School for the Future of Innovation in Society News

ASU retains top US spot for efforts toward UN sustainability goals

With sustainability long held as a core value across the entire university and home to the nation’s first comprehensive Global Futures Laboratory, ASU was again ranked by Time Higher Education as the top US institution when it comes impacts made addressing 17 specific goals aimed at achieving a better world for 2030, known as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

SFIS students, faculty and alumni present at EASST/4S 2020 conference

Once again, SFIS had a successful presence at the EASST/4S 2020 conference. Several students, faculty and alumni presented at the August conference, which took place virtually due to COVID-19. The

Our digital afterlife

It’s a problem unique to the 21st century: what happens to your digital self after you die? Social media pages and accounts often turn into memorials when someone dies, giving

Mapping the landscape of citizen science

Science has moved beyond the lab. Researchers are using non-scientists more and more to help conduct their research and expand their reach. Everyday people are contributing their data, helping researchers

Frankenstein bicentennial celebration

SFIS celebrated the culmination of the ASU Frankenstein Bicentennial Project with three live performance events that explored the themes of Mary Shelley’s novel. “Each of these activities exemplified the broad