Identifying change agents in science

Q&A with Jane Maienschein Jane Maienschein is a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability; a Regents’ Professor, President’s Professor, and Parents Association Professor at the School of

ASU a 2012 finalist for Institutional Excellence in Climate Leadership

Second Nature will announce the winners of the 3rd Annual Climate Leadership Awards at the 6th annual Climate Leadership Summit of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)

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Climate change takes back seat to decision-making in water security says ASU researcher Patricia Gober via ASU News.

Land cover modification scenarios

DCDC Publication Land cover modification scenarios and their effects on daytime heating in the inner core residential neighborhoods of Phoenix, AZ, USA Authors: Ariane Middel (1), Anthony Brazel (2), Bjoern

AAAS - Scientists offer passionate, innovative ways to engage the public on climate change

The plenary session of the AAAS conference in Vancouver moderated by Frank Sesno, was held before a packed ballroom of more than 1400 participants and webcast live, was billed as

ASU sustainability scientist gives anthropologist view of globalization at the local scale

The modernization of isolated villages brings about a change in human information flow patterns that not only destroys the social fabric of the community, but also the economy and the

Climate change takes back seat to decision-making in water security says ASU researcher

Phoenix, the sixth largest U.S. city, is vulnerable to water shortages even without climate change because of heavy outdoor water use and fragmented governance, according to research conducted at the

Bonding out: Making companies pay up front for potential environmental disasters

Whether it’s building an oil pipeline, drilling for fuel in the ocean or “fracking” to flush natural gas out of the Earth, we’re often asked to believe the process is

Meatless Mondays at ASU?

Yes, you heard correctly. Sun devils across the university are voluntarily giving up their meat-laden entrees each and every Monday in favor of meals that feature local, organic plant based

European economist raises 'green growth' strategy as deficit solution

A solution to the global financial crisis may be in the hands of economists – notably those like Carlo Jaeger of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) –

2012 AAAS Annual Meeting

Graduate students from the Decision Center for a Desert City's Community of Graduate Research Scholars will present their research at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver on February 19. They

CAP ASM poster winners announced

Winners of the 14th Annual Student Poster Competition that took place during the CAP All Scientists Meeting have been announced. This year, first place awards go to two posters: Elizabeth