Bringing environmental education to children in low-income communities

In Fall 2013 CAP's Ecology Explorers program began a partnership with Homeward Bound, an organization that provides transitional housing, employment services, and other forms of support to low-income families with children

"Leadership and change in twenty-first century higher education"

James Collins discusses a call for rapid adaptation and leadership in research and educational institutions. Leadership and Change in Twenty-First Century Higher Education. BioScience. 5, June 2014.

"Is it right to reverse extinction?"

Ben Minteer reflects on the importance of acknowledging our limited ability to right our wrongs. "Is it right to reverse extinction?". Nature. 14, May 2014.

World wide views on biodiversity report

The report on the results of the World Wide Views on Biodiversity Project Global mediation. The mediation took place worldwide on September 15, 2012. Meetings in the United States were

Scientist discusses wearable sensors at sustainable health forum

This year's Forum for Sustainable Health served as a kick-off for “Project HoneyBee,” an endeavor to develop wearable sensors that improve patient outcomes while reducing costs yet present technological challenges, according to distinguished sustainability scientist and forum speaker Lee Hartwell.

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy announces fellowship funding

The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy has received private funding to support one Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Fellow per year for three years, beginning Fall 2015. Contact us for application information.

ASU-led study represents first step toward artificial photosynthesis

Chemistry professor Petra Fromme and two distinguished sustainability scientists, Tom and Ana Moore, are among the authors of a study recently published in Nature, which obtained images of water split into protons, electrons and oxygen using the world's most powerful X-ray.

Lake Mead levels to drop to historic lows

July 9, 2014 Listen to DCDC director, Dave White, discuss the regional impact of the drop in Lake Mead's water level in his interview with KJZZ's Here and Now. July

DCDC co-director discusses Lake Mead's historic drop on KJZZ

Dave White, a senior sustainability scientist and co-director of Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC), told KJZZ "Here and Now" host Steve Goldstein that new strategies are needed to contend with future implications of Lake Mead's historic decline.

ASU engineering team is one of 16 selected for EcoCAR 3 competition

A team of automotive-engineering students at ASU's Polytechnic Campus has been selected to participate in EcoCAR 3, a competition launched by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. that represents an effort to bring the automotive industry into a cleaner energy future.

Seed grant engages citizens in Arizona water management

A Citizen Science and Engagement seed grant recently awarded in part to Monica Elser, education manager for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, will develop a project that encourages participants to track personal water use, thereby collecting valuable data for university researchers.

New energy certificate aims to advance solar expertise on global scale

Through specialized training that can be customized and delivered anywhere in the world, the newly-established Solar Energy Engineering and Commercialization certificate prepares recipients to lead renewable energy development, both in the United States and abroad.