Tech company plans to develop lab at ASU Polytechnic in Mesa
Mechnano, a nanotechnology company located in the Polytechnic Innovation Zone, announced plans to develop a lab at the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus in Mesa.
ASU will lead effort to upskill, resell workforce through $8M grant
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Arizona State University an $8 million grant to lead an innovative workforce development partnership to help train workers for high-paying, high-demand jobs in
Laser Marking Technologies opens facility in Arizona
Laser Marking Technologies opened a new facility in Chandler, AZ to support, service, and develop customer relationships in the southwestern U.S..
Cigna Medical Group joins SkySong community
SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center announced the Cigna Medical Group (CMG) is opening a new, innovative health care center in SkySong 4, located in Scottsdale.
April 8-9: ASU Diversity and Inclusion Conference
ASU Staff Council sponsors the 1st Annual Conference on Diversity and Inclusion at the university to provide a venue for exchange of innovative ideas and facilitate action.
May 13: Positionality, reflexivity and bias in research
This workshop is appropriate as an introduction for scholars interested in developing ethically grounded reflexive approaches to research methods.
New study predicts urban development and greenhouse gases will fuel urban floods
Sustainability scientist Matei Georgescu, associate professor in ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, is lead author of a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Registration open for Nobel Prize summit ‘Our Planet, Our Future’
The program includes remarks from Johan Rockström, Beatie Wolfe, Xiye Bastida, Steven Chu, John Kerry, Anthony Fauci, Ursula Von der Leyen, the Dalai Lama, and many other distinguished presenters. April 26-28, 2021. Free virtual event.
April 6: Global asymmetries, digital extractivism and the fight for economic justice
The workshop brings together three leading scholars to discuss current changes in the global economy, including the impact of mobile money, resource extraction, and other transformative factors on economic practices in urban and rural areas of the global south.
When She Leads: The power and potential of women’s entrepreneurship
On March 16th, 2021 the United Nations Global Compact’s Target Gender Equality Live event convened leaders from business, government, civil society and academia to discuss and demonstrate how the private
Gerber quoted in Bioscience: Scientists key to decision-making in critical times
Leaders in the scientific community are calling for better ways to incorporate science into decision-making during periods of crisis and beyond. Gerber’s work on structured decision-making is cited in the article.
Protecting the environment one government purchase at a time
A new report reveals what factors influence whether Australian governments are successful at adopting green purchasing policies, Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, and Angela Fox write. In 2015, Australia’s