Micro-grid innovations for sustainable communities

Reliable access to electricity is widely regarded as a keystone to overcoming poverty. Micro-grids are localized energy grids that can be used to provide reliable, safe, and low-cost power to 1.4 billion

Adapting to climate change while working to reverse it

A March 2016 report titled “Adaptation for a High Energy Planet: A Climate Pragmatism Project," co-authored by sustainability scientists Dan Sarewitz and Netra Chhetri, says that efforts to reverse climate change are not fast-acting enough – practical steps must be taken now to blunt disasters.

Expect the unexpected in age of The Anthropocene

According to Sir Crispin Tickell, member of the Board of Directors for Sustainability at ASU, how we cope with the accumulating effects of our actions is a major issue for society and requires both understanding and political leadership – a sentiment he expressed during an April Sustainability Series talk.

Life on Earth and beyond to be focus of upcoming New Discoveries Lecture at ASU

Ariel Anbar President’s Professor in ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Molecular Sciences, Anbar focuses on the chemical evolution of the atmosphere and oceans as

[Video] Big History: The Human Past and Future

The world we know is the product of an infinitesimal period, not only human history but in that of life on Earth. To understand the future as well as the

Mexico to modernize power grid with help from ASU

Thanks in part to the energy economic modeling proficiency of Decision Theater, ASU was named a participant in a three-year, $26-million grant to help Mexico – a country in the midst of updating its energy industry – explore its energy options and the ways it can connect with its neighbors.

Attention Wildlife Students and Young Professionals

Save the date for this exciting opportunity to participate in The Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society's (TWS) Wildlife Techniques Workshop on April 23, 2016! The main courses take place from 8:00

Scientists combat accelerating biodiversity loss

The Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) is a collaboration between The Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) to

Come research with McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Field Institute

The McDowell Sonoran Field Institute has just announced their 2016-2017 Graduate Fellowship. The Field Institute Director, Helen Rowe, will discuss the fellowship, the priority research areas, and ways you can

ASU students pursue biodiversity solutions in the global south

Biodiversity describes the plethora of different species on the Earth, as well as the ecosystems that they create and sustain. Humans couldn’t survive without a biodiverse planet, simply because the

Summer Job Opportunity: Northern Mexican Gartersnake Research Aide

Applications for summer employment as a  Northern Mexican Gartersnake Research Aide are due April 1, 2016. The successful applicant will be a graduate or a senior level undergraduate student. The

Conservation biology students launch Nature@ASU

Nature@ASU – which launches in the fall of this year – will serve as an extensive resource for future conservation biologists, providing them with mentorship opportunities and introducing them to the wide range of career options in the field.