Local government action to promote sustainability
The results of a major survey developed by the Center for Urban Innovation in cooperation with the Alliance for Innovation and the Sustainable Cities Network in the Global Institute of
'Ditch the Dumpster' Initiative wins President's Award for Sustainability
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Press ReleaseApril 14, 2011 Year-end donation and recycling drive earns honors for diverting waste while supporting local charities. TEMPE, Ariz.— Every year the average U.S. student throws
Neely Foundation funds student grant program for sustainability research and applied projects on food and agriculture
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYMEDIA ADVISORYApril 13, 2011 Neely Foundation Funds Student Grant Program for Sustainability Research and Applied Projects on Food and Agriculture May 4 deadline for $1000-$4000 applied research awards;
Sustainability literacy program engages, educates ASU employees
Arizona State University not only is the first institution in higher education to create a School of Sustainability that educates students, but also extends sustainability education to all of its
Tempe burrito lovers raise green for ASU School of Sustainability students
Tempe-area Chipotle locations to co-host fundraiser to benefit the newly established Chipotle Sustainable Food Systems Scholarship At least one ASU School of Sustainability student to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship
ASU Sustainability Scientists part of Planet Forward PBS special
Gas prices. Nuclear worries. Oil spills. Are there any new energy innovations out there to help us kick our petroleum habit?The answer might lie in a microscopic single-cell plant, a
Earth911, Inc. joins Sustainability Consortium, looks to standardize recyclability reporting
Recycling information leader to aid members in making sustainable recycling and end-of-life decisions (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Earth911, Inc., the nation’s leading consumer recycling information provider, recently joined The Sustainability Consortium,
Applying science to improve healthcare and education
Q&A with Lee Hartwell Dr. Lee Hartwell Dr. Lee Hartwell is a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist in the Global Institute of Sustainability, Virginia G. Piper Chair of Personalized Medicine and chief
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Institute's headquarters renamed for Julie Ann Wrigley
The Global Institute of Sustainability headquarters building on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus was renamed in honor of Julie Ann Wrigley. ASU President Michael Crow, along with Rob Walton, chairman
Clean Agency joins Sustainability Consortium
PASADENA, CALIF. (March 14, 2011) -- Clean Agency, a research-based consulting firm that provides consumer product companies with life cycle assessment, carbon footprint and product packaging solutions, has become a
Plastic bags: What a waste!
Every year over 100 billion disposable, petroleum-based, plastic bags are consumed and thrown out in the US alone. Being nearly impossible to recycle, they needlessly consume resources; fill landfills and