Conservation Districts: Arizona’s Best Kept Secret!
By Eric Hemphill, Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Certificate student This blog is part of a series from the December Arizona Immersive program of the Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Graduate
Venture Devils Plus mentors, assists businesses entering market
Venture Devils is an education, mentorship and support program for ASU students, faculty, staff and community-based entrepreneurs to help get start-up ventures off the ground.
SolarSPELL brought virtual learning resources to South Sudan
SolarSPELL worked with Empower Kids South Sudan to provide virtual educational learning materials to over 35,000 primary and secondary students learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peter Schlosser discusses climate and opportunity on Horizon
ASU’s Vice President and Vice Provost of Global Futures, Peter Schlosser, was featured on the KAET news and current affairs program Horizon, where he discussed the current threat of climate change and the Biden administration’s prioritization of climate action.
Three AAED members named top 50 economic developers in nation
The Arizona Association for Economic Development has announced three of its members have been named to the 2021 North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect, a service for
ESSA: a new graduate training initiative solving global challenges from the bottom-up
“How do we expand our reach not just to other disciplines but also to non-scientists to make it easier to work with stakeholders and those who make policy decisions?” That
2020 brings record heat and dryness to Arizona
“The heat in 2020 was not helpful in the least, and the global pandemic was not helpful as well,” said associate professor David Hondula, a partner with the Healthy Urban
March 4: Embracing Our Charter: Leading Inclusion at ASU and Beyond
Panelists will share their experience and leadership strategies in their work to confront systemic racism and promote inclusive practices and initiatives. This event is open to all ASU faculty, staff and students.
ACA celebrates tenth anniversary, goal-shattering success
Today, Arizona’s economy is diversified, with more jobs in manufacturing than construction, our startup ecosystem is attracting global attention, and our state is competing at the highest level for new jobs and expansions.
Baking bread during the pandemic? Time to try heritage flour
By Dory Cooper, Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership Certificate student This blog is part of a series from the December Arizona Immersive program of the Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership
COVID-19 dashboards offer incomplete pictures
We are surrounded by charts, graphs, and dashboards that try to summarize and surveil the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States; we haven’t seen this kind of explosion of data visualization since the advent of the Weather Channel. But these dashboards, none of which existed before March, are experiencing some growing pains.
Feb 23: Phosphorus: Past and Future book launch
Phosphorus: Past and Future, available from Oxford University Press, discusses emerging efforts and innovations to develop phosphorus sustainability solutions to protect our food supply and water quality.