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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 5:00 p.m. 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 on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can also view archives here.



NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)

 

Institute Events

1. Indigenous Sustainability Solutions: The Resurgence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

2. Sustainability Student "Dress for Success" Clothing Swap

3. Urban Garden Tour: Beautifying Spaces with Vertical Gardens

4. Wrigley Lecture Series: Talking Climate: Bridging the Divide

5. Global Futures Special Seminar: The Snow Leopard Project and Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation

6. LightWorks®: The Five-Billion Ton Gorilla – Facing the True Scale of the Climate Challenge

7. CPCESU Special Seminar: Accessing Funding and Partners for Cooperative Research at National Parks and Other Federal Lands

8. Sustainability Series: Collective Impact and Regional Centers of Expertise

9. Falling Walls Lab

10. Sustainability @ASU: Volunteer: Tour de Fat 2019


Other Events - On Campus

11. School of Life Sciences Seminar: Applying Conservation Physiology to Understand Amphibian and Fish Population Declines

12. School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: Big Data, AI, and the Future of U.S. Intelligence

13. Nanoscience Seminar: Interplay of Electronic and Lattice Degrees of Freedom in Thermoelectric Materials

14. Constitution Day Rule of Law Town Hall

15. Transportation Seminar: Planning for the Future: Transportation in Arizona

16. Innovations Talk: Digital Ecosystems and the Fable of the Boiling Frog

17. Development Reimagined: Why Do We Go to School? Leadership Thinking and Problem-Solving

18. Life Sciences Café: New Faculty Seminar

19. 2019 FASHION Circular Economy ResourCE Hack

20. Electric and Autonomous Vehicles


Other Events - Off Campus

21. Extreme Heat Network Webinar: Extreme Heat Resilience in New York City

22. City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture: Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Future

23. Identifying Emerging Opportunities for AZ Agriculture


News and Announcements

24. Searching for the methods of alien life in a national park

25. ASU named No. 1 in innovation for 5th consecutive year

26. ASU Garden Commons opens this fall on Polytechnic campus

27. Arizona leads nation in West Nile virus cases

28. Emerge 2020 needs you!

29. 2019 ASU Date Harvest


Other Jobs

30. Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability and Environment, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

31. Program Coordinator, Zero Waste, Facilities Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

32. Professor and Director, University of Michigan Biological Station, northern Michigan


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EVENTS

Institute Events


School of Sustainability Career Clothing Drive

(Monday-Tuesday, September 9-18, 2019) Clean your closet and donate your business casual and business professional clothes to the School of Sustainability. Give your business clothes a second life and help a student land the job of their dreams! Drop off from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at room 108, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe. More information.


Sustainability Series: Free Film Screening - Youth Unstoppable

(Friday, September 13, 2019) The film Youth Unstoppable chronicles the rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. Documented over the course of 11 years, the film follows the evolution of a diverse network of youth rising up to shape the world they will live in. Please join us for a post-film discussion led by Brian Macinas and Aditi Narayanan, student organizers from the AZ Youth Climate Strike. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; film starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1140 E Baseline Rd, Tempe. More information and registration.


NEW!

Indigenous Sustainability Solutions: The Resurgence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

(Monday, September 16, 2019) Melissa Nelson, San Francisco State University, will present Indigenous Sustainability Solutions: The Resurgence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Urban Garden Talk: Beautifying Spaces with Vertical Gardens

(Tuesday, September 17, 2019) Alex Billingsley, Flower Street Urban Gardens, will present Beautifying Spaces with Vertical Gardens from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 202 (Alumni Lounge), Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Using a Sustainability Lens in Art with Toxic Nature Studios

(Tuesday, September 17, 2019) Scott Schneider, Toxic Nature Studios, will present Using a Sustainability Lens in Art with Toxic Nature Studios from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Frasier Global Mentorship Program Presentations

(Wednesday, September 18, 2019) In spring 2019, The Frasier Global Mentorship Program supported six School of Sustainability majors paired with professional mentors from The Sustainability Consortium, World Wildlife Fund, and Freeport McMoRan. Students engaged in virtual mentoring experiences throughout the semester, culminating in individual site visits to Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C. and Indonesia. In this presentation, students will share their experience and what they learned. From 10:00-11:15 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


CORRECTED DATE!

Sustainability Student "Dress for Success" Clothing Swap

(Thursday, September 19, 2019) Sustainability Students! Need to build your professional wardrobe? The School of Sustainability faculty, staff and students have donated their gently used to new business clothing for you to have! To get an item, sustainability students can donate new toiletries or new school supplies and swap for one outfit to build your professional wardrobe. The School of Sustainability is partnering with Tempe Community Council's THREADZ Teen Clothing Closet who are in need of the following toiletries and school supplies. From 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in room 102, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Urban Garden Tour: Beautifying Spaces with Vertical Gardens

(Saturday, September 21, 2019) Alex Billingsley, Flower Street Urban Gardens, will lead a tour of Flower Street Urban Gardens. From 10:30-11:30 a.m. 4401 E Flower St, Phoenix. More information and registration.


NEW!

Wrigley Lecture Series: Talking Climate: Bridging the Divide

(Tuesday, September 24, 2019) Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University, is a leading climate scientist, professor of political science, and is well-known for engaging diverse communities, including Evangelicals, in the climate change movement. She will discuss what climate change means to us in the places where we live. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; lecture begins 7:00 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 1401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. More information and registration.


NEW!

Global Futures Special Seminar: The Snow Leopard Project and Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation

(Thursday, September 26, 2019) Alex Dehgan, Conservation X Labs, will present The Snow Leopard Project and Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation from 12:00-1:00 p.m. with book signing from 1:15-1:45 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

LightWorks®: The Five-Billion Ton Gorilla – Facing the True Scale of the Climate Challenge

(Thursday, September 26, 2019) Michael A. Tamor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, will present The Five-Billion Ton Gorilla – Facing the True Scale of the Climate Challenge from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

CPCESU Special Seminar: Accessing Funding and Partners for Cooperative Research at National Parks and Other Federal Lands

(Friday, September 27, 2019) Todd Chaudry, Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, National Park Service, will present Accessing Funding and Partners for Cooperative Research at National Parks and Other Federal Lands from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in room 481, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Sustainability Series: Collective Impact and Regional Centers of Expertise

(Thursday, October 3, 2019) Kim Smith, Portland Community College-Sylvania, will present Collective Impact and Regional Centers of Expertise from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Falling Walls Lab

(Friday, October 4, 2019) The Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of outstanding innovators and creative thinkers and it’s coming to Arizona State University. Students, entrepreneurs, early-career researchers, innovators and academics of all disciplines from across Arizona are invited to present their ideas to break down existing walls. This will drive a future in which the planet and its inhabitants will thrive. From 1:00-4:00 p.m.; reception 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Beus Center for Law and Society, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. More information.


NEW!

Sustainability @ASU: Volunteer: Tour de Fat 2019

(Saturday, October 5, 2019) Volunteer with the "Susty Cyclists" Team at Tempe's biggest annual cycling event, as the New Belgium Brewing Company brings the Tour de Fat to Tempe Beach Park! Don’t miss the bike parade beginning 11:00 a.m., leaving from Ash and University! Volunteers must be over 21. Proceeds from the event are distributed to local bike nonprofits, working to create an inclusive and education bike community! More information and registration.


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Other Events

On Campus


NEW!

School of Life Sciences Seminar: Applying Conservation Physiology to Understand Amphibian and Fish Population Declines

(Friday, September 13, 2019) Caitlin Gabor, Texas State University, will present Applying Conservation Physiology to Understand Amphibian and Fish Population Declines from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room 104, Life Sciences, E-wing, Arizona State University Tempe campus


Developing the Commercial Spaceflight Research Marketplace: Challenges, Solutions and Benefits

(Monday, September 16, 2019) Do you have a desire to see how the unique environment of microgravity can serve as a novel research platform in the commercial spaceflight industry to benefit both space travelers and the general public on Earth? Join us for a daylong workshop (9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) in the Auditorium, Biodesign B, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

School for the Future of Innovation in Society Occasional Talk: Big Data, AI, and the Future of U.S. Intelligence

(Monday, September 16, 2019) Kathleen Vogel, University of Maryland-College Park, will present Big Data, AI, and the Future of U.S. Intelligence from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 236 (Mohave), Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and rsvp.


NEW!

Nanoscience Seminar: Interplay of Electronic and Lattice Degrees of Freedom in Thermoelectric Materials

(Monday, September 16, 2019) David J. Singh, University of Missouri, will present Interplay of Electronic and Lattice Degrees of Freedom in Thermoelectric Materials from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in room 487, Goldwater Center, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Constitution Day Rule of Law Town Hall

(Tuesday, September 17, 2019) The International Bar Association Foundation, Sandra Day O’Connor Institute and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU will host a free, public, non-partisan conversation on Constitution Day about the benefits, responsibilities and economic significance of preserving the rule of law and the principles it embodies on Constitution Day. As the first of a series of town halls to be held across the country, a respected collection of legal minds and national figures will come together in an open forum to candidly talk about the meaning and importance of the rule of law. To be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Transportation Seminar: Planning for the Future: Transportation in Arizona

(Wednesday, September 18, 2019) Gregory D. Byre, Arizona Department of Transportation, will present Planning for the Future: Transportation in Arizona from 1:40-3:45 p.m. in room 559, College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Innovations Talk: Digital Ecosystems and the Fable of the Boiling Frog

(Wednesday, September 18, 2019) Eusebio Scornevacca, University of Baltimore, will present Digital Ecosystems and the Fable of the Boiling Frog at 2:00 p.m. in room 4403, Coor Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Development Reimagined: Why Do We Go to School? Leadership Thinking and Problem-Solving

(Thursday, September 19, 2019) Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Arizona State University, will present Why Do We Go to School? Leadership Thinking and Problem-Solving at 4:00 p.m. in Ventana Ballroom C, Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Sustainable Event Planner Certification

(Friday, September 20, 2019) Become a certified sustainable event planner and help Arizona State University meet its university-wide sustainability goals. Join Aramark, MECA, University Sustainability Practices and Zero Waste to learn how to become more ecologically and socially conscious in your event planning. From 9:00-11:30 a.m. in room 323, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Life Sciences Café: New Faculty Seminar

(Friday, September 20, 2019) Abhishek Shrivastava, will present The Motile Forces that Shape a Microbial Community and Jia Guo will present Single-Cell in situ Proteomics and Genomics with Novel Fluorescent Probes from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room 104, Life Sciences, E-wing, Arizona State University, Tempe campus.

 

Desert Humanities: Creating Interdisciplinary Collaboration

(Monday, September 23, 2019) Cross-disciplinary ventures hold much promise in creating fresh ways of addressing complex issues; however, such collaborations are not without their difficulties. What are the risks, problems and rewards, and what are some best practices in fostering a successful interdisciplinary project? The IHR invites faculty, students and community members to coffee and conversation with the Desert Humanities initiative at ASU. From 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in room 196, Ross-Blakley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Desert Humanities: Attunement to the Desert

(Monday, September 23, 2019) Join us for this double-header: an immersive, experiential lecture by international art and design team Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney of FoAM followed by a speculative futures lecture by cultural theorist Timothy Morton. The Desert Humanities initiative at ASU invites the community to the Dust and Shadow exhibit introductory event and immersive experience. From 4:00-5:30 p.m. in room 230 (Pima), Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Open Reception for Dust & Shadow: An Acoustic Ecology Salon

(Monday, September 23, 2019) Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney of FoAM traveled the desert in two years of site visits with ASU’s D.A.R.E. team collecting artifacts and sounds. From these experiences, they have created a desert sounds vinyl album and series of accompanying images for the salon. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Hayden Library, C55, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Seminar: Roles and Resources of the Maricopa County Assessor’s Office

(Thursday, September 26, 2019) The Maricopa County Assessor’s Office, tasked with locating, identifying, and valuing approximately 1.7 million parcels annually, plays an important role in local government and the property tax process. In this talk, three representatives of the Assessors' Office will describe the mass appraisal process as well as how GIS and other technology helps the office achieve fair and equitable valuations. From 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

2019 FASHION Circular Economy ResourCE Hack

(Friday-Saturday, September 26-27, 2019) Want to help tackle fast fashion waste? Join students at Arizona State University, University of New South Wales-Sydney, King's College London, and Tec de Monterrey Mexico to tackle the waste challenge of fast fashion and textiles during this 36 hour circular economy ResourCE Hack sponsored by the PLuS Alliance. Groups will come together to take a solution from idea to reality. Students will be mentored by experts, learn new techniques, collaborate with other students and pitch their ideas to win up to $9,000 in cash prizes. Held in rooms 101 and 102, Tooker House, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Electric and Autonomous Vehicles

(Friday, September 27, 2019) Want to learn more about the future of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles in your community? Join us at the Green Living AZ Magazine Eco Event in Scottsdale, Arizona to experience the revolution of mobility and transportation trends that are happening in Arizona. From 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Synergy Rooms 1 and 2, Arizona State University, Skysong campus. More information and tickets.


Institute for Social Science Research: Grad Student Poster Contest

(Friday, November 15, 2019) The Institute for Social Science Research invites graduate students who are doing social science research to participate in a poster contest. This contest is open to all graduate students who are doing social science research in any field and on any campus at ASU. Abstracts due September 8; Powerpoint or pdf of poster due September 29; and poster contest November 15, 2019. More information.


Off Campus


Sculpting Science 2019

(Thursday, August 22-Saturday, September 14, 2019) Please join us for the Grand Opening of Sculpting Science 2019 – an Arizona State University art exhibit that takes you into the microscopic world of science, far beyond what the human eye can see. This exhibit features extraordinary ceramic sculptures and drawings inspired by microscopic nature. It also highlights fascinating images of nature created by using extreme magnification. Exhibit is free and is at the Step Gallery in Grant Street Studies, 605 E Grant St, Phoenix. More information.


Public Panel: Climate and Migration in Central America and Mexico: Drought, Vulnerability, Livelihoods and Attribution

(Thursday, September 13, 2019) Join us for a public panel on "Climate and Migration in Central America and Mexico: Drought, Vulnerability, Livelihoods, and Attribution". Topics will include interlinkages between research gaps and data needs, and the debate around migration and climate.

This event is hosted by the University of Arizona School of Geography and Development, the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, and the Center for Latin American Studies.

Please note, space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. From 12:30-2:00 p.m. in ENR2 S230, University of Arizona, Tucson. All questions can be directed to Alma Anides aanides@email.arizona.edu.


FLOURISH: The Art of Life on Earth

(Friday, September 13, 2019) Don't miss this Mesa Arts Center annual season kickoff inspired by the exhibition opening at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Flora & Fauna (art inspired by botanicals and animals). The free, family-friendly festival offers an evening of celebration and entertainment, with live music, art studio demonstration, sustainable activities, artmaking and more! Mesa Urban Garden, SW Herbs, Mesa Farmers Market and Flea and more will be there. From 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center, One E Main St, Mesa AZ. Learn more.


GreenBiz Webcast: 5 Steps for Embedding ESG into your Corporate Culture

(Tuesday, September 17, 2019) It is common for sustainability, well-being, social impact and diversity and inclusion programs to have siloed ownership - where teams nearly compete against each other for resources and employee attention. But an integrated approach to these vital ESG issues - one that embeds environmental, social and governance concerns into corporate culture holistically - can bring significant positive impact resulting in much stronger buy-in. Informed by fresh data from employee engagement specialist WeSpire, our guest speakers will share best practices and lessons encountered while bringing an integrated ESG engagement strategy to life within their companies. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET (10:00-11:00 a.m. AZ). More information and registration.


Arizona Green Chamber's Drinks and Dialogue: Inspired People, Inspired Work

(Tuesday, September 17, 2019) Join us at Goodman’s Interior Structures, a commercial furniture distributor, with a vision to change our community. Have fun visiting with other members and guests, learning about Goodmans B Corp status, seeing their LEED building (certified in 2008 as Arizona's second LEED-CI building) and enjoying a tour of Goodmans Living Office. From 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Goodmans Interior Structures, 1400 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85014. More information and registration.


Audubon Arizona Birds n’ Beer: Birding in Israel

(Thursday, September 19, 2019) Dan Alon and Jonathan Meyrav of the Israel Ornithological Center, a branch of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel will present Birding in Israel. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Rio Salado Audubon Center at 3131 S. Central Ave, Phoenix. More information.


Free Screening of "Paris to Pittsburgh"

(Sunday, September 22, 2019) This National Geographic documentary celebrates how Americans are demanding and developing real solutions in the face of climate change. Presented by Arizona Interfaith Power & Light. From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Community Christian Church, 1701 S. College, Tempe. For more information contact Julie Boston.


NEW!

Extreme Heat Network Webinar: Extreme Heat Resilience in New York City

(Wednesday, September 25, 2019) Daphne Lundi, New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Resilience, will present Extreme Heat Resilience in New York City at 1:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. EDT). More information.


NEW!

City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture: Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Future

(Thursday, October 3, 2019) The road ahead is electric. Put your gas budget to better use, skip the morning traffic and help drive Arizona toward a more sustainable future by choosing an electric vehicle (EV). Save money. Save time. Less maintenance. Instant torque. Like a breath of fresh air. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd. More information.


Arizona & Mexico Town Hall

(Thursday-Friday, October 3-4, 2019) Participants will actively engage in panel discussions focused on available cross-border trade, investment and business attraction resources aimed at driving economic development in the Arizona and Sonora region. Topics to be explored will include: business organizations, real property, banking and financing, tax regimes and incentives, intellectual property, import/export regulations, labor and employment, the importance of socially responsible development initiatives and much more. At the Hotel Lucerna in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. More information and registration.


Great Outdoors: The Art of Attracting Monarchs and Other Butterflies to Your Garden

(Saturday, October 5, 2019) Laura Miller, a Southwest Monarch Study citizen scientist and board member, will discuss how to attract Monarchs and other butterfly species to your garden. Donna DiFrancesco, City of Mesa Conservation Coordinator, will speak about the new Monarch Haven and Reading Sanctuary under construction at the Red Mountain Library. From 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Red Mountain Branch, Mesa Public Library. 625 N Power Rd, Mesa. More information.


NEW!

Identifying Emerging Opportunities for AZ Agriculture

(Thursday-Friday October 10-11, 2019) This two-day interactive workshop will help advance agricultural research and education at Arizona State University and Mesa Community College through engagement with the stakeholder community. The goal of the first day is to bring together the stakeholder community to discuss emerging opportunities for Arizona agriculture and to help introduce ASU, MCC, and other local students to careers and opportunities in agriculture. On the second day, the goal will be fostering new collaborations between the ASU community, USDA scientists, local community college faculty, and the agricultural community. For more details and agenda.


WASTECON: Pathway to Innovation

(Monday-Thursday, October 21-24, 2019) SWANA’s WASTECON® helps public sector solid waste leaders and their teams plan sustainable futures for their communities. The conference will be filled with new experiences for everyone! Based on member feedback, WASTECON has been transformed as an experience of activities, tools and resources for you—the solid waste leader—and your teams to explore your most important issues and find sustainable solutions for your communities. Conversations and presentations will focus on the future of your community and how you will lead the inevitable changes that you will face in the coming years. To be held at Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. Third Street, Phoenix, AZ. More information and registration.


VERGE 19: The Platform for Accelerating the Clean Economy

(Tuesday-Thursday, October 22-24, 2019) The VERGE 19 conference and expo is the platform for companies, cities and communities accelerating the clean economy. Join more than 3,000 leaders — from the private and public sectors, utilities, solution providers, NGOs and startups — to explore scalable, cross-cutting solutions and to advance the most dynamic and influential markets driving a sustainable future. The conference will be held at the Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA. To empower the next generation of sustainable business leaders, enable them to attend VERGE 19 and ensure that the sustainability field includes voices from diverse backgrounds, we're thrilled to again offer the Emerging Leaders Scholarship, sponsored by United Airlines. Selected VERGE 19 Emerging Leaders will receive a complimentary pass to attend the full conference, along with special opportunities at the event — exclusive to Emerging Leaders. The scholarship covers registration fees, airfare and lodging. Scholarship application deadline, September 20. More information about conference.


2019 AASHE Conference & Expo: Co-Creating a Sustainable Economy

(Sunday-Wednesday, October 27-30, 2019) The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) annual conference is the largest stage in North America to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities. We invite you to join us in Spokane, Washington to share your knowledge, achievements and ideas. With a theme of Co-Creating a Sustainable Economy, AASHE 2019 is tackling the root cause for the continued rise in carbon emissions: our dysfunctional economic system. The conference seeks to showcase and strengthen higher education’s contributions to the movement for a sustainable economy. More information and registration.


USGBC Arizona State Conference: Future Forward

(Wednesday, October 30, 2019) This year the U.S. Green Building Council will look to the future of sustainable building by exploring resilient design, sustainable cities, health and wellness through biophilic design principles, the importance of aligning client values with certifications, and upcoming LEED projects planned in the Arizona community. With hotter summers, and natural disasters occurring more frequently, we are seeing and experiencing the effects of climate change. Today, in the face of this, there is no doubt that the green building community must be Future Forward. From 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. More information and registration; there will be no registration at the door.


SER Southwest Annual Conference

(Friday-Sunday, November 8-10, 2019) The 2019 Annual Conference of the SER - Southwest Chapter will be held in Tucson, Arizona at the University of Arizona! We invite submissions of presentations and posters, as well as symposia, panels, and workshops on any topic related to restoration, management, or conservation of natural areas in the Southwest Chapter Ecoregions. Abstracts due by August 30, 2019. More information and registration.


U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Poster Competition

(Wednesday-Thursday, November 13-14, 2019) The U.S. C3E Poster Competition is an opportunity for students and early-career researchers to participate in a poster competition at the 8th Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium at Texas A&M University. The poster competition exposes symposium attendees to cutting-edge research in a variety of clean energy fields. A poster committee with wide-ranging expertise will select the most compelling poster submissions for presentation at the Symposium with an eye toward diversity of institution, topic, and discipline. More information.


AzSEC Eighth Annual Student Conference on Renewable Energy Science, Technology, and Policy at the Energy-Water-Food Nexus

(Wednesday-Friday, November 13-15, 2019) Graduate students and post-docs from Arizona's top universities meet every Fall semester with the state's leading renewable energy experts and researchers for the Arizona Student Energy Conference (AzSEC), an annual three-day symposium focusing on developments and exploration in the fields of renewable energy science, technology, and policy at the energy-water-food nexus. The keynote speaker will be David G. Hutchens, UNS Energy Corporation/TEP who will present “Creating a Low Carbon Future”. To be held at the Biosphere 2, Oracle, AZ. More information and registration.


RISE 2019: Transforming University Engagement in Pre- and Post-Disaster Environments: Lessons from Puerto Rico

(Monday-Wednesday, November 18-20, 2019) Hurricane María was one of the worst and most deadly disasters in Puerto Rico's history. In the months following María, universities and colleges nationwide traveled to Puerto Rico to pursue humanitarian relief, quick response research, service learning, and student exchange. While these efforts had a positive impact, they also highlighted several areas that are in need of further study. Join universities and colleges from across the nation for a three-day conference that will explore how higher education can strengthen preparedness, response, and recovery in the face of growing threats posed by a changing climate and extreme weather as we strive to build a national platform. To be held at the University of Albany, State University of New York. More information and registration.


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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW!

Searching for the methods of alien life in a national park

Among Jupiter’s 79 moons, Europa jumps out at planetary scientists. Covered in an ice crust, it has the smoothest surface of any object in the solar system. Spacecraft have detected water vapor plumes wafting from the Jovian moon. Scientists estimate an ice crust 62 miles thick covers a subsurface ocean. Down there, at the bottom of that ocean, may be the first place we find life off Earth. If we do, Everett Shock will recognize it right away. Read more.


NEW!

ASU named No. 1 in innovation for 5th consecutive year

For the fifth year in a row, Arizona State University has been named the most innovative school in America. U.S. News and World Report has named ASU as the most innovative university all five years the category has existed. The widely publicized annual rankings by the magazine, comparing more than 1,500 institutions on a variety of metrics, were released today. Read more.


NEW!

ASU Garden Commons opens this fall on Polytechnic campus

The Garden Commons is Arizona State University’s brand-new community urban garden and is slated to open this fall on the Polytechnic campus. Sun Devils may explore the space on Sept. 23 when the ASU Undergraduate Student Government hosts an ice cream social to kick-off the garden's opening. The Garden Commons is a University Sustainability Practices program that aims to eliminate food insecurity among ASU community members and provide them with local, organic gardening opportunities. The garden is only available for use through classes, guided events and volunteer opportunities. Read more.


NEW!

Arizona leads nation in West Nile virus cases

Local authorities are asking Phoenix metro area residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and get rid of standing water where the insects can breed due to a sharp increase in West Nile virus cases here. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health said the county is facing the highest levels of West Nile virus reported infections in the last decade with 135 new cases and eight deaths as of Aug. 28, compared with eight cases and two deaths at this time last year. Read more.


NEW!

Emerge 2020 needs you!

Emerge 2020 invites artists, scientists, innovators, activists, farmers, and cookers of all skills to join us in producing interactive artworks, exhibits, and performances that playfully explores what it means to Eat -- and not just anywhere, but rather at the Edge(s). We are curious: What does it mean to eat, as a human or non-human, in a time of increasing environmental extremes? What alternative forms of food production, distribution, and consumption could flourish at the edges of society, at the edge of what is known, or at the border between possibility and fantasy? What new forms of eating are necessary to create a more inclusive culinary world where deliciousness is accessible to everyone? We especially encourage submissions that respond to the design aspirations of the New American University by leveraging place, fusing intellectual disciplines, and/or being socially embedded. See all the details and the deadline for proposal submissions is Monday, October 21, 2019.


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2019 ASU Date Harvest

Tempe Campus: The ASU Arboretum will be harvesting premium quality Medjool dates from the Palm Walk date palms in September and October. Sign up to volunteer to harvest the date palms at Tempe campus Palm Walk. Meet at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex lobby at 8:30-10:30 a.m. on September 18, 20, 25, 27 and October 2, 4, 9, 11. Sign up to volunteer to package Medjool dates at Sun Devil Fitness Complex at 2:00-4:00 p.m. on September 25, 27 and October 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 24, 30. Sign up at Signup Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4EAEAB2BA5FE3-asupalm . If you are an ASU student please sign up through ASU Changemaker Central https://asu.volunteermatch.org.

Polytechnic Campus: The ASU Arboretum will be harvesting dates at the Polytechnic Date Grove every Saturday in October. Help with the harvest or sell dates and educate everyone about nutritious, ready to eat dates. The grove is located at 7127 Upton Ave. Mesa, AZ 85212 and we will be selling the dates at the old Golf Pro Shop at 6807 E. Williams Field Rd. from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Sign up to volunteer to for September 28, and October 5, 12, 19, 26, and November 2. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4eaeab2ba5fe3-asucampus4. If you are an ASU student please sign up through ASU Changemaker Central https://asu.volunteermatch.org.


Call for Applications for the School for the Future of Innovation in Society’s Winter School

The annual Winter School on the Social Studies of Emerging Technologies, support by the NNCI, is a learning retreat for graduate and postdoctoral students held during Arizona State University’s winter break period when students and faculty can focus on their work in a distraction-free environment. The program is designed to give participants an introduction to and practical experience with the methods and theory employed by SFIS faculty and associates. Hands-on, collaborative instruction focuses on innovative methods for investigating the societal aspects of emerging technologies. School is January 3-10, 2020. Application deadline is October 1, 2019. More information and application.


Consortium of Universities in Global Health membership for ASU faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students

Make use of ASU's institutional membership for the Consortium of Universities in Global Health. The CUGH supports academic institutions and partners to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet through education, research, service, and advocacy. Benefits of membership are detailed here. As an institutional member, membership is free to ASU faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students. ASU affiliates can use the following link to activate your membership using an ASU email address: https://www.cugh.org/user/register. Please note the April 2020 conference - themed Global Health in a Time of Worldwide Political Change - is accepting panel and abstract proposals in the upcoming weeks.


SESYNC announces its Fall 2019 Request for Proposals

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) requests proposals for collaborative and interdisciplinary team-based research projects under two programs: Pursuits and Workshops. SESYNC is a synthesis research center that brings together diverse groups in new, interdisciplinary collaborations to identify solutions to society's most challenging and complex environmental problems. Proposals are invited for synthesis projects focused on tools, methods, and other practices applicable to actionable team research on socio-environmental problems. We encourage those interested in these opportunities to discuss their ideas with SESYNC prior to developing their proposal. Discussions with team leaders can often help determine if an idea is appropriate for SESYNC, as well as how syntheses might be structured to achieve strong interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary outcomes. Please contact research@sesync.org to schedule a conversation. Application Deadline: September 16, 2019. Learn more about these opportunities and how to apply: http://sesync.us/rfp.


EPA’s 8th Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge

The Campus RainWorks Challenge is open to institutions of higher education across the United States and its territories. With the support of a faculty advisor, teams that compete are asked to design an innovative green infrastructure project for their campus that effectively manages stormwater pollution and also provides additional benefits to the campus community and environment. To enter the 2019 Campus RainWorks Challenge, teams must complete and submit a registration form during the registration period. Registration for the 2019 Campus Rainworks Challenge will be open from September 1 through October 15, 2019. More information.


The Roy Award for Environmental Partnership

The Belfar Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership. The Roy Award is presented every two years to an outstanding cross-sector partnership that enhances environmental quality through novel and creative approaches. We are looking for partnerships that: (1) have advanced a new idea, model, or paradigm that could be transferable to other issues or geographic regions to improve the quality of the environment; and (2) have taken risks that result in significant actions that contribute to solutions and create leverage for greater action; Self-nomination is permissible and encouraged. The deadline to submit a nomination is October 15, 2019. More information and nomination submittal.


Special Issue of Sustainability “Collaboration for Sustainability”

Guest Editor Edward Hackett is seeking submissions for this special issue that analyze the organization and dynamics of sustainability collaborations and that propose new patterns of collaboration to achieve sustainability goals. For more information of types of papers and submission. Deadline for submission is October 31, 2019.


Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

July 2019 drought summary is online.


August Southwest Climate Outlook

The August 2019 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.


CLIMAS Podcast: August 2019: Tracking The Non-Soon - The Nobody Really Wins Edition

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on Apple Podcasts or Southwest Climate Change Network.


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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


Faculty Associate Pool, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Application deadline May – open until filled. More information.


Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

More information.


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Other Jobs


Economist, State Water Resources Control Board, State of California, Sacramento, CA

Application deadline September 14, 2019. More information.


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Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability and Environment, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

Review begins September 15, 2019. More information.


McKinney Professor of Environmental Resilience and Philanthropy, Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN

Application deadline September 15, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral Position, Environmental Consequences of Foreign Direct Investment, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Application deadline September 15, 2019. More information.


Scientist-Satellite Data Assimilation for Hydrology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

Application deadline September 16, 2019. More information.


Scientist-Terrestrial Hydrologic Science from Satellite Observations, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

Application deadline September 16, 2019. More information.


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Program Coordinator, Zero Waste, Facilities Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Application deadline September 18, 2019. Go to ASU Human Resources and search for job ID 55296BR.


Forest Management Technician, Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook, OR

Application deadline September 23, 2019. More information.


Natural Resource Specialist, Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook, OR

Application deadline September 23, 2019. More information.


Assistant Professor, Societal Challenges of Climate Change Impacts, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Application deadline September 25, 2019. More information.


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Professor and Director, University of Michigan Biological Station, northern Michigan

Application deadline September 30, 2019. More information.


Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Application deadline October 1, 2019. More information.


Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental Studies, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Application review begins October 7, 2019. More information.


Assistant Professor, Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Department of Geological Sciences, Albion College, Albion, MI

Application deadline October 25, 2019. More information.


Assistant Professor, Hydrology and Water Sustainability, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Application deadline October 26, 2019. More information.


Associate Professor or Professor, Environmental or Physical Geography, Department of Geography, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Review begins November 1, 2019. More information.


Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Volunteer Opportunities

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Assistant Director of Development, Jo Daviess Conservation Fund, Elizabeth, IL

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Law Policy and Engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA

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Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX

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Assistant Professor, Natural Resources, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

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Assistant Research Professor, Watershed Management and Water Resources, Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA

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Development Officer, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Remote position, WV residency required

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Director of Field Building, Build Healthy Places Network, San Francisco, CA

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Energy and Resource Management Coordinator, Amphitheater Public Schools, Tucson, AZ

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Entry Level Water Resources Engineer, Dewberry, Baton Rouge, LA

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Executive Director, New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, Springfield, KY

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Health Department Director, Pima County, Tucson, AZ

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Hydrographer Commissioner, State Engineer’s Office, State of Wyoming, Casper, WY

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Local Food Specialist, Stern Produce, Phoenix, AZ

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Manager, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Paris, France

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Policy Analyst, Cars and Energy, Consumer Reports, San Francisco, CA

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Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Madison, WI

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Project Analyst/Associate, Apex Analytics, Boulder, CO

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Research Engineer, Louisiana Watershed Flood Center, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

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Senior Campaign Representative (Beyond Dirty Fuels), Sierra Club, Denver, CO; NM, TX (flexible)

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Social Science Communities Research Support, Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN

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Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation, Concord, NH

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Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainability Division, Pima County, Tucson, AZ

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University Sustainability Director, Facilities Management, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

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Water Conservation Intern, Municipal Utilities Department, City of Tempe, AZ

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Water Resources Program Process Management Coordinator, State of Washington, Bellevue, WA

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Wetlands Biology, Ecology and Environment, Inc., Houston, TX

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