What we must do to save science
Sustainability scientist Daniel Sarewitz argues that scientists shouldn't simply create more knowledge, but should address important, real-world problems.
Innovative microgrid training boot camp at ASU
Global capacity of microgrids is expected to grow by 500% over the next ten years for applications such as the military, remote villages, telecom, campuses and industrial parks, mines, communities,
ASU is all-in for sustainablity
In an August 2016 blog entry, School of Sustainability Dean Chris Boone examines the ways that ASU is an "all-in" university when it comes to sustainability.
ASU helps national parks with sustainability dilemma
As the National Park Service celebrated its centennial in August 2016, it welcomed research from ASU's sustainability scientists and scholars on how parks can accommodate growing numbers of visitors in a sustainable way over its next 100 years.
Teaching water lessons on Main Streets across America
Among the exhibits traveling to small towns throughout the United States with the Smithsonian Institution's "Museum on Main Street" is WaterSim – an interactive water management tool developed by researchers at ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City.
Polynesian Voyaging Society Continues the Worldwide Voyage in a Sustainable Way
“Can we have chocolate for breakfast” asked young students at the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) Learning Center? Miki Tomita, Director of Educational Programs at the PVS Learning Center, calmly tells
Conservation through Traditional Knowledge: Embracing Hawaiian Proverbs, Values and Truths
Jack Kittinger, Senior Director of the Conservation International (CI) Hawaiʻi Program, works to protect Hawaiʻi’s natural resources for the benefit of the state’s communities. Today he’s taken a short break
Big Ideas on the Big Island II – Shining a light on Sustainability in Culture and Business
What would it take to promote human prosperity and well-being for all, while protecting and enhancing the Earth’s life support systems? Hundreds of community members and leaders gathered at the
At the forefront of global biodiversity policy
As biodiversity is depleted, oceanographer Leah Gerber – director of ASU's Center for Biodiversity Outcomes – guides a United Nations panel that helps policy makers navigate scientific literature so that more informed decisions about wildlife are made.
ASU researchers working to cool Phoenix down
Charles Redman, of the UREx SRN, speaks to KTAR news about the network and its plan to make cities, like Phoenix, more resilient towards heat. Phoenix is known for its
Beating heat in future takes more than AC
UREx’s Charles Redman, Nancy Grimm, and Paul Coseo contribute to an ASU Now article about solutions to prepare cities, like Phoenix, for an even warmer future and how UREx, a
Call for Innovators: PHX Innovation Games
Through SustainPHX, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has called for the PHX Innovation Games, a challenge for city residents, entrepreneurs, innovators, students, businesses, and other organizations to find innovative ways to