Making good: Solar Mosaic’s Billy Parish inspires future “changemakers”

On October 2, ASU’s Changemaker Central hosted Billy Parish, founder and president of Solar Mosaic, The Energy Action Coalition, and Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Climate Hero”. Parish led a student engagement

White House honors School of Sustainability student

Lt. Col. Joe Knott (USA, ret.), a doctoral student, was among 12 veterans named 'Champions of Change' for his commitment to land and species conservation.

White House to honor veterans as "Champions of Change" for advancing clean energy and climate security

WASHINGTON, DC — November 4, 2013 — On Tuesday, November 5th, just days before Veterans Day, the White House will honor 12 local heroes as "Champions of Change." The event

ASU team shines in Solar Decathlon

The aSUNm team achieved fifth place in architecture and sixth place in engineering in the Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon.

AZ universities to showcase algae research

This Saturday, students and researchers from all three major Arizona universities will unite to showcase their current algae projects, in particular, using wastewater to grow algae for food, fuel, and

ASU engineering grad putting education to work in solar energy field

Manny Quijada, a graduate of Arizona State University's Solar Energy Engineering and Commercialization program, started Western Texas College's own Solar Energy Technology program a year ago. Now a solar energy curriculum specialist,

When decision-making is shared, maintain a shared vision

School of Sustainability alumnus Cameron Childs (MA ‘12) has published her work in the September 2013 issue of Ecology and Society. Together with ASU Sustainability Scientists Abigail York, Dave White,

5 local sustainable food and drink spots

So you’re a student at Arizona State University and are hankerin’ to down some sustainable grub, right? These days it’s hard to figure out where your food comes from and

Alum addresses water-energy nexus in newly published study

A study published October 27, 2013, in the journal Nature Climate Change says global warming will make water scarcer in some places. The implication for coal power plants, which require

Getting back to nature: How biophilic cities can restore biodiversity and enhance lives

Beatley shares the health, experiential, and economic benefits of biophilia—our innate nature connection—and how the concept is applied in cities.

ASU, National Academies publish science policy magazine

Senior Sustainability Scientist Daniel Sarewitz now contributing to 'Issues in Science and Technology.'

Phoenix Business Journal: ASU wins $5M for solar

The U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative is funding ASU to find cost-competitive and efficient solar solutions.