Ray Jensen is ASU’s Associate Vice President for Integrated Business Relationships and an advocate for disability services, equity and inclusion. In this essay, Jensen advocates for a new, collaborative model to address disability issues, with the goal of improving global sustainability through inclusion.

Walton Initiatives further Albania’s transition to sustainable education

Assisting Albania’s transition to sustainable national education, Walton Initiatives’ Global Sustainability Solutions Services will harness ASU’s extensive resources to complete a cost-benefit analysis of energy efficiency in the country’s public schools.

Morrison Institute launches new center for water policy

With a mission of reaching consensus for wise water policy and lasting solutions in Arizona, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy was launched on Nov. 14.

Sustainability scientists aid national effort to improve water quality

With the goal of eliminating water contaminants that present challenges to communities worldwide, engineers Kiril Hristovski and Paul Westerhoff will work as part of a new, EPA-funded center where they will develop and test sustainable, purifying technologies.

Students build sustainable communities through fellowship program

In its new phase within the ASU Wrigley Institute, the Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family continues its tradition of advancing inexpensive, safe and sustainable housing through a new student fellowship program.

New biodiversity center supports call for inclusion in conservation

Six scientists from ASU’s new Center for Biodiversity Outcomes joined 240 leading conservationists in signing a letter, recently published in the journal Nature, calling for an ethic of inclusiveness that recognizes the merits of several approaches to conservation.

ASU water experts cited in Wall Street Journal article on drought

A Wall Street Journal article on a recent Phoenix-Tucson water agreement highlights the growing trend among drought-ridden regions of sharing natural resources, and includes insights from sustainability scientists Dave White and David Sampson.

Grant funds pursuit of efficient, cost-effective carbon capture

Supported by a multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a team of ASU researchers will develop carbon capture technology using an innovative electrochemical technique to separate carbon dioxide from other power plant emissions.

Wrigley Lecture Series welcomes renowned thinker and food activist

Through a collaboration between the ASU Wrigley Institute and Institute for Humanities Research, the Wrigley Lecture Series welcomed physicist, activist and author Vandana Shiva, who spoke about sustainable food challenges in the 21st century.

ASU receives gold-level bicycle friendly university ranking

In recognition of its efforts to support sustainable transportation and cycling culture on campus, ASU earned a gold-level ranking from the League of American Cyclists as a first-time applicant to its Bicycle Friendly University program.

ASU’s sustainability plan serves as model for Harvard

The director of Harvard’s Office of Sustainability recently shared that ASU’s holistic approach to sustainability, which encourages faculty involvement in sustainability research and teaching, served as a direct model for Harvard’s new five-year plan.

Scientist studies environmental pros and cons of biofuels

Research produced by sustainability scientist Amy Landis demonstrates that while biofuels agriculture could become a significant contributor to soil remediation, the fertilizers required could cause water degradation and environmental harm.