On April 1, Arizona State University launched the university-wide Zero Waste at ASU initiative, which aims to achieve zero solid waste by 2015 using both diversion and aversion techniques.

Now working to bring renewable surface water from the Colorado River to Central Arizona, School of Sustainability graduate Jessica Fox has a long-standing interest in Western water planning.

By Christopher Vaughan for ASU Magazine. March 2014. Soaking up knowledge to conserve that most precious of resources – water When ASU professor Enrique Vivoni brings American students across the

Senior Sustainability Scientist Netra Chhetri is cited in a Christian Science Monitor article summarizing a report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In the article, Chhetri - who

Senior Sustainability Scientist Maria Cruz-Torres, School of Transborder Studies, finds that women in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa are playing a critical role in helping their coastal communities weather negative environmental impacts on the shrimp industry.

Priorities in Residential Water Use: A Trade-Off Analysis Authors Edward Sadalla, Department of Psychology, Arizona State UniversityAnna Berlin, Department of Psychology, Arizona State UniversityRebecca Neel, Department of Psychology, Arizona State

Senior Sustainability Scientist Netra Chhetri, an assistant professor with the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, co-authored a study that indicates significant declines in the essential food crops maize, wheat and rice by the early 2030s.

Mapping the River Ahead: Priorities for Action Beyond the Colorado River Basin Study. March 2014. A Carpe Diem West Report in partnership with the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental

Chavez, a senior in the Urban Dynamics track within the School of Sustainability, is energetic in his pursuit of implementable solutions to urban planning predicaments in both his studies and extra-curricular work.

March is Women’s History Month, a tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society. In recognition, activist Vandana Shiva discusses

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Dr. Vandana Shiva Note: March is Women’s History Month, a tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have

Global Institute of Sustainability scientist Ron Broglio encouraged attendees to temporarily relinquish their technological devices so as to shed light on our digital dependence at Emerge 2014, a playful and challenging approach to the future world we wish to make.