Lt Gen Norman Seip: Thought Leader Series

Lt. Gen. (ret) Norman R. Seip is former Commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. He is also a spokesman for the energy security campaign Operation Free, a bi-partisan coalition of veterans from across the United States. In this essay, he discusses renewable energy as a key national security interest.
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ASU honors conservationist with naming of Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability

Julie Ann Wrigley invested in ASU because she believed the university was the right place to make the vision of a transdisciplinary sustainability institute a reality.
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National Academy of Sciences inducts sustainability scientist

ASU professor and sustainability scientist Janet Franklin is elected to the National Academy of Sciences for her distinguished original research, which addresses the impacts of human-caused landscape change on the environment and its inhabitants.
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ASU scientists play key role in White House climate assessment

Senior sustainability scientists Nancy Grimm and Michael Kuby are lead authors of three chapters contained in the third National Climate Assessment, the most comprehensive report on the science and effects of climate change in the U.S.
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ASU aids sustainability certification through new partnership

ASU’s Sustainability Solutions Services has announced a partnership with STAR Communities, a sustainability certification program, that will provide support for local governments interested in benchmarking and tracking their sustainability performance.
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Student Spotlight: Alexis Roeckner

Alexis Roeckner, a senior in the School of Sustainability, plans to pursue a career in sustainability education at the elementary level upon graduating in May 2014.
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Addressing climate change through expanded energy access

Our High-Energy Planet, a report co-authored by two sustainability scientists, asserts that giving the poor access to reliable modern energy offers a promising route to addressing global challenges like climate change.
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Student-designed desert dwelling returns to Phoenix

The Solar Homes Adapting for Desert Equilibrium (SHADE) structure, an ultra-sustainable desert dwelling designed by ASU and University of New Mexico students, returns to Phoenix after receiving accolades at the 2013 Solar Decathlon.
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Guggenheim Fellowship granted to sustainability scientist

Emily Talen, a professor in ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, will use the Guggenheim Fellowship she was recently awarded to write a book about neighborhoods and what they mean for social interactivity in the context of the future sustainable city.
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Report outlines benefits of thinner Arizonan forests

A report released by ASU's Sustainability Solutions Services and The Nature Conservancy indicates that a thinning process could boost the health of Arizona’s forests while making them more resistant to environmental extremes and strengthening rural economies.
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