Jannik Heusinger gives first SGSUP Colloquium of year
Detecting, mitigating, and adapting to localized heat and cold in cities Tuesday, August 28, 3:00-4:30 p.m. Location: COOR 5536 For the first colloquium of the 2018-2019 school year, we are
Cambridge University Press’s New Directions in Sustainability and Society book series appoints new editors
In 2013, Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability and the Amerind Foundation entered a partnership with Cambridge University Press to publish a book series exploring the impact of the sustainability
Meet School of Sustainability Freshman Dustin Grief
This is Dustin Grief’s first full week as a School of Sustainability student at Arizona State University, but he already has three credit hours toward a degree. While he was
Reforms to US recreational fishing management could generate up to $1 billion in benefits
Recreational fishing is a culturally and economically important practice around the world. In the United States alone, more than 9.5 million anglers take 63 million fishing trips per year, providing food, leisure and connection to nature while creating opportunities for employment in coastal communities. These leisure trips also contribute to costly overfishing.
Notes from the Field: Deanna Zembrzuski in the Western US
At the Global Locust Initiative (GLI) at Arizona State University, we are fortunate to work with many fantastic partners globally, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health
K-12 Outreach and UREx SRN
The URExSRN is a research network of almost 300 practitioners, researchers, students, and postdoctoral fellows working to integrate social, ecological, and technical systems toward the support of urban infrastructure in
Former USDA deputy secretary named executive director of Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
Kathleen Merrigan is the first executive director of ASU's Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems. Merrigan’s expertise and leadership will strengthen ASU’s global impact on research, policy and education in food systems.
Don't throw those contact lenses down the drain
Arizona State University scientists are reporting the first nationwide study that shows consumers, by discarding used lenses down the drain, may be unknowingly contributing to plastic pollution. “We found that
ASU students study wildlife in Okavango Delta
Six Arizona State University students spent 10 days in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of the most remote places on Earth, studying a critically important ecosystem with some of
UCRC Pilot Funding Opportunity for AY 2018-19
The UCRC will be making available small awards to affiliated faculty to provide support that will increase the visibility of faculty and the center as well as enhance the ability
Arizona, Italy connection via study abroad cultivates possibility for ASU students
A gourmet meal led to a food-for-thought opportunity for a handful of Arizona State University students this summer. As a result of discussions sparked at Dinner 2040 — a meal-tasting-turned-panel-talk
Sustainability scientist Martin Pasqualetti to be recognized by alma mater as distinguished alumnus
As the new school year approaches, it kicks off with great news for Martin Pasqualetti, who has been named as this year’s distinguished alumnus by the University of California, Riverside’s