ASU gets down to Earth in April
Earth Day is Monday, April 22 and Arizona State University is turning all of April into Earth Month 2013. Tempe campus and Polytechnic campus feature multiple events like workshops, lectures, and film
Award-winning films, directors headline ASU Human Rights Film Festival
Ten films will be screened during Arizona State University's Human Rights Festival this weekend, April 5-7, at the Tempe campus. Human Rights Film Festival Director and Sustainability Scientist LaDawn Haglund
Science historian and writer Naomi Oreskes to discuss ‘Who is Responsible for Climate Change?’
Naomi Oreskes will be visiting Arizona State University to give her lecture, “Who is Responsible for Climate Change?” on Earth Day, Monday, April 22 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. at
Bacterial boost for clean energy
An ASU Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology researcher has found that a type of bacteria can thrive and make energy in an oxygen-free environment, making it a likely target for waste clean-up and energy harvesting.
Games examine water use cooperation, decision-making
Sustainability Scientist Marco Janssen says the game is a type of participatory tool that can have wide and positive applications to other natural resource management scenarios.
Christopher Boone named interim dean of School of Sustainability
School of Sustainability and School of Human Evolution and Social Change Professor Christopher Boone will begin his interim dean position on July 1, 2013.
Letter from the Dean
School of Sustainability Dean Sander van der Leeuw will step down on June 30 to return to an academic life of teaching, writing, and strengthening global relationships.
$1.2M grant helps ASU advance sustainability research
Sustainability Scientists will join ASU's Institute for Humanities Research to identify how we can reshape our approaches to the natural world and what it means to be human during the climate crisis.
Denver Water approves mandatory watering restrictions because of drought
via Denver Post on March 27, 2013 On Monday, Denver returns to a low-water lifestyle that many haven't experienced in more than a decade. The Denver Board of Water Commissioners
President Crow’s British sustainability advisor to discuss ‘the human future’
Britain’s Sir Crispin Tickell will be visiting Arizona State University to discuss “The Human Future” on Thursday, April 11, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Tempe Center for the Arts in
Water reuse can be a solution to scarcity, experts say
The Global Institute of Sustainability and the Decision Center for a Desert City partnered with CH2M Hill and Intel to hold a gathering of experts to discuss how the Colorado River could be a source for agricultural and industrial water reuse.
An Astronaut's view of the Colorado Plateau
via NASA Images Image of the Day The Colorado Plateau spans northern Arizona, southern Utah, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. This physiographic province is well known for its striking