Plastic pollution: emissions and mitigation strategies
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 4-5 p.m., David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow Stephanie Borelle will be presenting a talk titled "Plastic Futures: plastic emissions and the impact of mitigation
Sustainability Across the Curriculum Training at Dickinson College
Learn how to incorporate sustainability into your teaching. Workshop applications are due April 1.
Oversupply of energy could put you at risk of developing cancer
Growing up, we are told that eating a balanced diet is pivotal to our health. After all, food is what supplies our body with the energy we need day to
Free New York Times access via ASU Libraries
If you have an asu.edu email, you are eligible for this great deal. Faculty/staff passes are good for one year from activation, and can easily be reactivated after expiration.
Letter to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Today a letter was sent to government leaders charged with developing the next iteration of the DGAs – Dietary Guidelines for Americans, an activity undertaken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services every five years. I am a signatory on this letter and believe that it is past time for sustainability criteria to be integrated into dietary guidance. I will let the letter speak for itself.
NSF issues Dear Colleague Letter on COVID-19
The National Science Foundation provides guidance on obtaining RAPID funding for the study of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
ASU professors contribute to federal food waste report
The research shows that the entire food chain is fraught with unpredictability, from how much it rains to how many farm workers show up for harvest, to which apple will be plucked from the bin.
A look back on the Indigenous Foods Summit hosted by ASU's Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Indigenous foods within the United States are rich in diversity. From taro root in Hawaii to the salmon of the Pacific Northwest, from wild rice of the Great Lakes Region to buffalo of the plains, Indigenous people are continuing their food cultures and working for the benefit of future generations.
X-ray eyes peer deeper into deadly pathogen
Tularemia is a rare but often lethal disease. It is caused by one of the most aggressive pathogens on earth, the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The microbe, transported by a variety
Meet sustainability alumna Victoria Erran
Inspired by a vegan documentary, Victoria Erran decided to make the life-altering decision to study sustainability. "I had just watched one of those famous vegan documentaries where it talks about
Call for Proposals: Investing in New Sustainable Ideas 2020
ASU Solutions Service seeks innovative ideas, concepts, technologies or analytical techniques that could develop into applications for sustainable decision making in the private sector.
NSF PAPPG 2020 changes take effect on June 1
Changes in the 2020 PAPPG affect biosketches, current and pendings, and government-wide representations and certifications. They must be incorporated in proposals submitted on or after June 1.