KE hosts Return to Campus conversation
A recording and slides of this May 18 presentation by Tamara Deuser are available to KE employees at asu.edu/keep. Resources for the broader research community will be made available soon.
ASU publishes COVID-19 data website
ASU researchers have published user-friendly graphs and visualizations of the spread of the virus, as well as a model projecting healthcare demand in Arizona.
Byck documentary series Carbon Cowboys hits the web
In his series, Byck details the farming technique known as regenerative grazing, which involves quickly rotating cattle from pasture to pasture, before they can damage the land.
How will Americans commute after this?
Deborah Salon’s early results were shared, along with several other studies, in a May article published by CityLab entitled How Will Americans Commute After Lockdowns End?
Fini named American Society of Civil Engineers fellow
Sustainability scientist Elham H. (Ellie) Fini, co-founder of Bio-Adhesive Alliance Inc. and associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Karwat, Vanos talk air quality on KJZZ
Sustainability scientists Darshan Karwat and Jenni Vanos hope to place dozens of air quality monitors around Phoenix while the air is cleaner than usual and track pollution changes as stay-at-home policies change.
Wutich recognized for outstanding mentorship
Senior Sustainability Scientist Amber Wutich has received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the Faculty Women’s Association. Wutich was nominated for the award by her students and colleagues.
Lunchtime circular economy book reading
At noon today, May 20, author Johanna Stoberock and a panel of experts will consider how a circular economy could prevent Stoberock’s unsettling allegory from becoming reality. Join via Zoom.
Street smarts required in heat mitigation
Anyone that’s ever been out walking on a hot summer day has probably experienced an uncomfortable phenomenon: sometimes, the heat radiated from the pavement below is just as hot as
Curating online education in Ukraine
Marina Melnik, a 2019 WE Empower finalist, is the founder of SkillsUp. Her company provides training, development, and consulting in the information technology field. SkillsUp is making strides to care
Meet Master of Sustainability Leadership alumnus David Ginn
One of the many changes David Ginn experienced as he moved from rural Pennsylvania to metropolitan Phoenix was the increase in his concern for the growing climate crisis. Motivated to
Societal planetary boundaries: When global society endangers the future of our planet
In the latest thought leader piece from the Global Futures Laboratory, “Societal Planetary Boundaries: When Global Society Endangers the Future of Our Planet,” Sander van der Leeuw, Manfred Laubichler and