SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5 PM Wednesday. This digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html under the Options where it says Join or Leave GIOSASU. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.
NEW ITEMS
Institute Events
2. Wrigley Lecture Series: Saving Nature in a Human-Dominated World
3. School of Sustainability Open House and Student Project Showcase
5. Film Screening: The Garden Movie
Other Events - On Campus
8. iMonsoon: An Introduction to Experiential Climate Modeling
10. CSPO Symposium: Figuring Out Innovation in International Development
11. Creation Stories in Creation: A Comparative Discussion of Creation Narratives and Human Cultures
15. Chemical Engineering Seminar: Engineering Science into Low-Energy-Intensive Gas Separations
Other Events - Off Campus
16. Colorado River Shortage Preparedness Workshop
17. Solar Soft Cost Reductions in PV and CSP: Mapping the Opportunities
News and Announcements
18. ASU's sustainability headquarters goes zero waste
19. NRDC: sustainability saving Chinese textile mills money
20. New finding: trees grow on money
21. ASU team unlocks clues in unidentified human remains
22. Boeing aims to quit fossil fuel habit with tobacco-based jet fuel
23. ASU audiology students mend hearing, change lives in Malawi
24. What if companies and their buildings actually enhanced ecosystems?
25. Study finds new link between environment, urban diets
26. Red Rock Biofuels readies 'fuel from forests' for takeoff
27. Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
Institute Jobs
Other Jobs
29. Outreach Coordinator, Food Policy (Arizona) Campaigns
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EVENTS
Software Carpentry Workshop
(Saturday-Sunday, April 18-19, 2015) Software Carpentry's mission is to help scientists and engineers get more research done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic lab skills for scientific computing. The course is primarily aimed at graduate students, post docs, faculty and other researchers at Arizona State University, although the workshop is open to anyone interested in these topics. It will be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
PhD Defense: Andrew Berardy
(Monday, April 20, 2015) Andrew Berardy will defend his PhD dissertation Finding the Future of Food: Sustainable Consumption Lessons for and from Veganism. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. At 2:00 p.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Farmers Market@ASU
(Tuesday, April 21, 2015) The mission of the Farmers Market at ASU Tempe is to promote sustainability, healthy eating and green living practices among our students, faculty and staff by providing educational opportunities and convenient access to a variety of locally grown and produced foods through a learning-living partnership with Arizona farmers and artisans. From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the Student Services lawn. More information.
Adventures in Food Waste
(Tuesday, April 21, 2015) Christine Costello, University of Missouri will present Adventures in Food Waste at 12:15 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Sponsored by the Food Systems Transformation Initiative, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. More information and RSVp to aberardy@asu.edu.
Sustainability@ASU: “A” Mountain Restoration
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) Celebrate Earth Day 2015 by helping to restore walking and hiking trails on "A" Mountain in Tempe. From 9:00-11:30 a.m. meeting on the east of the Hayden Flour Mill, Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Ave. More information and RSVP.
Wrigley Lecture Series: The Age of Sustainable Development
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) Jeffrey D. Sachs, The Earth Institute, Columbia University will present The Age of Sustainable Development at 5:00 p.m. followed by a reception in Armstrong Hall, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: Bringing Sustainability to Communities: A Real World Example from Audubon International
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) Joanna Nadeau, Audubon International will present Bringing Sustainability to Communities: A Real World Example from Audubon International from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Wrigley Lecture Series: Saving Nature in a Human-Dominated World
(Tuesday, April 28, 2015) Dr. M. Sanjayan, Conservation International will present Saving Nature in a Human-Dominated World at 6:00 p.m. (preceded by reception from 5:00-6:00 p.m.) at the Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington St, Phoenix. More information and RSVP.
School of Sustainability Open House and Student Project Showcase
(Thursday, April 30, 2015) Learn more about opportunities to get involved, and connect to community partners through engagement with School of Sustainability students and faculty as they share their experiences. Events will include a poster session, video presentations, the Conversation to Action Lunch Series, and open class presentations where School of Sustainability students and faculty will present the results of their community-based projects as you enjoy refreshments throughout the day. Join us as Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. For schedule and more information.
Innovations in Sustainable Food Systems: Improving Youth Engagement and Entrepreneurship on the Farm and Beyond
(Monday-Tuesday, May 4-5, 2015) The aging of farmers – in the US and globally – has been identified as one of the major structural and policy challenges facing the future of food security. As the older generation retires, are the Millennials willing and ready to take over the food security challenges? The imminent process of transition offers a window of opportunity to create a transformative vision of agriculture that is strategically geared towards the challenges we face in the future, including climate uncertainties, growing population and urbanization pressures, energy competition and resource scarcities. This workshop will identify emerging priorities and develop actionable plans for developing capacity of youth in agriculture. More information and registration.
Film Screening: The Garden Movie
(Monday, May 4, 2015) The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall, as they speak out, organize, and demand answers. Doors open 6:30 p.m., showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and RSV.
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On Campus
Center for Population Dynamics Colloquium: Natural Hazards and International Livelihood Migrations: Nicaragua and Hurricane Mitch
(Friday, April 17, 2015) Peter Loebach, University of Utah, will share his research on international livelihood migrations from Nicaragua in the years surrounding the rapid-onset Hurricane Mitch event of 1998 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room 209, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: When Will It Break? Prognostics and Health Management at NASA
(Friday, April 17, 2015) Kai Goebel, NASA AIMS Research Center will present When Will It Break? Prognostics and Health Management at NASA at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
iMonsoon: An Introduction to Experiential Climate Modeling
(Friday, April 17, 2015) At this event, we will introduce the artistic, scientific and philosophical motivations for this enquiry and invite audience members to experiment with our prototype project: a responsive media installation called iMonsoon, a human-scale simulation of late-summer monsoon storms over the state of Arizona. A critical assessment of the project will be offered by visiting atmospheric scientists, and visitors will be invited to interact with the responsive media environment as well as participate in a discussion of its potential for transforming our scientific and cultural understanding of the atmosphere. From 3:00-7:00 p.m. at the iStage, 2nd Floor, Matthews Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. NOTE: Street shoes cannot be worn while operating iMonsoon. We suggest you wear easily removable footwear. More information.
ASU Human Rights Film Festival 2015
(Friday-Sunday, April 17-19, 2015) Arizona State University’s Human Rights Film Festival seeks to explore human rights issues though film, as well as to honor filmmakers who share a vision of a more just world through awareness and action. During its five-year history, the HRFF has highlighted a diversity of human rights themes, both domestic and international, from torture and war, to immigrant rights, to gender and racial discrimination, to rights of access to basic services, to indigenous rights and the right to a healthy and sustainable ecology. Films are free and open to the public, in Armstrong Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
CSPO Symposium: Wicked, Uncomfortable, Clumsy and Messy: Concepts for Understanding Innovation and Development
(Monday, April 20, 2015) Marco Verweij, Jacobs University will present Wicked, Uncomfortable, Clumsy and Messy: Concepts for Understanding Innovation and Development from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
CSPO Symposium: Figuring Out Innovation in International Development
(Tuesday, April 21, 2015) Amit Mistry, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will present Figuring Out Innovation in International Development from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Creation Stories in Creation: A Comparative Discussion of Creation Narratives and Human Cultures
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) Creation Stories in Creation will address the cultural and material effects of both Western and Native American creation narratives. Panelists will consider how those stories “travel” from sacred texts, oral traditions, or social assumptions into the lived experience, world views, and creativity of those who adhere to them. After brief presentations, panelists will engage in discussion with audience members around the contribution of creation stories to the meaning of human lives and activities and the structure of human cultures. From 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 109, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
CSPO Brown Bag: Building the Electricity System of the Future: Energy Communities Shaping Regional Transmission Organizations
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) Elizabeth Wilson, University of Minnesota will present Building the Electricity System of the Future: Energy Communities Shaping Regional Transmission Organizations from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Co-sponsored by LightWorks. More information.
Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Untangling Host Nutrition, Coinfection, and Disease Risk using Grasses as a Model System
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) Elizabeth Borer, University of Minnesota will present Untangling Host Nutrition, Coinfection, and Disease Risk using Grasses as a Model System from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in E232, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Conversation: A New Library for the New American University
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) Who needs libraries? Who doesn’t need libraries? Join University Librarian Jim O’Donnell as he shares his thoughts on the future of ASU’s libraries and their impact on humanists. A panel of scholars will respond to his remarks, which will include: Manfred D. Laubichler, President’s Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology; Devoney Looser, Professor of English; and Jacque Hettel, Assistant Director of the IHR Nexus Lab. This event is supported by the Institute for Humanities Research and ASU Libraries. From 12:00-1:30 p.m. in Room 109, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. RSVP.
Local Resources Bicycle Class
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) A brief yet informative look at local bike groups, events, and culture. Whether you are looking for student organizations, where to look up bike events in Tempe, or just want to know where you can get you bike fixed, this course is for you! From 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Hassayampa Conference Room, Hassayampa Academic Village, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP by April 20.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Wide-Angle Nonimaging Concentrators Principles and Applications
(Friday, April 24, 2015) Roland Winston, University of California-Merced will present Wide-Angle Nonimaging Concentrators Principles and Applications at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Chemical Engineering Seminar: Engineering Science into Low-Energy-Intensive Gas Separations
(Monday, April 27, 2015) W. J. Koros, Georgia Institute of Technology will present Engineering Science into Low-Energy-Intensive Gas Separations at 10:30 a.m. in the Auditorium (105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
2015 MA AEP Poster Symposium
(Tuesday, April 28, 2015) Join us to celebrate our 2015 MA Applied Ethics and the Professions, Biomedical and Health Ethics graduates. They will present posters of their applied projects in Biomedical and Health Ethics. Poster viewing at 5:30 and speaker panel at 6:00 p.m. At the University Club, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP to Andrea.Cottrell@asu.edu.
Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics
(Thursday, April 30, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 27th.
First Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators
(Friday, May 8, 2015) The inaugural keynote address will be given by Professor Daniel Etsy, Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy at Yale Law School. This extraordinary conference will feature panels and presentations from more than 60 law professors from throughout the United States and Canada, describing their latest research in a wide variety of sustainability-related fields. The conference schedule and registration information may be found at https://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/scale2015/agenda/.
World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
(Saturday, June 6, 2015) World Wide Views on Climate and Energy is a global citizen consultation, providing unique information about how far citizens around the world are willing to go, in order to deal with climate change and to bring forward an energy transition. Arizona State University (ASU) will be the location for one of four citizen forums being conducted in the United States. About 100 citizens, selected to reflect the demographic diversity in their countries or regions will attend daylong meetings, starting at dawn in the Pacific, and continuing until dusk in the Americas. Citizens will express their views on an identical set of questions, designed to reflect policy controversies at the global negotiations and political discussions about climate and energy in general. The results will be made available online and presented locally and globally to inform policymakers and negotiations leading up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 21) taking place in Paris in December of 2015. Project partners for Arizona are the ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes and the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative. More information and how to participate.
Democracy Conference 2015: By the People
(Thursday-Saturday, December 3-5, 2015) Arizona State University will be hosting a conference on participatory democracy, civic engagement and citizenship education. The event will be designed to share research findings, engage in provocative and meaningful discussions, learn from accomplishments and failures, and be inspired by innovative approaches, strategies, policies, tools and practices. The conference will bring together academics, students, practitioners, researchers, appointed and elected public officials, teachers, administrators, members of community organizations, and all those interested in participatory democracy, public engagement and citizenship education. The conference will combine academic presentations with practical workshops, We are interested in attracting theoretical and empirical contributions that are related to the three conference themes. Submission of abstracts is April 15, 2015. More information.
Off Campus
ASU Explores Outdoors
(Saturday, April 18, 2015) Springtime in Arizona is a great time to be outdoors — while the weather is still mild, the desert flowers in bloom and the wildlife out in full. Join Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences for its 10th annual ASU Explores Outdoors (formerly SOLS Takes a Hike)! Enjoy a beautiful morning nature walk and get an up close experience with Arizona’s diverse flora and fauna from our wildlife and life sciences experts. From 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd, Gilbert. More information.
AzSEC - Arizona Student Energy Conference
(Monday-Tuesday, April 20-21, 2015) Graduate students and post-docs from Arizona's top universities will come together with the state's leading renewable energy experts and researchers for the Arizona Student Energy Conference (AzSEC), an annual two-day symposium focusing on developments and exploration in the fields of renewable energy science, technology, and policy. Registration deadline and poster abstract submission has been extended to April 10, 2015. More information.
WRRC Brown Bag Seminar: Shift Happens
(Tuesday, April 21, 2015) Tice Supplee, Audubon Arizona will present Shift Happens from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in the Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, 350 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson. More information.
Colorado River Shortage Preparedness Workshop
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) The Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Central Arizona Project (CAP) are hosting a workshop from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Verde Conference room at 3550 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. The agenda includes Colorado River conditions and forecasting, shortage declaration process, when and for whom shortages begin, and CAP customer impacts. The meeting is open to the public with a focus on CAP water users, including central and southern Arizona cities, industrial users, irrigation districts, and the federal government together with tribal subcontractors. If you cannot attend in person and wish to attend the workshop via webcast, please contact Michelle Moreno at mamoreno@azwater.gov.
Solar Soft Cost Reductions in PV and CSP: Mapping the Opportunities
(Saturday, April 25, 2015) The workshop will report current trends and efforts in solar energy, artificial intellengence, and robotics and explore a wide range of opportunities for leveraging advanced information technology in the solar energy sector, such as through human-robot teamwork in the construction process. From 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott-Tempe, 601 S. Ash Ave, Tempe. RSVP to Miles Bandage at Miles.Bandage@asu.edu. More information.
Instream Flow Council Flow 2015: Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty
(Tuesday-Thursday, April 28-30, 2015) The Instream Flow Council is committed to promoting proven expertise; improving public understanding of linkages between science, law, and social values; and supporting the use of appropriate tools to protect, maintain, and restore, aquatic resources. They will be holding the third international workshop on instream flows in Portland, OR. More information.
12th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference
(Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2015) Join us at Nutrition & Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications, sharing nutrient-rich and tantalizing meals with like-minded learners at a beautiful desert destination and gathering insights on nutrition, prevention and healthful living from internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, authors and chefs. To be held at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix. More information.
Arizona Forward’s Stewardship Summit: Building Healthy Communities for Healthier Lives
(Friday, May 1, 2015) A half-day forum that will focus on the built environment and its connection to health and wellness. Arizona currently ranks 20th in the nation when it comes to citizens being physically, emotionally and mentally healthy. Simply put, poor community design poses a health threat. From 8:00-1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix, 340 N. 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004. More information and registration.
Advanced Smartscape Irrigation Course
(Thursdays, May 7, 14, and 21, 2015) The Advanced Smartscape Irrigation course builds upon the basic Smartscape course by offering in-depth technical training for landscape professionals on the design, installation, maintenance, and management of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems in the Sonoran Desert. The course stresses irrigation efficiency and wise water use in turf and other landscapes. It is encouraged that registrants have a basic working knowledge of drip and/or sprinkler irrigation systems prior to taking this class. More information on the course. Registration can be completed online at the program website, www.smartscape.org. Contact Kaitlin Poe-Orsburn, Smartscape Program Coordinator, with any questions or concerns at smartscape@cals.arizona.edu or (602) 827-8206.
US Department of Energy: Better Building Summit 2015
(Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29, 2015) The Better Buildings Summit is a national meeting where leading organizations across key sectors showcase solutions to cut energy intensity in their buildings portfolio-wide by 20% over the next ten years. This Summit is designed for partners and stakeholders to exchange best practices and highlight demonstrated market solutions with an equal emphasis on discussing future opportunities for greater energy efficiency in America’s homes and buildings. To be held in Washington, D.C. More information.
WRRC Annual Conference 2015: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices
(Tuesday-Wednesday, June 9-10, 2015) Please join us for the WRRC 2015 Annual Conference, "Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices" to be held at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, Arizona. The WRRC, in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, is hosting the conference to increase awareness of water sustainability efforts on tribal lands, and to provide new perspectives in the discussion of water management options to meet growing supply gaps in Arizona. More information.
Advanced Water Education Workshop: Extreme Weather Events
(Tuesday-Wednesday, July 7-8, 2015) A workshop by Arizona State University’s Decision Center for a Desert City and Arizona Project WET at the University of Arizona for middle and high school teachers and water educators. Find out how city planners, scientists, engineers, and water managers plan for and collect data about extreme weather events. From 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily at the Decision Center for a Desert City, Brickyard Orchid House, 21 E. 6th St, Ste 126B, Tempe. More information and registration.
8th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Thursday-Friday, August 20-21, 2015) Ryerson, Tsinghua and Oxford universities are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Conference for the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (#AIE2015) will be held for the first time in Toronto, Canada. The AIE Conference was first held in 2008 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, consistently ranked as one of China's top institutions for higher learning, and has previously been hosted at the prestigious Oxford University in London, England. A truly international conference, the AIE has attracted more than 1,500 participants from more than 27 countries over the years. This year, conference participants will have the unique opportunity to experience Canada as an innovation nation. The AIE Conference provides a broad platform to convene scholars from around the world to present research and to stimulate discussions on critical research issues and new developments in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are currently welcoming proposals from current and emerging scholars, policymakers and industry partners, please see the Call for Papers. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2015. For more information, please visit the conference website or contact Diana Cucuz at cucuzd@ryerson.ca.
Conference on Complex Systems 2015
(Monday-Friday, September 28-October 2, 2015) The annual European Conferences on Complex Systems (ECCS) have become a major venue for the Complex Systems Community since they were started in 2003. For the first time, this year, the conference will be held in North America to foster and multiply contacts between the European, North American and Asian communities working in this domain. CCS’15 will be a major international conference and event in the area of complex systems and interdisciplinary science in general. To be held at the Hilton Doubletree Fiesta Inn, Tempe. More information.
Chacmool 2015: Shallow Pasts, Endless Horizons: Sustainability & Archaeology
(Saturday-Monday, November 14-16, 2015) The Chacmool Archaeological Association and the Department of Anthropology present the 2015 Chacmool Conference being held at the University of Calgary. We encourage you to explore sustainability with us at the 48th Annual Chacmool Conference. The deadline to submit abstracts is May 1st, 2015. Abstracts can be submitted on our website here or to our Registration Coordinator at 2015chacmool@gmail.com. More information.
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ASU’s sustainability headquarters goes zero waste
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability is now equipped with a system capable of achieving zero waste, defined as 90 percent diversion from landfills. The system offers the option of recycling, composting, TerraCycling, plastic film and bag recycling, and landfilling “waste” – a term now nullified as all materials diverted from the landfill are valuable resources. Read more.
NRDC: sustainability saving Chinese textile mills money (from GreenBiz.com)
n its fast-track path to global leadership in manufacturing, China had not until recently factored in environmental costs, and Mother Nature finally has come to collect. Read more.
New finding: trees grow on money
By the time we reach adulthood, most Americans have come to understand that money doesn’t grow on trees. But a new study published in PLOS ONE this month shows that trees do – figuratively speaking – grow on money. Read more.
ASU team unlocks clues in unidentified human remains
Like something out of “CSI” or “Bones,” researchers at Arizona State University are working to solve the mysteries of unidentified human remains – and just as on those TV shows, science plays a key role. Read more.
Boeing aims to quit fossil fuel habit with tobacco-based jet fuel (from GreenBiz.com)
The scientific consensus around smoking being bad for your health is famously as solid as that which demonstrates how human activity is contributing to climate change. Now Boeing and partner South African Airways (SAA) may have found a way to tackle both problems by producing renewable jet fuel from a special type of tobacco plant. Read more.
ASU audiology students mend hearing, change lives in Malawi
When Arizona State University audiology professor Ingrid McBride first met 7-year-old Emma on a trip to Malawi, the little girl was unable to say her name. Read more.
What if companies and their buildings actually enhanced ecosystems? (from GreenBiz.com)
What if building codes actually required new projects to enhance a certain number of ecosystem services — such as sequestering carbon, building topsoil, enhancing pollination, increasing biodiversity or purifying water and air? Read more.
Study finds new link between environment, urban diets
What we eat has a big influence on our environment, in ways beyond the typical carbon footprint questions of local vs. imported or animal vs. vegetable. Read more.
Red Rock Biofuels readies 'fuel from forests' for takeoff (from GreenBiz.com)
Famously, Red Rock cider was not red and had no rocks in it. It seems the same is true of Red Rock sustainable jet fuel: It contains woody biomass instead. Read more.
New Certificate in Food System Sustainability
Food systems are particularly important for human societies to sustain, as well as particularly vulnerable to multiple threats related to the interconnected sustainability challenges we face. Reflecting the breadth of food system issues researched and taught at ASU, the School of Sustainability now offers a 15-credit interdisciplinary Certificate in Food System Sustainability – a comprehensive, sustainability-oriented introduction to food systems for undergraduate students. Read more.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
March 2015 drought summary is online.
March Southwest Climate Outlook
The March 2015 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: March 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast
Tune into the Southwest climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Instructional Designer
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 12611BR
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Center for Biodiversity Outcomes)
To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)
To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.
Research Advancement Administrator Sr.
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 12524BR
Student, Sustainability Cities Network Student Aide
To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 12438BR.
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Zero Waste Resource Development Summer Fellowship, Post-Landfill Action Network
Application deadline April 22, 2015. More information.
Geological Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Application deadline April 24, 2015. More information.
Associate/Full Professor, Natural Resources Management, University of California-Merced
Application deadline April 15, 2015. More information.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Carbon Dynamics of Amazon Peatlands, Arizona State University
Application deadline April 30, 2015. More information.
Solar Ambassador Fellowship, RE-Volv
Application deadline May 1, 2015. More information.
Assistant Professor, Food Systems and Value-added Agricultural Networks, University of California-Davis
Application deadline May 1, 2015. More information.
Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University
Application deadline May 15, 2015. More information.
Land Conservation Technician, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position, George Mason University
Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.
CYGNSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Faculty Position, University of Michigan
Application deadline May 30, 2015. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University
Application deadline June 1, 2015. More information.
Outreach Coordinator, Food Policy (Arizona) Campaigns
Sustainability Metrics & Program Manager, Yale University
Director of Sustainability, Messiah College
Energy and Utility Manager, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Part-time Executive Assistant, Arizona Public Health Association
Director, Office of Sustainability, Indiana University
Coordinator of Sustainability Education, Central College, Pella, Iowa
Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Urban Social-Ecological Systems, The New School
Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona
Assistant Professor, Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University
Conservation Research Scientist, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Research Professor-Open Rank, Ecosystem Services, Idaho State University
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SES Modeling, Idaho State University
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Research, Idaho State University
Ph.D. Positions in Surface-Groundwater Interactions, Environmental Transport in Human Impacted Landscapes, Indiana University
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