Alexander Müller

Meet senior fellow Alexander Müller

In this series, we’re sitting down with the Swette Center senior fellows to catch up on food systems, innovation, and what makes a good meal.  Read on for an interview

Arizona farm field with rows of various vegetables

Local hospitals can strengthen our local food system

In the mid-20th century, Arizona was one of the most productive agricultural states. Warm temperatures contributed to plentiful harvests of crops such as cotton, alfalfa, and citrus. Arizona’s central cities

GDC founding director appointed to NASEM Committee to advise USGCRP

In July 2021, Osvaldo Sala, founding director of the Global Drylands Center and Julie A. Wrigley Chair, Regents and Foundation Professor, was nominated by the National Academies of Science, Engineering,

Flloded house with downed trees

ASU receives $6.36M grant to launch Pacific Island Research Center

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a five-year, $6.36 million research grant that will launch the Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (Pacific RISA) program as a research

ASU Engineering students working on converting trailer into a sustainability friendly and sustainable space

HUE partnership with City of Tempe for mobile cooling trailer looks forward to future

HUE and the City of Tempe unveiled a new project that will not only serve as a place of shelter from the brutal summer heat in the Valley of the Sun, but

Arizona leaders launch new partnership aimed at boosting US semiconductor industry

The new program is called the National Semiconductor Economic Roadmap (NSER) and it is focused on improving American infrastructure and supply chains for the chipmaking space. Arizona State University is

ASU sports arena reaches construction milestone, on track for late 2022 opening

ASU’s hockey team is getting ready to move as progress continues on the construction of the $115 million multipart arena.

View inside of a greenhouse with plants

Spaces of opportunity leading the way for sustainable urban agriculture in Phoenix

Located in South Phoenix at the northeast corner of Vineyard Road and 15th avenue is the Spaces of Opportunity Garden. The garden is a collaboration between four different nonprofit groups with

Plastic pollution washed up on an ocean beach

Estimating the cost of plastic pollution interventions

Plastic pollution in the oceans is one of the biggest issues we face as a planet. To identify potential solutions, members of the Conservation Innovation Lab, including PhD student Erin Murphy and CBO

AZ League of Cities & Towns 2021 Conference

On September 2, 2021, Sustainable Cities Network Director Anne Reichman and several Arizona city panelists participated in the AZ League of Cities & Towns Conference session “Resilient Cities & Towns:

KORE Power, Zero Electric Vehicles enter battery development pact

KORE Power signed a battery development agreement with Zero Electric Vehicles. The two companies will work together to design and manufacture vehicle electrification solutions, specifically in thermal management, safety and pack configurability.

SkySong buildingd

Cigna Medical Group opens new health care center at SkySong in Scottsdale

Cigna Medical Group has opened the doors of a new health care center at SkySong in Scottsdale, allowing patients to access multiple services in one place.