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Leading in Green

spprog — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:02:26 -0600

ASU was named one of the "greenest" universities in the nation earlier this week by the Princeton Review.

President Michael Crow - Global Institute of Sustainability

emersunn — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:34 -0600

May 13 marked the grand opening of the Global Institute of Sustainability’s new facility at ASU’s Tempe campus. The building, which is the epicenter of ASU Sustainability efforts and home of ASU’s School of Sustainability, was designed with the assistance of ASU students in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
This week’s podcast features ASU President Michael Crow’s remarks during the building’s dedication which he sees as an important step in addressing the sustainability-related challenges that society faces.

Dr. Jon Fink - ASU Commitment to Solar Energy

emersunn — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:53:02 -0600

ASU President Michael Crow is the current chairman of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, an organization comprised of close to 600 signatories dedicated to carbon neutrality. As part of its ongoing university-wide sustainability initiative, ASU recently announced that it will install solar electric modules on over 130,000 square feet of building and parking structure rooftop space on its Tempe campus.

The Future of the "Sun Corridor"

spprog — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:08 -0600

The Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU recently released a comprehensive white paper,

Grady Gammage “Megapolitan – Arizona’s Sun Corridor”

emersunn — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:17:27 -0600

Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy recently published a report entitled “Megapolitan- Arizona’s Sun Corridor.” The report focuses on the convergence of Arizona’s major population centers into one vast urban area and the challenges and opportunities resulting from this trend.

Congressman Mitchell Town Hall and ASU solar rooftops

spprog — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:01:04 -0600

On June 16, Congressman Harry Mitchell held another Sustainability Town Hall at ASU. The focus of this policy event was on renewable energy.

Sparking Interest

spprog — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:32:53 -0600

Sparking interest
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 10, 2008 12:00 AM

ASU opens "med school" for Earth's ailments

sstorrs — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:23:00 -0600

Arizona State University's former nursing school building was rededicated Wednesday for a new role in creating a new kind of health for an ailing world.

ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability and its School of Sustainability are now housed in what for more than 40 years was the College of Nursing, in the north section of the campus. The building has been completely refurbished in accordance with its role as a center for "sustainability" research and education - a center from which new ways of dealing with environmental, social and economic problems can be researched and put into use.

National Academy of Sciences Arthur A. Sackler Lecture - President Crow

emersunn — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:40:29 -0600

On April 3, 2008, ASU President Michael Crow presented the eighth annual Arthur M. Sackler Lecture at a National Academy of Sciences conference in Washington, D.C. With permission from the National Academy of Sciences, this podcast features an excerpt from President Crow’s lecture titled, “Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development.”

Wind Turbines to Power Computers

sstorrs — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:55:42 -0600

People look up and ask questions like, "What in the world?" or "Is that building gonna' take off?" or "Whose idea are those things?"

Those passersby are gawking at wind turbines on the roof of Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability building on the Tempe campus. Wind turns the turbines' propellers and produces enough electricity, per turbine, to power about six computers over 24 hours.