How will we protect American infrastructure from cyberattacks?
Infrastructure — it’s one of those words we think we understand, but it can be a hard concept to wrap our brains around. We may vaguely imagine electrical grids or
Postdoctoral associate openings at MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Please forward as appropriate two postdoc openings, one in Natural Climate Solutions, and the other in Environment and Sustainability Education. Review of applications will begin immediately, and continue until filled.
Meet affiliated faculty Corrie Whisner
The Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems focuses on innovative ideas and solutions to the many challenges of current food systems. In is series, we’re sitting down with the Swette
New report: The Critical To-Do List for Organic Agriculture
The Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems is pleased to announce the release of our report: The Critical To-Do List of Organic Agriculture: 46 Recommendations for the President. Thirty years
Calling ASU faculty: Project development workshop with Peoria
On June 24, 2021, Project Cities hosts its Faculty Round Tables event, to network with Peoria leaders and discuss class projects for the 2021-2022 academic year. RSVP here! ASU faculty
ASU Sustainability Opportunity: registration now open for fall program
We are excited to share that registration for Arizona State University’s Sustainability Opportunity program is now OPEN! This 6-week, intensive online certificate course combines the power of the consistently top
Do trees provide the best shade for urban environments?
Shade is a term that residents of arid, hot environments learn to appreciate, especially during scalding summer months. But what makes for the best shade? “Cities have started to plant
Clarkdale and Project Cities recognized with ASU EPICS Community Catalyst Award
In other news, it was our pleasure to share this year’s ASU EPICS Community Catalyst Award with our friends at the Town of Clarkdale. Over the years, the Project Cities
ASU engineering experts reframe infrastructure security
Sustainability scientists Mikhail Chester and Brad Allenby and their faculty peers in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering believe broader perspectives need to be part of the current debate
Ariaratnam receives Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award
Sustainability scientist Samuel Ariaratnam was recently named this year’s winner of the American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award. Ariaratnam will deliver the Bechtel
June 15-16: Earth Archive LIDAR Conference
The Earth Archive is an international, interdisciplinary initiative to create an open-access, high-resolution, digital archive of the earth’s surface compiled from LiDAR scans. This can be used for a wide
Donkeys dig deep in the desert, benefiting overall ecosystem
An Arizona State University doctoral candidate has discovered that horses, donkeys and other equine species, which are seen as “invasive,” actually help shape desert ecosystems, fulfilling the same function long-extinct