Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Sustainability Highlights

John Trujillo: Thought Leader Series

In his essay, Reimagining Phoenix by Pitching Waste, John Trujillo explains how the city’s transition from a linear to circular economy centers on a critical shift in the way trash is regarded. Trujillo is the director of Public Works at the City of Phoenix and heads the Reimagine Phoenix initiative.

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City of Phoenix, Walton Initiatives partnership featured in Fortune

A recent article in Fortune magazine, titled “Phoenix’s $13 million plan to turn trash into cash,” highlighted the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network – established by the City of Phoenix’s Reimagine Phoenix initiative and ASU’s Walton Initiatives to create economic value while driving a sustainable circular economy.

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ASU partners with Leuphana University on global sustainability center

ASU and Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany – institutions with a history of successful research partnership – are pioneering a path in international academic cooperation through the new Center for Global Sustainability and Cultural Transformation, founded in part by sustainability scientists.

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Sustainability scientists receive $12M to lead urban resilience network

In response to the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, the National Science Foundation has awarded a transdisciplinary team of ASU scientists and their international sustainability research network $12 million to produce a suite of tools that support resilient, culturally appropriate and safe-to-fail urban infrastructure.

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National water network features ASU sustainability scientists

A newly-established Sustainable Research Network called the Urban Water Innovation Network – supported by a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation – seeks to address challenges that threaten urban water systems around the world and features an ASU team led by sustainability scientist Matei Georgescu.

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Distinguished sustainability scientist awarded for conservation efforts

For his lasting contribution to conservation through decades of research on the behavioral ecology of mammals, the effects of habitat fragmentation and the ecosystem services provided by small mammals, ASU professor Andrew Smith was presented the Aldo Leopold Award by the American Society of Mammalogists.

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Sustainability professor discusses climate pact on Arizona Horizon

School of Sustainability professor Sonja Klinsky recently returned from a United Nations meeting in Bonn, Germany, where she helped fine-tune a draft of a global climate pact. Klinsky discusses what occurred at that meeting and the goals of the pact in this interview on Arizona Horizon.

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7 principles for building resilience, illustrated

A video titled “How to apply resilience thinking” featured in a recent Stockholm Resilience Center newsletter illustrates the seven principles of resilience-building as outlined in a Cambridge publication authored in part by Micheal Schoon – a sustainability scientist and assistant professor in the School of Sustainability.

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ASU shows sustainability solidarity through Green Sports Alliance

The Pac-12 Conference has announced its membership in the Green Sports Alliance, further enhancing the commitment of ASU’s athletics programs to measure their environmental performance, develop strategies and goals to reduce their footprint, monitor progress and engage fans and community in the process.

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ASU researchers aid in understanding how bees vaccinate their young

An international team featuring researchers from ASU’s School of Life Sciences has determined how bees immunize their offspring against specific diseases – a discovery that could play an important role in helping to combat colony collapse disorder and improve global food security.

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