Senior Sustainability Scientist Leah Gerber discusses her biodiversity research, its contribution to sustainability and how it correlates with the mission of the recently-established Center for Biodiversity Outcomes.

ASU-Nigeria partnership to generate waste-related solutions

Through a partnership with the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network – an effort between ASU’s Global Sustainability Solutions Services and the City of Phoenix – RISN Nigeria was established to improve sanitation infrastructure in the rapidly growing city of Lagos.

Sustainability scientist contributes to Royal Society resilience report

A recent Royal Society resilience report – informed in part by CAP LTER Director Nancy Grimm – advises that communities take steps to prepare for extreme weather events, which are expected to increase in frequency as the earth warms.

Sustainability Solutions Festival has an activity for every audience

With events ranging from the GreenBiz Forum to film screenings, the week-long Sustainability Solutions Festival – the second hosted by the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives – offers something for everyone.

Scientist presents carbon emissions project at UN climate conference

By coupling extensive “data-mining” with traffic simulation and building-by-building energy consumption modeling, Senior Sustainability Scientist Kevin Gurney created useful carbon emissions maps, which he presented at the United Nations Climate Conference in Peru.

Report shows developing countries lead in clean energy innovation

A recent report, authored in part by ASU Wrigley Institute Director Gary Dirks and Senior Sustainability Scientist Daniel Sarewitz, shows that the most active efforts to develop next-generation, clean energy technologies are in rapidly industrializing countries.

Secretary of Energy tours ASU, witnesses groundbreaking research

During a tour with ASU Wrigley Institute Director Gary Dirks, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz witnessed many of the university’s groundbreaking research endeavors, including the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions and Zero Mass Labs.

Competition invites students to imagine future urban food production

The Arizona Regional Future City Competition, taking place at ASU in January 2015, encourages students to imagine innovative modes of urban food production and provides the winning team with the Walton Sustainable Community Award.

Spring ceremony marks launch of ASU Biomimicry Center

President Michael Crow and Biomimicry 3.8 Co-Founder Janine Benyus will be among the attendees of the March 3 launch of ASU’s Biomimicry Center, which is dedicated to advancing nature-inspired, sustainable solutions to the most complex challenges humanity faces.

ASU recognized for community engagement by Carnegie Foundation

As a testament to its embeddedness in local, regional, national and global communities, ASU has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Collaboration launches Center for Biosocial Complex Systems

To advance understanding of problems that span biological and social systems, ASU and the Santa Fe Institute launch a research and education collaboration co-directed by Distinguished Sustainability Scientists Sander van der Leeuw and Manfred Laubichler.

ASU water researcher receives prestigious leadership fellowship

In recognition of scholarship in the area of shared resources like water, sustainability scientist Enrique Vivoni is one of 20 recipients of a 2015 Leopold Leadership Fellowship that communicates scientific research to a wide audience.

ASU enhanced campuses through sustainable development in 2014

During 2014, ASU Facilities Development and Management strengthened the university’s commitment to sustainability by increasing energy-efficiency, bicycle-friendliness and pedestrian safety on campus while adding close to 300,000 square feet of space.

Sustainability scientist recognized with two academic distinctions

Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Stuart Lindsay is recognized for outstanding research in his field and a prolific spirit of innovation with appointments as both a University Professor and a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors.