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
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Institute Events
1. Free Film Screening: A Place at the Table
Other Events - Off Campus
2. Birds ‘n Beer: Global Birding Adventures in All Seven Continents
3. Living Building Challenge Sonoran Collaborative: Living Future ‘16
5. US Department of Energy Consent-Based Siting Public Meeting
7. Extending the Land Ethic Series: Climate Ethics: Reason in Dark Times
8. Extending the Land Ethic Series: Earth Speaking
9. SRP Free Shade Tree Planting Workshop
10. SRP Free Shade Tree Planting Workshop
11. 2016 AASHE Conference & Expo: Beyond the Campus
News and Announcements
12. UGEC Viewpoints: Cultures of nature: What does it mean to be native in the city?
13. An appetite for change: Local solutions to cut food waste
14. A warm welcome to Kelly Gravuer, recipient of a NatureNet Science Fellowship
15. 5 ways to tap the power of sustainability-minded parents
17. Sustainability Highlights magazine covers a notable 2015
18. How sustainable diets will future-proof the foodservice sector
19. Shielding homeowners from energy loss with highly efficient windowpanes
20. UGEC Viewpoints: The science and practice of urban planning in slums
21. The Urban Clean Energy Prize
22. Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
Institute Jobs
23. Research Advancement Administrator
Other Jobs
25. Fire Management Technician, The Nature Conservancy, Little Rock, AR
26. Hazardous Waste Program Coordinator, Lewis County, Chehalis, WA
27. Local Foods Development Coordinator, Local First Arizona Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
28. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pinnacle Transplant Technologies
29. Communications Associate, Smart Growth America, Washington, D.C.
30. Program Associate, Smart Growth America, Washington, D.C.
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EVENTS
Free Film Screening: A Place at the Table
(Wednesday, July 13, 2016) A Place at the Table shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
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On Campus
Executive Lecture Series: Diversity is the Reality: Inclusion is the True Leadership Challenge
(Tuesday, June 14, 2016) Global organizations understand that a diverse workforce can be the primary source of competitive advantage but leaders often fail to embrace differences. During this presentation, Denis Leclerc will engage participants in a discussion about what diversity is really all about and how inclusion is the real global leadership challenge of the 21st century. From 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Yount Auditorium, Thunderbird School of Global Management, 1 Global Pl, Glendale. More information.
Off Campus
Birds ‘n Beer: Global Birding Adventures in All Seven Continents
(Thursday, June 16, 2016) David Pearson, Arizona State University will present Global Birding Adventures in All Seven Continents from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center, 3131 S. Central Ave, Phoenix. For more information.
Living Building Challenge Sonoran Collaborative: Living Future ‘16
(Tuesday, June 21, 2016) We welcome you on a tour of the beautiful new space of Jones Studio to learn about the sustainable strategies used for this unique, collaborative workplace. We will be doing a recap of the Living Future unConference 2016 with 5-minute presentations by Sonja Bochart, Matthew Salenger, Mick Dalrymple and Alexandra Weinrich. From 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Jones Studio, 205 S. Wilson St, Tempe. More information.
Extending the Land Ethic Series: Remembering “The Whole Leopold”: Finding Common Ground in Conservation
(Tuesday, June 21, 2016) Curt Meine, conservation biologist, environmental historian, and writer will present Remembering “The Whole Leopold”: Finding Common Ground in Conservation at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff. Sponsored by the Arizona State University Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, in cooperation with the Northern Arizona University College of Arts and Letters & Museum of Northern Arizona, funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities.
VERGE Hawaii: Asian Pacific Clean Energy Summit
(Tuesday-Thursday, June 21-23, 2016) The Hawaii State Energy Office has partnered with the GreenBiz Group to launch VERGE Hawaii — Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit. VERGE Hawaii will explore innovative clean energy policies, models, technologies and infrastructure and sets the stage for immediate actions and plans needed to deliver on Hawaii’s ambitious goal of 100% renewably powered energy by 2045. Further, this VERGE event will serve as a platform for Hawaii’s energy leaders and stakeholders to engage, learn and contribute. More information.
US Department of Energy Consent-Based Siting Public Meeting
(Thursday, June 23, 2016) The purpose of the meeting is to hear from the public and interested stakeholders on what matters to you as the Department moves forward with developing a consent-based process for siting facilities needed to manage spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. An informal open house/poster session begins at 4:00 p.m. The formal meeting begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. The Department will remain until 10:00 p.m. for a second open house. At the Phoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes, 2000 W. Westcourt Way, Tempe. More information and registration.
2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science
(Thursday-Saturday, June 23-25, 2016) This 2nd Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science is an interdisciplinary event designed to engage a broad community of researchers - academics, industry experts, open data activists, government agency workers, and think tank analysts – dedicated to advancing social science knowledge through computational methods. This event affords the opportunity to meet and discuss works in which social systems and dynamics are investigated in a quantitative way through large datasets that are either mined from various sources (e.g. social media, communication systems) or created via controlled experiments or computational modeling. Hosted by the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. More information.
Extending the Land Ethic Series: Growing Food in a Hotter Drier Land: Agrarian Ethics in the Face of Climate Change
(Tuesday, June 28, 2016) Gary Paul Nabhan, internationally celebrated nature writer and food and farming activist will present Growing Food in a Hotter Drier Land: Agrarian Ethics in the Face of Climate Change at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff. Sponsored by the Arizona State University Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, in cooperation with the Northern Arizona University College of Arts and Letters & Museum of Northern Arizona, funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities.
Summer Film Series: The History of the Future — Outland
(Thursday, June 30, 2016) Science fiction films are artifacts of their times and places: they often tell us more about the hopes, values, anxieties, and prejudices of their creators than they do about how the future will actually turn out. Join FilmBar, ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination and a panel of scholars, technologists, and big thinkers as we examine the future through classic (and delightfully schlocky) sci-fi films from the past 40 years. At 6:30 p.m. at FilmBar, 815 N 2nd St Phoenix. Tickets $6 and include your first drink. More information.
Extending the Land Ethic Series: Climate Ethics: Reason in Dark Times
(Tuesday, July 5, 2016) Dale Jamieson, Professor, New York University will present Climate Ethics: Reason in Dark Times at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff. Sponsored by the Arizona State University Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, in cooperation with the Northern Arizona University College of Arts and Letters & Museum of Northern Arizona, funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities.
Extending the Land Ethic Series: Earth Speaking
(Tuesday, July 12, 2016) Linda Hogan, internationally recognized author of poetry, fiction, and essays will present Earth Speaking at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff. Sponsored by the Arizona State University Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, in cooperation with the Northern Arizona University College of Arts and Letters & Museum of Northern Arizona, funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities.
SRP Free Shade Tree Planting Workshop
(Saturday, July 16, 2016) SRP customers must register and attend a tree planting workshop to be eligible for the SRP Shade Tree Program. You'll learn more about the eligible trees, and the best methods for planting and caring for the new trees. The workshops will be conducted by the Valley Permaculture Alliance. From 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Tempe History Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.
SRP Free Shade Tree Planting Workshop
(Saturday, August 13, 2016) SRP customers must register and attend a tree planting workshop to be eligible for the SRP Shade Tree Program. You'll learn more about the eligible trees, and the best methods for planting and caring for the new trees. The workshops will be conducted by the Valley Permaculture Alliance. From 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St, Mesa. More information and registration.
KDD2016: 22nd ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining: KDD Workshop on Data Science for Food, Energy, and Water
(Sunday, August 14, 2016) Recognizing the need for orchestrated efforts to address the many interrelated data scientific challenges for the security of Food, Energy and Water, the goal of this workshop will be three-fold: 1. To introduce the emerging area of “data science for food, water and energy (DS-FEW)” to the KDD community; 2. To invite scientists and practitioners in the FEW domains to the KDD community, and interest them in leveraging our technology and expertise; 3. To innovate new technology, leveraging existing KDD technology where appropriate, to address the challenges we face in FEW, by bringing together a multi-disciplinary audience and enticing them to synergize. This workshop is part of the entire conference which occurs from August 13-17. For more information.
2016 AASHE Conference & Expo: Beyond the Campus
(Sunday-Wednesday, October 9-12, 2016) Join us in Baltimore, MD, for the 2016 AASHE Conference & Expo! AASHE's educational program covers the higher education sustainability community's most relevant and timely topics - providing leadership and change agency needed to institutionalize sustainability in higher education. In each session, top thought leaders offer insights that will inspire, motivate, energize and empower campus leaders to advance sustainability in higher education and beyond. For more information and registration (early bird until July 31, 2016).
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UGEC Viewpoints: Cultures of nature: What does it mean to be native in the city?
Conserving biodiversity is a grand challenge of the Anthropocene. As this challenge is often equated with the need to conserve native species, an important question is raised: what does it mean to conserve native species in the city — especially when species are on the move? Read more.
An appetite for change: Local solutions to cut food waste (from GreenBiz.com)
Two out of every five plates goes to waste; 40 percent of the U.S. annual food supply goes uneaten, according the Natural Resource Defense Council. To put a price tag on that, as a nation, we’re throwing out the equivalent of $162 billion each year, or roughly $1,500 a year lost on uneaten food for the average American family. Read more.
A warm welcome to Kelly Gravuer, recipient of a NatureNet Science Fellowship
Kelly Gravuer is a recent recipient of the Postdoctoral NatureNet Science Fellowship. In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy and the Center For Biodiversity Outcomes, Kelly will investigate how food production areas can assist in climate mitigation. She emphasizes that sustainable solutions must include ecological and sociological considerations. Read more.
5 ways to tap the power of sustainability-minded parents (from GreenBiz.com)
When it comes to market research on demographic groups primed to make an impact on the sometimes-wasteful ways we use energy, the "concerned parent" segment is a big one. In fact, this group is the largest of Shelton Group’s four energy consumer segments, representing over one-third (34 percent) of Americans. They are (adaptational) pro-sustainability for a number of logical reasons. Read more.
A peek into the attic
In a nondescript building in an industrial area of Tempe, one room crackles with treasures of the ancient Southwest. Here sit pots of Salado Polychrome, Show Low Black-on-Red, Sacaton Red, White Mountain Redware and others. The shelves are a tour across prehistoric Arizona, illuminated by the reds, oranges, ochres, browns, blacks and whites of canyons and deserts. Read more.
Sustainability Highlights magazine covers a notable 2015
2015 was another momentous year for the ASU Wrigley Institute, with multiple milestones in solutions, engagement, education and research. Read more.
How sustainable diets will future-proof the foodservice sector (from GreenBiz.com)
Foodservice companies promoting sustainable food and diets will enjoy a greater boost to their business in the longer term, according to a recent WWF report. Read more.
Shielding homeowners from energy loss with highly efficient windowpanes
New energy-conservation research at Arizona State University could end up hitting quite close to home. Electrical engineering assistant professor Zachary Holman is working on a delivery system to coat single-pane windows with a film that would strengthen them and increase their thermal efficiency. Read more.
UGEC Viewpoints: The science and practice of urban planning in slums
The historical experience of the now developed economies is that urbanization accompanied and fostered industrialization, economic growth and productivity increases. But the process of urbanization now unfolding in the developing world seems much more mixed in outcomes as the negative effects resulting from crowding, environmental degradation, and inadequate services can sometimes negate the productivity advantages of rapidly growing urban areas. Read more.
The Urban Clean Energy Prize
Calling all clean energy startups! Tumml is looking for entrepreneurs to apply for the Urban Clean Energy Prize - a three-month program where Tumml will support startups with clean energy solutions for our cities. The program will run from September 19-December 16, 2016, and the selected startups will each receive: A $15K grant; hands-on consulting services and mentorship from the Tumml team and Mentorship Board to help you pilot (or expand) your product/service within a municipality; and free office space in downtown San Francisco through the duration of the program (if desired). We are interested in startups advancing renewable resource adoption and efficiency in urban areas - water, solar, wind, green building materials, etc. Renewable resources are critical to the future of our cities, helping us to: reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our power and transportation sectors; achieve better health outcomes because of lowered air, water, and land pollution; encourage responsible relationships with natural resources; and support community energy resilience. Click here to apply! Applications are due July 1, 2016. Feel free to reach out at info@tumml.org if you have any questions.
Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy, University of Illinois-Chicago
Water and energy have long been thought of, and addressed as, two separate issues. With the advent of systems thinking, life cycle assessment, and other interdisciplinary analysis strategies, this deep connection between water and energy has been widely acknowledged only recently. The 6th annual Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy: Nexus program will: explore the relationship between energy and water through systems approach, with an eye towards environmental and agricultural impacts; explore the use of water, especially in energy extraction (fracking) and generation; and highlight the role of the grid in energy issues, emphasizing three specific areas: smart grid, storage for the grid, and the distribution of energy. Across all topics, participants will examine where the United States is to date, potential paths moving forward, and obstacles and opportunities for each path. Situated on one of the largest bodies of freshwater on Earth and playing host to a large and complex grid system, Chicago will be the focal point of discussions of the nexus. The program will occur from August 4-17, 2016 in Chicago. Application deadline is July 1, 2016. More information.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
May 2016 drought summary is online.
May Southwest Climate Outlook
The May 2016 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: May 2016 – Even more disappointment re: El Niño and looking towards the impending "Doom Season"
Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Research Advancement Administrator
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 23371BR.
Research Specialist
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 23364BR.
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Fire Management Technician, The Nature Conservancy, Little Rock, AR
Application deadline June 14, 2016. More information.
Scholar-In-Residence, Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering Design, McGill University
Application deadline June 15, 2016. More information.
Postdoctoral Researchers, Abrupt Change in Ecological Systems, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Application deadline June 15, 2016. More information.
Post Doctoral Researcher in Organization and Management (Sustainable business and/or corporate responsibility), Aalto University, Finland
Application deadline June 17, 2016. More information.
Hazardous Waste Program Coordinator, Lewis County, Chehalis, WA
Application deadline June 22, 2016. More information.
Environmental Specialist-Climate Change, Department of Environmental Quality, Gila River Indian Community, Arizona
Application deadline July 1, 2016. More information.
Environmental Specialist-Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, Gila River Indian Community, Arizona
Application deadline July 1, 2016. More information.
Environmental Inspector, Department of Environmental Quality, Gila River Indian Community, Arizona
Application deadline July 7, 2016. More information.
Science and Policy Internships, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Various locations, USA
Application deadline July 15, 2016. More information.
Director of the Sustainability Institute/Chief Sustainability Officer, Penn State University, University Park Campus
Review of applications begins July 31, 2016. More information.
Local Foods Development Coordinator, Local First Arizona Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pinnacle Transplant Technologies
Communications Associate, Smart Growth America, Washington, D.C.
Program Associate, Smart Growth America, Washington, D.C.
Southwest Organizer, National Young Farmers’ Coalition, Durango, CO (or remotely in Southwest)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Sciences, Climate, Ecosystem, and Fire Applications, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada
Scientific Web Developer/Designer, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California-Santa Barbara
Job #20160165 more information.
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