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KE issues research guidelines in response to COVID-19

ASU Knowledge Enterprise has issued recommendations to mitigate the impact of 2019 Novel Coronavirus on the university’s research mission. This article is current as of March 12, 2020 and contains links to the university’s most current information.

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Faculty Virtual Open House: ASU Project Cities

New faculty are invited to learn about and inform Project Cities, a unique partnership that connects students and faculty in project-based classes with local community partners to advance communities’ sustainability goals.

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Call for Proposals: AAAS 2021 will be in Phoenix

Arizona State University is the host institution for this February 2021 conference. Please plan to submit session proposals; deadline extended.

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Sustainability Across the Curriculum Training at Dickinson College

Learn how to incorporate sustainability into your teaching. Workshop applications are due April 1.

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Free New York Times access via ASU Libraries

If you have an asu.edu email, you are eligible for this great deal. Faculty/staff passes are good for one year from activation, and can easily be reactivated after expiration.

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NSF issues Dear Colleague Letter on COVID-19

The National Science Foundation provides guidance on obtaining RAPID funding for the study of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

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ASU professors contribute to federal food waste report

The research shows that the entire food chain is fraught with unpredictability, from how much it rains to how many farm workers show up for harvest, to which apple will be plucked from the bin.

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Call for Proposals: Investing in New Sustainable Ideas 2020

ASU Solutions Service seeks innovative ideas, concepts, technologies or analytical techniques that could develop into applications for sustainable decision making in the private sector.

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NSF PAPPG 2020 changes take effect on June 1

Changes in the 2020 PAPPG affect biosketches, current and pendings, and government-wide representations and certifications. They must be incorporated in proposals submitted on or after June 1.

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Two ASU proposals in top 100 for $100M MacArthur grant

Selected were: Keepin’ it REAL, a youth substance abuse prevention program, and Global Biodiversity Observatory, a system of satellites, analytics and decision-support tools to monitor real time changes in Earth’s natural capital in unprecedented detail. The winner will be announced in Fall 2020.

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Call for speakers at VERGE 20

VERGE 20 seeks creative, interactive presentations on fresh and convergent content on five areas of interest: Energy, Transport, Circular Economy, Carbon and Food. Apply by April 24.

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New NSF call for human-environment research

NSF HEGS seeks research about the nature, causes, and/or consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity and/or environmental processes. The first deadline is August 18, 2020.