Developing tangible solutions through transdisciplinary collaboration
By adding sustainability to its disciplinary profile, ASU's InnovationSpace - a yearlong product-design and -development program intent on tackling societal challenges - provided this year's students will an even broader set of skills with which to transform dry-erase board sketches into environmentally conscious, economically viable and life-changing prototypes.
Sustainability scientist named vice provost for inclusion, engagement
In her new role, Distinguished Sustainability Scientist and Regents’ Professor of Law Rebecca Tsosie will help the Arizona State University community further understand and learn how to address complex issues associated with race, gender, ethnicity and other forms of diversity.
Undergrad Researcher Opportunity at Phoenix Zoo
The new Conservation Research Training Program (PZSoLS CRTP) - created through a partnership between the Phoenix Zoo and School of Life Sciences (SoLS) at Arizona State University (ASU) - promotes
Appointment: Rebecca Tsosie as Vice Provost for Inclusion and Community Engagement
Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Rebecca Tsosie is appointed vice provost for Inclusion and Community Engagement. Her expertise will help the university continue to grow in the areas of
Publication: Quantifying urban economic resilience through labour force interdependence
Article by sustainability scientists Shade Shutters, Rachata Muneepeerakul and Jose Lobo is featured in Palgrave Communications - a social science journal by the publishers who produce Nature.
NRG Renew and ASU partnership yields student opportunity
NRG Energy, Inc. and Arizona State University are working together to develop a working prototype of a containerized solar and batterystorage solution designed to be deployed for disaster relief or
ASU scientists gather in D.C. to tackle phosphorus sustainability
Determined to find solutions to current phosphorus concerns, sustainability scientists Jim Elser and Helen Rowe were among more than 40 other scientists, engineers, technical experts and policymakers from around the world to convene in Washington, D.C. at this May's "The Future of Phosphorus" event.
The Earth Genome releases 2015 progress report
CBO Partner, The Earth Genome, recently released an exciting year one progress report. Earlier this year, the Earth Genome partnered with CBO and a team of ASU researchers to develop a series of
Engineers report upgrades needed to climate-proof power supply
In their article in the current issue of Nature Climate Change, researchers Mikhail Chester and Matthew Bartos say that unless steps are taken to upgrade systems and technologies, power stations will be particularly vulnerable to projected increases in extreme heat and drought events.
Member, International Ebola Vaccine Team B Report (2015) “Osterholm, M. et al. (2015) The Ebola Vaccine Team B: a model for promoting the rapid development of medical countermeasures for emerging infectious disease threats. Lancet Infect. Dis.
Members listed at the end of the paper. Published Online: 30 October 2015
Sustainability professor joins board of national foundation
The National Environmental Education Foundation recently announced the appointment of George Basile - a sustainability scientist and professor in the School of Sustainability - to its Board of Directors, where his leadership in the field of sustainability within business and academic enterprises will serve as a great asset.
ASU blue bag program contributes to zero waste goals
In an effort to capture items that were previously landfilled - such as coffee pods, cosmetic containers and water filters - the team behind ASU Recycling now offers the blue bag program, currently used in more than 52 buildings on ASU's Tempe campus.