ASU is co-hosting the XVIII Biennial International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) conference, including an eight month virtual conference rollout. The first virtual conference, Commons in Space, is set for Feb. 24-26 and is currently accepting submissions for individual presentations, special sessions and webinar panel discussions. Commons in Space abstracts are due Jan. 15.

Sustainability scientist Ryan Cornell has contributed to Future Agenda, a series from Future Tense in which experts suggest specific, forward-looking actions the new Biden administration should implement. The article is entitled It’s Time to Rethink the Tax Credit on Electric Vehicles.

Sustainability scientist Sara Meerow has co-authored a paper using survey experiments to show how people conceptualize different terms used to frame environmental policies and how this affects public opinion.

Religion and Environment: Relations and Relationality. Conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture. February 18-28, 2021.

Post-graduate students (Masters and PhD) and early-career researchers are invited to apply by Feb. 21 for a one-week course, Resilience Foundations from Theory to Practice, designed to facilitate collaboration among a broader network of students and researchers.

Happy holidays, scientists and scholars far and wide. Wishing you a peaceful and bright 2021. In case you missed it, here’s a list of your most-read stories from last year.

Arizona State University President Michael Crow, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr, and California State University Chancellor Joseph Castro visit Zócalo for an in-depth discussion of how to make American higher education a stronger force for equity and innovation.

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory hosted a special discussion with Emmy-winning journalist Frank Sesno and former Obama Administration climate policy advisor John E. Morton for a comprehensive conversation

According to sustainability scientists Mark Roseland and Chris Boone, community land trusts keep housing affordable and benefit minority communities who have suffered for decades from unfair lending practices and discrimination.

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During a Dec. 2 Future Tense event, five climate and economy experts talked about what it will take to solve this wicked problem.

Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is accepting applications for fellowship positions in the following research areas: Energy Innovation and Decarbonization, Low-carbon Development in China and India, and Technological Systems and Innovation Policy.