Estimating the true size of public procurement to improve sustainability

Originally published in The London School of Economics and Political Science. Governments have the power to leverage their sizeable purchasing power to encourage widescale production of sustainable products and services,

Do multiple sustainability objectives affect the speed of local procurement processes?

Published orginally in ICMA. Researchers at Arizona State University share results on public procurement efficiency. By By Yifan Chen, Nicole Darnall, Justin Stritch, and Stuart Bretschneider of Arizona State University

ASU is among the leaders in patents granted, startups launched

Arizona State University, through SkySong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. With 129 patents awarded in FY19, ASU is No. 4 out of 58 universities and colleges in this peer group.

Project Cities Student Highlight: Keith Morphis

To highlight some of Project Cities’ star students, we interviewed Keith Morphus. Keith graduated from ASU in December 2020 with a Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning. Keith has worked

A lot of construction, plans or development in District 6 over the last year

The article highlights Mechnano joining the ASU Polytechnic Innovation District.

Updates on construction projects near Tempe, Downtown Phoenix campuses

This article highlights the progress made to many ASU developments including the Novus Innovation Corridor and the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

A firsthand look into ranching on tribal lands with Santana Nez

Santana Nez recently spoke to our Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Cohort during the virtual immersive farm tour held in December, 2020. She provided students with a firsthand look into her experiences as a Native American beef cattle producer.

Future Cities episode 45: Complexity Leadership

It's widely recognized that infrastructure are central to societal goals, that changes to infrastructure and how we use them can have profound impacts on people and economies. It's critical to

AAAS Annual Meeting

Arizona State University partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to co-host the virtual 2021 AAAS Annual Meeting titled “Understanding Dynamic Ecosystems.” Different university units shared

Conservation can’t just be a popularity contest

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber was featured in this year’s Earth Day issue of National Geographic in a story titled “The Conservation Popularity Contest: Wildlife funding

Teaming up with program leads

In FY21, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes introduced the program leads model to scale the reach and impact of our research and activities. This selected group of faculty affiliates

April 22: Ayanna Thompson, author of new book, Blackface

This important book explains what blackface is, why it occurred, and its 21st-century legacies. Blackface examines that history and provides hope for a future with new performance paradigms. Join us April 22 for a discussion with the author.