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ASU Team Shines in Sustainability Challenge

May 31st, 2008

by Jay Golden for the Arizona Republic

Photo of Jay Golden, Professor at Arizona State UniversityLast month, four undergraduate students from ASU traveled to the Wal-Mart home office in Bentonville, Ark., to compete in the “Better Living Business Plan Challenge.” The sustainability competition was created to provide students from around the world with an opportunity to invent sustainable products or business solutions and present them to a panel of Wal-Mart executives, government officials, suppliers and environmental organizations. In addition to gaining an audience with some of the top business and sustainability leaders in the U.S., the winning school was to receive $20,000.
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Urban Farm Inspires Neighbors and Visitors

May 30th, 2008

by Greg Peterson
Special for the Arizona Republic

Photo of Greg PetersonI have a good friend whom I call Margaret the Condo Gardner. Her garden is quite the contrast from mine, but she will tell you that it is every bit as gratifying.

Most everyone I know who enjoys gardening shares this same sentiment: Growing your own food really grows on you! From condo-size to farm and everything in between, the rewards are much the same. And it really is so simple to do.
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ASU Ranks 6th for Impact in Ecology, Environmental Research

May 19th, 2008

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Arizona State University placed sixth in the Thomson Scientific’s U.S. University’s Top 10 in the subject area of ecology and environmental sciences. The rankings, developed for 21 subject areas, were derived from an examination of 9,200 publications (from 2001-2005) associated with the Thomson’s University Science Indicators database. The top scores were held by University of California, Santa Barbara; Stanford University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Harvard University and University of Washington.

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ASU Researchers Explore Bacteria-Driven Diesel Fuel

May 18th, 2008

The Arizona Republic
The lowly cyanobacterium isn’t much to look at, but the simple life form thought to have originally created the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere could be on the verge of making another dramatic impact on the planet: transforming the oil business.

Arizona State University researchers are exploring how one of Earth’s smallest organisms may supplant its largest industry by growing bacteria to make diesel-engine fuel.

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A Newly Renovated Green Home for Global Institute of Sustainability

May 16th, 2008

Global Institute of Sustainability
The newly renovated building housing Arizona State University’s (ASU) Global Institute of Sustainability opened its doors this week.
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