Two ASU proposals in top 100 for $100M MacArthur grant
Selected were: Keepin' it REAL, a youth substance abuse prevention program, and Global Biodiversity Observatory, a system of satellites, analytics and decision-support tools to monitor real time changes in Earth’s natural capital in unprecedented detail. The winner will be announced in Fall 2020.
Call for speakers at VERGE 20
VERGE 20 seeks creative, interactive presentations on fresh and convergent content on five areas of interest: Energy, Transport, Circular Economy, Carbon and Food. Apply by April 24.
Organic in the valley: A visit to Litchfield's Blue Sky Organic Farm
Situated about 30 minutes from downtown Phoenix, Arizona sits the 35-acre Blue Sky Organic Farm. As the ASU Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership cohort approaches the main farm house, we are welcomed by a handful of happy goats. We continue through a cluster of citrus trees and meet Sara Dolan.
New NSF call for human-environment research
NSF HEGS seeks research about the nature, causes, and/or consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity and/or environmental processes. The first deadline is August 18, 2020.
Accelerating precision medicine
From head toe, we are a rich conglomerate of cells, constructed of and managed by proteins. Proteins are the building blocks of life, and the role they play in our
ASU researcher explores biomolecular structures to advance nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a hot topic in the engineering world. Discoveries at this tiny scale — meaning billionths of a meter, or the distance that fingernails grow each second — are
3000-year record of coral reef degradation
On February 24, 2020, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes hosted a presentation titled “The past, present and future of coral reefs,” by Assistant Research Professor Katie Cramer. Cramer’s presentation
Joining forces with IUCN, new membership
In September 2016, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes became an official partner of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. As of February 2020,
Opening the door to biodiversity conservation
On February 22, 2020, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes participated in ASU Open Door at the Tempe campus. Every year, ASU hosts this event for the local community to explore
Research team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugs
Using ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new drugs against sleeping sickness. The scientists have decoded the detailed spatial structure of a
Brownell named 2020 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
Brownell’s research, leadership and personal commitment to improving science education, especially for underrepresented minorities, led to the organization’s recognition.
Essential skills for early career ecologists
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber gave a short interview offering advice to up-and-coming ecologists with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) titled “Essential