ASU student aims to clean up Phoenix canals
ASU student Will Novak - who is studying public service and public policy in the School of Public Affairs - has a plan to beautify the 181 miles of canals
Low Impact Development Toolkit
Low Impact Development Toolkit The Cities of Mesa and Glendale, with a grant from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA), have partnered to develop this Low Impact Development
ASU receives Food Recovery Challenge Certificate of Achievement from the EPA
ASU receives a 2014 Food Recovery Challenge (FRC) Certificate of Achievement from the EPA for increasing food waste diverted from landfills by 742% from 2012 to 2013. Through food recycling alone, ASU has
ASU initiatives honored with President's Award for Sustainability
The Seville Orange Juicing Partnership, which harvested 10,000 pounds of Seville oranges from ASU's Tempe campus and bottled 380 gallons of juice in the last year, was among the recipients of the President’s Award for Sustainability at the April 14 President’s Recognition Reception.
ASU's sustainability headquarters goes zero waste
Now equipped to compost, TerraCycle, and recycle plastic film and bags in addition to traditional materials, the ASU Wrigley Institute is piloting ASU's efforts to achieve zero solid waste - defined as 90 percent diversion from landfills.
New finding: trees grow on money
School of Sustainability Dean Chris Boone is among the authors of a study, recently published in PLOS ONE, that establishes a correlation between low-income neighborhoods and low-density tree cover.
Study finds link between excess nutrients and ecosystem impacts
A study led by ASU sustainability scientist Arianne Cease demonstrates how an excess of nutrients like phosphorous used in human food production can enter the water supply, having a profound impact on ecosystems.
Intersecting the digital humanities and energy research
In a world where science and technology advance at record-breaking paces, so too must we ensure that studies in the humanities progress and obtain firm grounding. While science, technology, engineering,
Online education is key driver in university sustainability strategies
A new report from the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives indicates that the development of online education programs can be a significant component of an institution’s sustainability strategy based on greater socio-economic impact for a smaller environmental footprint per degree.
ASU offers new Certificate in Food System Sustainability
Reflecting the breadth of food system issues researched and taught at ASU, the School of Sustainability now offers a 15-credit interdisciplinary Certificate in Food System Sustainability - a comprehensive, sustainability-oriented introduction to food systems for undergraduate students.
ASU Sustainability Website now Powered by Giant Hamster Wheels
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY! We admit it. This article is a total fake. Sorry. Someday, however, something just like this could happen. As of April 1, 2015, the ASU Sustainability website
First MSUS graduate featured in ASU alumni magazine
Karen Kao, the first person to graduate from the ASU School of Sustainability with a practice-based Master’s in Sustainable Solutions, is featured in the "My Cool Job" section of the ASU