Engineering Dean Kyle Squires is appointed vice provost
Kyle Squires, dean of ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, has been appointed vice provost of engineering, computing and technology. The new position acknowledges Squires’ role in reshaping engineering
The Generation Equality Forum: Record-breaking investments to advance women’s rights
The Generation Equality Forum held in Paris June 30 – July 2, 2021 was livestreamed to over 50,000 participants around the world. U.N. Women, political leaders, feminist movement leaders, corporate
Advancing global food security with Jocelyn Brown Hall
Jocelyn Brown Hall—Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Liaison Office for North America—joined the ASU Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Cohort for a wide-ranging discussion about advancing sustainable, resilient
Can market interventions make coral reef fisheries more sustainable?
Program Lead for Coral Reef Conservation, Katie Cramer and Research Professor at the School of Sustainability, Jack Kittinger published an article exploring how market-based initiatives can increase the sustainability of
Food and agriculture industry insights
During a Wednesday panel of our D.C. immersive, we had the privilege of hearing from food industry executives, all of whom have significant experience in government. Interestingly, none of them
Changing the landscape of casual dining with Wellfound Foods
This blog is part of a series from the July 2021 Washington D.C. Immersive program of the Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Graduate Certificate Program. Students met with federal food
A response to the Working Group 1 contribution to the IPCC 6th Assessment Report
The first working group’s contribution to the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “The Physical Science Basis” released on August 9, comes at a moment
Transforming the food system with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
This blog is part of a series from the July 2021 Washington D.C. Immersive program of the Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Graduate Certificate Program. Students met with federal food
New study: Proportion of world population exposed to floods grows tenfold in 15 years
Flooding affects more people than any other environmental disaster in the world. Between 2000 and 2019 alone, an estimated $651 billion in flood damages occurred globally. As climate change projections
Farm to school support in the federal COVID-19 response
When schools closed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many students across the country lost the reliable meal sources that they would typically receive at school or through other
Meet affiliated faculty Jennifer Keahey
The Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette
WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2020 awardee Cloud to Street featured on the cover of Nature magazine
Congratulations to WE Empower 2020 awardees Bessie Schwarz and Beth Tellman on their life saving work! Cloud to Street co-founders Tellman and Schwarz recently released the ‘largest observed dataset of