Morrison Institute launches new center for water policy

With a mission of reaching consensus for wise water policy and lasting solutions in Arizona, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy was launched on Nov. 14.

First ASU charter serves as model for higher education

Presenting a paradigmatic shift in the way a university can act as a force for good, ASU announces its first official charter, a document that focuses the university’s mission on the inclusion and success of all its students, and on a responsibility to the communities it serves.

Sustainability scientists aid national effort to improve water quality

With the goal of eliminating water contaminants that present challenges to communities worldwide, engineers Kiril Hristovski and Paul Westerhoff will work as part of a new, EPA-funded center where they will develop and test sustainable, purifying technologies.

Students build sustainable communities through fellowship program

In its new phase within the ASU Wrigley Institute, the Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family continues its tradition of advancing inexpensive, safe and sustainable housing through a new student fellowship program.

Walton Initiatives further Albania's transition to sustainable education

Assisting Albania’s transition to sustainable national education, Walton Initiatives’ Global Sustainability Solutions Services will harness ASU’s extensive resources to complete a cost-benefit analysis of energy efficiency in the country's public schools.

CBO affiliates support call for inclusion in conservation

As CBO prepares to celebrate it's launch this week with the arrival of Dr. Georgina Mace, Nature publishes a call for broader participation in conservation. The call is signed by

New biodiversity center supports call for inclusion in conservation

Six scientists from ASU's new Center for Biodiversity Outcomes joined 240 leading conservationists in signing a letter, recently published in the journal Nature, calling for an ethic of inclusiveness that recognizes the merits of several approaches to conservation.

Parched Cities Share Water in West

October 30, 2014 Parched Cities Share Water in the West by Jim Carlton of the Wall Street Journal. University access or subscription required. A recent agreement by this city and

ASU water experts cited in Wall Street Journal article on drought

A Wall Street Journal article on a recent Phoenix-Tucson water agreement highlights the growing trend among drought-ridden regions of sharing natural resources, and includes insights from sustainability scientists Dave White and David Sampson.

Wrigley Lecture Series welcomes renowned thinker and food activist

Through a collaboration between the ASU Wrigley Institute and Institute for Humanities Research, the Wrigley Lecture Series welcomed physicist, activist and author Vandana Shiva, who spoke about sustainable food challenges in the 21st century.

APS Provides Green Energy For ASU’s Homecoming Football Game

This year, Sun Devil Athletics purchased 49,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy from Arizona Public Service, which translates to enough green energy to power the stadium for the next three

Sustainability alumna analyzes how Twitter responds to catastrophes

In an article for Nature Publishing Group's journal Scientific Reports, Christa Brelsford - a School of Sustainability alumna and Sante Fe Institute postdoctoral fellow - and co-author Xin Lu analyze interactions by