Putting values on our plates
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Joan McGregor Food is inseparable from human history, culture and values. It provides significant meaning to people around the world, regardless of nationality. The failure
ASU named #1 in Procurement by AASHE
AASHE has released the 2016 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 distinct aspects of sustainability and overall, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking,
Biodiversity conservation present during Homecoming celebration
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) students and staff facilitated a series of biodiversity conversation activities during the 2016 ASU Homecoming celebration on Saturday, October 22, engaging close to 100
ASU scholars led humanities lab discussion in D.C.
Sally Kitch and Xin Wei Sha Through the National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman’s Grant, Kitch and Sha were able to participate in the "Humanities Laboratory: Discussion of New Campus Models". The discussion
Sustainable energy versus natural landscape
Addressing concerns about the transformation of open spaces to solar fields and wind farms, a new book co-authored by sustainability scientist Mike Pasqualetti suggests that though sustainable energy is a must, the infrastructure can be built with a less disruptive effect on the landscape.
US-Pakistan energy partnership welcomes second cohort
Part of a larger effort to meet Pakistan’s growing energy needs, a second group of Pakistani graduate students recently arrived at ASU to study energy engineering through the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy, directed by sustainability scientist Sayfe Kiaei.
Mark Henderson designated an ASU President’s Professor
In addition to his job with the engineering programs, Henderson has been connecting with students throughout ASU in his other positions as an associate dean of Barrett, the Honors College,
Collaborating at the nexus of society's challenges
Recognizing that agriculture, energy and water systems are all interconnected, a transdisciplinary team of five ASU researchers – including sustainability scientists Dave White and Rimjhim Aggarwal – has set out to build decision support tools that inform the development of sustainable policies.
Putting Sustainability Science in Practice at Mountainside Middle School
Molly Cashion, a recent MA graduate in Sustainability (May 2016), worked on a project in North Scottsdale with Mountainside Middle School from August 2015 thru May 2016 funded by both
Going to court for the human right to water
By documenting how court systems have been used to advance water rights in emerging economies with fairly well-developed legal systems – specifically, Brazil, South Africa and India – two sustainability scientists are highlighting the role courts can play in ensuring global thirst is quenched.
Help save the clown frog
A previously thought to be extinct harlequin frog (Atelopus varius), known as the clown frog, has been rediscovered. Dr. Jan Schipper, a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the School of Life
Fall Forum: Climate Variability, Water and Land Use
During a recent visit to the ASU Wrigley Institute, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack emphasized the importance of continuous collaboration among different sectors to guarantee the nation’s food security in