Spring 2010 Network News available
The Spring 2010 edition of the Network News is now available online.
Organizing Teaching and Research to Address the Grand Challenges of Sustainable Development
Read Article » BioScienceJuly/August 2010, Vol. 60, No. 7Posted online on July 7, 2010 Organizing Teaching and Research to Address the Grand Challenges of Sustainable DevelopmentMichael M. Crow, President of
ASU awarded $6 million for biofuel research
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Arizona State University a $6 million grant as part of a program focused on algae-based biofuels. The program supports the development of a
Optimizing renewable energy for sustainable cities
Q&A with Jin Jo Dr. Jo measuring sunlight reflectivity of a Phoenix-area rooftop. Dr. Jo (left) working in the NCE Sustainable Materials and Renewable Technologies lab. Visual comparison of a
Ecological research network wins national award
Recognizing 30 years of research by thousands of scientists, the American Institute of Biological Sciences at a May 18, 2010, ceremony honored the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network with
Evidence of climate change underscores need for action
As part of its most comprehensive study of climate change to date, the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) issued three reports emphasizing why the United States should act now to
LTER Network receives Distinguished Scientist Award
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has announced that the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network will receive the 2010 AIBS Distinguished Scientist Award. CAP LTER, as one of the
ASU gathers experts for international urban sustainability workshop
Guided by the principle that today’s cities are laboratories and their leaders are researchers in the new science of urban sustainability, Arizona State University’s (ASU) Jonathan Fink, along with two
High school student earns place in ASU lab
It's considered an exceptional achievement when college undergraduates earn opportunities to conduct research under the guidance of top professors. That makes Rahul Mitra especially exceptional. He’s only a junior at
Quarterly message from CAP Co-Director Nancy Grimm
I am very pleased to inform all of my CAP LTER colleagues that our renewal proposal to the NSF has been recommended for funding! This is a tremendous accomplishment that
ASU experts grapple with gene-based medicine questions on PBS
Sooner than we think, we will have access to our own genetic codes. Are we ready to join the DNA generation? Two ASU researchers, Gary Marchant and George Poste, will
Kendra Busse's thesis defense
Kendra Busse will be defending her thesis Effect of Residential Landscape Design on Undercanopy Microclimate on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM in Room 330, Wanner Building, Arizona State