NSF CAREER awarded to Arianne Cease

Most CAREER awards are given on second or third submissions. For Cease, the third submission was the charm. Junior faculty interested in applying for a CAREER award should contact the Global Futures Laboratory Research Development Office.

High school students from Chandler receive $50,000 grant

The grant, from ASU's Healthy Urban Environments initiative, creates a solutions-focused, hands-on learning opportunity for high school students who are developing and testing a heat stroke prevention device.

NSF offers flexibility and policy guidance

NSF understands the effects the COVID-19 challenge will have on NSF-funded research and facilities, and they are committed to providing flexibility to support your health and safety as well as your work.

ASU professor works to mitigate impact of extreme heat in Tokyo Olympics

Sustainability scientist Jenni Vanos and an interdisciplinary team studied air temperature variation at planned Olympic venues and how the extreme August heat will impact athletes, spectators and volunteers.

Insights from a diverse USDA panel

The leafy green city of Yuma, AZ was a sight to see and provided so much information about agriculture practices in southern Arizona. The ASU Food Policy and Sustainability cohort was given the honor to have a panel discussion with four amazing individuals who work for the USDA in different capacities.

KE Analytics offers access to new data platform

A webinar for early career researchers will take place on April 9. The session will cover Dimensions data sets, literature reviews, finding collaborators, funding and more.

Future Cities episode 28: Improve our cities through urban ecology

In this episode, we explore the field of urban ecology and the challenges of doing social-ecological research. Stephen Elser (@stephen_elser) interviews Dr. Dan Childers, a professor at Arizona State University

Current Events mini-episode 3: Urban ecology

As their first topic, Tessa Martinez and PhD candidate, Stephen Elser (@stephen_elser), discuss the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, and how it relates to city life. They then talk about green spaces

Current Events mini-episode 2: Urban agriculture

As their first topic, Tessa Martinez and Jason Sauer discuss Arizona’s goal of getting rid of their 43 food deserts. They then talk about the local Phoenix business, Agriscaping, and

Current Events mini-episode 1: Infrastructure and climate change

In our first current events minisode, Tessa Martinez and Alysha Helmrich discuss the Australian wildfires and their implications on Sydney’s infrastructure. They then explore Portland’s new way of filtering their

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Viewpoint: Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer’s disease?

or researchers investigating Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a devastating neurodegenerative illness afflicting close to 6 million Americans, it is the best and worst of times. Scientists have made exponential advances in

Meet sustainability senior Nick Johnson

Inspired by sustainability, public transit and urban spaces, School of Sustainability senior Nick Johnson took on a year-long internship with Valley Metro. “As I continued my studies it became clear