Dr. Anthony Michaels: Thought Leader Series

Dr. Anthony Michaels is an internationally known environmental scientist who has been a leader in both academia and business. He recently became CEO of Midwestern BioAg. In this essay, he discusses biological agriculture and sustainable food production.
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ASU awarded $20M to assess climate change risks and resilience

Partnership between intelligence community and academia will explore the effects of climate change on water, food, energy and other resources to develop strategies to anticipate and mitigate national security risks.
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Sustainability scientist explains bacteria as fuel to radio audience

Distinguished sustainability scientist Bruce Rittmann discussed the fuel-producing potential of cyanobacteria, simple organisms that are up to 100 times more efficient in their use of sunlight than green algae, on the Australian radio program The Science Show.
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Study links air conditioning 'waste heat' to increased temperatures

A research team featuring three sustainability scientists found that the release of excess heat from air conditioners running overnight resulted in higher outdoor temperatures, thereby worsening the urban heat island effect and increasing cooling demands.
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New equation puts nature's wealth on par with other assets

School of Sustainability associate professor Joshua Abbott and his Yale University colleague have developed an interdisciplinary equation that assigns a dollar value to natural resources. By putting natural resources on par with other forms of wealth, the equation will have widespread implications for policymakers and other stakeholders.
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ASU's algae-based biofuels of interest to US Navy

During a recent visit to the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI), the U.S. Navy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations and Environment expressed interest in partnering with the facility in an effort to tackle energy use and reliability concerns.
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McDonough, Cradle to Cradle design concepts featured in Newsweek

In a June 2014 Newsweek article, board member William McDonough and his colleague Coert Zachariasse discuss the principles that have guided the construction of Park 20|20, a sustainable business complex in Haarlemmermeer, the Netherlands.
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Sustainability scientist receives national recognition for research

In acknowledgement of his achievements in the field of civil engineering, ASU sustainability scientist and professor Enrique Vivoni has been named as one of five 2014 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize recipients by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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ASU helps local schools divert waste, promote sustainability education

The Paradise Valley Unified School District has partnered with Arizona State University, the Mayo Clinic and the City of Phoenix in an effort to build sustainability education into its curriculum while increasing its waste management profile.
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Sustainability resonates with change-driven Scholars

ASU's MasterCard Foundation Scholars see sustainability as an important complement to their chosen fields of study, as well as relevant to fostering meaningful change in their home countries.
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Sustainability alum helps millennials live more mindfully

Andrew Krause, a School of Sustainability alumnus and U.N. Foundation Global Accelerator delegate, has developed a smartphone app that uses social interaction and gamification to promote sustainable action.
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