klaus Lackner in his lab

Researchers pinpoint how sorbent materials catch and release carbon

New research by sustainability scientist Klaus Lackner and his colleagues explains how sorbent materials catch and release carbon, a key component to direct air capture systems that remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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With the help of ASU, city of Phoenix developing solutions to cool down

Sustainability scientist David Hondula was interviewed by the Washington Post. The article details the intersection between heat and health, and explains why low-income communities are hit particularly hard by extreme heat.

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Lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whales, on the brink of extinction

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, an ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes partner, reported that almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic

SCN Weekly Emailer – Info of Interest 7/9/2020

View the latest newsletter from the Sustainable Cities Network: SCN INFO OF INTEREST: 7/9/2020 (PDF)

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Wednesdays from Washington: Steering the Future with Captains of Industry

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Annalise VanVranken. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Annalise is a Strategy and Partnerships project manager

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Opportunities in Controlled Environment Agriculture

  By Ariel Kagan and Jenna Riemenschneider   Achieving food security and sustainable agriculture remains one of the grand challenges of the 21st century. Since we published this report in 2018

HUE grantees talk heat on Vitalyst Spark podcast

As temperatures rise this summer in Arizona, three heat experts — including two Healthy Urban Environments grantees — talked heat in the latest Vitalyst Health Foundation podcast, Vitalyst Spark. Catch

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More than words: Acknowledging Indigenous land

ASU Library has released a five-sentence acknowledgement about the Indigenous land that the library and university have inhabited for more than a century.

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Li, Salon, Kedron investigate COVID-19 societal impacts

From racial discrimination, to digital privacy, to the future of transport, three SGSUP researchers – including two sustainability scientists – have been awarded COVID-19-related research grants.

Global Futures Laboratory, Foreign Policy bring together global experts to discuss links between COVID-19 and climate

Recording now available. Speakers at the Global Lessons for a More Resilient Future virtual dialogue held June 30th presented a diverse range of perspectives and insights on the urgent challenges we face, as well as key steps to address them.

Global Futures Laboratory, Foreign Policy bring together global experts to discuss links between COVID-19 and climate

On Tuesday, Arizona State University’s Global Futures Laboratory, in partnership with Foreign Policy, convened a panel of leading global thinkers to discuss the surprising but powerful links among the coronavirus, climate change

Video available: Tackling systemic racism in 2020

A panel discussion highlights the history of racism in America, what it looks like today, the role of anti-racism, and what we can do as members of the ASU community to tackle systemic racism.