at the forefront of cancer therapy, but in light of the high rate of recurrence and treatment failure still observed for most cancer subtypes and the