ASU professor receives prestigious award for mentoring, interdisciplinary research
Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Arizona State University professor and researcher, has been awarded the 2021 D.C. White Award by the American Society for Microbiology. The American Society for Microbiology is one of
SOLS New Faculty Showcase, Danica Schaffer-Smith and Qiyun Zhu
The ASU School of Life Sciences will be hosting their Fall 2020 New Faculty Showcase on Friday, September 25, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. MT (5:00-6:00 p.m. EST). ASU
New climate video series centers on diverse youth voices
Countless people around the world, recognizing the urgency of this moment, are taking climate action in a way that draws from their personal experiences and passions. A new PBS video series in collaboration with ASU’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and George Washington University’s Planet Forward is telling the stories of some of these courageous, innovative and captivating people.
ASU’s Sustainability Opportunity certificate program coming online January 2021
As the world rounds the final corner of an incredibly disruptive year for business operations and society at-large, it’s time to look ahead and envision how life will be in
Writers from around the world envision the future, earn spot in new magazine
In April, Arizona State University’s Narrative Storytelling Initiative invited people worldwide to write a short story on what they think the future holds, based on our current world. No science fiction, no fantasy, but an imagined future reality. The results are in, and they’re illuminating. Enjoy the top five in a new magazine: Envisioning the Future, Volume 1.
Arizona adds 80,000 new jobs as economy slowly bounces back
Nearly 80,000 jobs have been added in Arizona in the past month after the coronavirus pandemic upended the economy.
Read latest issue of Metaleptea
The latest issue of Metaleptea (Vol. 40, Issue 3), the Newsletter of the Orthopterists’ Society, is published and available to read! It features upcoming events, announcements, regional reports, and recent
Microplastic contaminants in American Samoa’s seafood and coastal environments
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Associate Center Director of Biodiversity Valuation and Assessments Beth Polidoro will be delivering a webinar Thursday, September 24, 2020, 9:00-10:00 a.m. MT (12:00-1:00 p.m. EST)
Chabana Farms: mitigating wildlife conflict through ensuring food security
Food security and conflict with wildlife are salient issues in Sub-Saharan Africa but Mavis Nduchwa takes community care and conservation to the next level in Botswana. As the owner of
West Coast Fires: Will they finally push us to act?
In our latest piece on Medium, co-authors Peter Schlosser and Steven Beschloss examine the wildfire outbreak across the western US and if this is finally the climate-oriented moment that will
Uniting Business LIVE, biodiversity and ocean conservation talks
On Monday, September 21, 2020, 5:00-6:30 p.m. MST (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET), ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber will lead a group of panelists in a talk titled
Growth in plastic waste could exceed mitigation efforts
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber and Associate Center Director of Biodiversity Valuation and Assessments Beth Polidoro published a Science article titled “Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution.”