ASU Poly Gardens cultivates sustainability
From producing citrus trees and carrots to pumpkins and watermelons, ASU’s Poly Gardens envelops both a passion for growing food and a connection to surrounding nature. Poly Gardens extends past ASU and into
Mobilizing to address national security risks of climate change
Responding to a recent report by the Department of Defense warning of the security risks of climate change, ASU’s Global Security Initiative is building a new program to serve as the hub for resilience-enhancing research and enable adaptation to climate risks globally.
Closing the loop on an essential but finite element
By collecting phosphorus – the element at the foundation of our food system – before it reaches waterways, ASU's Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance hopes to extract it from waste and sell it back to fertilizer companies, eliminating the reliance on a dwindling supply from other countries.
Sustainability scientists serve as panelist at Preparedness Symposium
Nalini Chhetri, assistant Director, was one of the two panelists at the whole day Preparedness Symposium organized by AZ Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, DEMA, on 21 September 2016 at the Sheraton Crescent hotel in Phoenix. The other panelist was Dr. Nancy Selover, State Climatologist.
Arizona State University Wins the 2016 Global Procurement Award for Sustainability
Under the leadership of Nichol Luoma – ASU associate vice president for University Business Services, University Sustainability Operations Officer and Chief Procurement Officer – the Arizona State University procurement team
Microalgal biomass production in testbeds using wastewater in Mexico
In June 2016, Thomas Dempster, Research Professor and Laboratory Manager for the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI), traveled to Queretaro, Mexico to install the two open-raceway ponds
ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes announces new Professors of Practice
As part of the recently established Knowledge Partnership with Conservation International (CI), ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) is thrilled to announce six of CI’s leading scientists will join ASU
Stacy Alaimo: Thought Leader Series
Even researchers in pursuit of sustainability solutions can behave in ways contrary to their cause, says leading environmental humanities scholar Stacy Alaimo, who explores the dangers of an externalized environment in this Thought Leader Series piece.
Meet Our Alumni: Carolyn Phillips
Carolyn Phillips, owner and chief alchemist of Alchemy Pops, is a 2011 Master of Arts graduate of the School of Sustainability. Her company is based in Texas, and focuses on
Staying cool: The science of shade
Recently-published work by four ASU researchers – sustainability scientists Ariane Middel, Nancy Selover, Nalini Chhetri, and Bjoern Hagen – helps pinpoint how people respond to shade in the desert. They asked, “What’s
Secretary of Ag Vilsack is guest of ASU Wrigley Institute
In the fight to guard American agriculture against the impacts of increasing climate volatility, the evidence-based solutions universities produce will be vital, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at a fall forum hosted by the ASU Wrigley Institute.
Winner of the 2016 Climate Leadership Award for Four-Year Institution is ASU
Winner of the 2016 Climate Leadership Award for Four-Year Institution, Arizona State University shows a broad commitment to sustainable building, working and living. The Center for Green Schools and Second