CAP All Scientists Meeting to be held January 17th at ASU's SkySong facility
CAP will be holding its 16th annual All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium on January 17th at ASU's SkySong facility in Scottsdale. Joyce Coffee, Managing Director of the Notre Dame
New DCDC publication
Hard paths, soft paths or no paths? Cross-cultural perceptions of water solutions Published in Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences, January 13, 2014. Authors Amber Wutich, School of Human Evolution and
Professor publishes commentary in Sustainability: Journal of Record
In the first of two articles, Scott G. McNall and George Basile explain why we need a new narrative for sustainability, one grounded in how humans make decisions and also in how the world we live in works.
Faculty Spotlight: Kelli Larson
Kelli Larson’s interdisciplinary background lies in resource geography and environmental studies. Her research primarily deals with nature-society relationships and natural resource management. In the past, Dr. Larson has also investigated
Selinsky returns to ASU Biodesign Institute as chief operating officer
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University has appointed Cheryl Selinsky as senior director and chief operating officer. Selinsky has 20 years of experience in translational research and product and technology development.
City of Phoenix, Arizona State University to partner on new regional resource innovation center
Annual savings expected from regional public/private waste reduction collaborative PHOENIX – The city of Phoenix took another substantial leap forward as a global sustainability leader Tuesday afternoon as its city
City of Phoenix, ASU establish public/private sustainability incubator
The four-year partnership will establish the Center for Resource Intelligence to more effectively manage the city's resources and create economic value through research, development, education, and solutions services.
Drought in the West
Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States By Michael Wines via The New York Times on January 5, 2014 The sinuous Colorado River and its slew of man-made
ASU report: City of Phoenix reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 7.2 percent
According to a new report compiled by Arizona State University’s Sustainability Solution Services , the city of Phoenix achieved a 7.2 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, exceeding it goal
Want to save the whales? Put a price on them says ASU professor
Overharvest by commercial whaling has been a well-recognized world threat to stable whale populations since the International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued a moratorium against commercial whaling in 1986. However, because
Importance of water to the U.S. economy
via the EPA. EPA is releasing a Synthesis Report on the Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy. This report is intended to help raise the awareness of water’s importance
Scientists propose 'dirty but necessary' way to feed 9 billion people
In a Future Tense article for Slate magazine, ASU’s James Elser and Bruce Rittmann propose a three-part solution to dwindling supplies of the fertilizer ingredient phosphorous in the face of a growing demand for food production.