Calling ASU faculty: Project development workshop with Peoria
On June 24, 2021, Project Cities hosts its Faculty Round Tables event, to network with Peoria leaders and discuss class projects for the 2021-2022 academic year.
A new model of Alzheimer's progression
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. Amyloid beta and tau are two
Student spotlight: Lenessa Nelson
To highlight some of Project Cities star students and faculty, PC staff sat down to interview Lenessa Nelson, an ASU graduate with a Master in Sustainability Leadership. With Project Cities,
Strange bedfellows: New research explores a rare case of endosymbiosis
Across nature, symbiotic relationships abound. Recently, a very unusual example of symbiosis at the cellular level was discovered by researchers with the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution at Arizona State University, along
ASU Sustainability Opportunity: registration now open for fall program
We are excited to share that registration for Arizona State University’s Sustainability Opportunity program is now OPEN! This 6-week, intensive online certificate course combines the power of the consistently top
Largescale brain epigenetics study provides new insights into dementia
The largest study of its kind has unveiled new insights into how genes are regulated in dementia, including discovering 84 new genes linked to the disease. Researchers from the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative
Do trees provide the best shade for urban environments?
Using a special mobile lab named MaRTy, sustainability scientist Ariane Middel and her team are assessing what makes for the best provider of shade. The findings may surprise you.
Clarkdale and Project Cities recognized with ASU EPICS Community Catalyst Award
In other news, it was our pleasure to share this year's ASU EPICS Community Catalyst Award with our friends at the Town of Clarkdale.
ASU engineering experts reframe infrastructure security
Sustainability scientists Mikhail Chester and Brad Allenby and their faculty peers in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering believe broader perspectives need to be part of the current debate
Ariaratnam receives Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award
Sustainability scientist Samuel Ariaratnam was recently named this year’s winner of the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award. Ariaratnam will deliver the Bechtel
June 15-16: Earth Archive LIDAR Conference
The Earth Archive is an international, interdisciplinary initiative to create an open-access, high-resolution, digital archive of the earth’s surface compiled from LiDAR scans. This can be used for a wide
Donkeys dig deep in the desert, benefiting overall ecosystem
An Arizona State University doctoral candidate has discovered that horses, donkeys and other equine species, which are seen as “invasive,” actually help shape desert ecosystems, fulfilling the same function long-extinct