Sustainability Digest 072619

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. Free Film Screening: Artifishal

Other Events - On Campus

2. 3D Astronomy Show at Marston Exploration Theater

3. Easy Web Mapping with ArcGIS Online

4. CIDSE Invited Talk: Data-Driven Automatic Calibration for Agent-Based Models

5. Editing Open Street Map with JOSM

6. Arizona Riparian Council Speaker Series: The Arizona Water Blueprint: A Map for Arizona's Water Resilience

Other Events - Off Campus

7. GreenBiz Webcast: Market Forces Supercharging Corporate Clean Energy Strategy

8. Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Soils

9. WASTECON: Pathway to Innovation

News and Announcements

10. Meet sustainability student Heejoo Min

11. And they called it puppy love

12. Meet sustainability senior Paiton Upshaw

13. How Stanley Black & Decker is using the SDGs to grow a 'new-collar' workforce

14. Education for Humanity takes leadership role in refugee education

15. Keeping Olympic marathon spectators cool

16. Nobel laureate Leland Hartwell joins Barrett, The Honors College faculty

17. 2019 WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition Scholarship Available!

18. July Southwest Climate Outlook

Other Jobs

19. Policy Advocate, ClimatePlan, Sacramento, CA

20. Scientific Data Analyst, Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

21. Assistant or Associate Professor of Environment & Sustainability, School of Environment & Sustainability, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, CO

22. Assistant Project Scientist, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA

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

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

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

26. Hydrologist/Geospatial Scientist, Lynker, Tuscaloosa, AL

27. Online Education Coordinator, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM

28. Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Madison, WI

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

EVENTS

Institute Events

Sustainability Series: Free Film Screening: Into the Canyon

(Wednesday, July 31, 2019) Into the Canyon documents the 750-mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. This film is a story of extreme physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship through the timeless beauty of this sacred place. It is an urgent warning about the environmental dangers that are placing one of America’s greatest monuments in peril and a cautionary tale for our complex relationship with the natural world. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1140 E Baseline Rd, Tempe. More information and registration.

NEW!

Free Film Screening: Artifishal

(Wednesday, August 28, 2019) Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1140 E Baseline Rd, Tempe. More information and registration.

Other Events

On Campus

NEW!

3D Astronomy Show at Marston Exploration Theater

(Saturday, July 27, 2019) The Marston Exploration Theater is located on the Arizona State University Tempe campus in the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV. The theater employs Definiti SkySkan Planetarium technology utilizing 4K projection systems that render Earth and space science themes in 3D stereographic vision. The Marston Exploration Theater features five different 3D astronomy shows of topical interest. All presentations are produced live and run approximately 60 minutes. From 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Marston Theater, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.

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Easy Web Mapping with ArcGIS Online

(Wednesday, July 31, 2019) You don't need to be a geographer to make a sweet web map to share with the world! Build amazing web maps and apps using ArcGIS Online! Join the ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub for this two-hour workshop on the ArcGIS Online platform. ArcGIS Online is Esri's cloud-based mapping and analysis solution. Through ArcGIS online, users can create interactive web maps, 3D web scenes, and dynamic web apps. From 3:00-5:00 p.m. in instruction room 105, Noble Library, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.

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CIDSE Invited Talk: Data-Driven Automatic Calibration for Agent-Based Models

(Friday, August 2, 2019) Il-Chul Moon, KAIST, South Korea will present Data-Driven Automatic Calibration for Agent-Based Models at 10:30 a.m. in room 210, Brickyard Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Adam.Farni@asu.edu for more information.

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Editing Open Street Map with JOSM

(Friday, August 2, 2019) Join the grassroots PHXGeo mapping community at the ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub for an Open Street Map (OSM) editing session using the Java Open Street Map (JOSM) map data editing software. From 6:00-8:00 p.m. in library room 380, Noble Library, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.

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Arizona Riparian Council Speaker Series: The Arizona Water Blueprint: A Map for Arizona’s Water Resilience

(Wednesday, August 14, 2019) Susan Craig, Kyl Center for Water Policy, Arizona State University will present The Arizona Water Blueprint: A Map for Arizona’s Water Resilience from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the ASU Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center, 734 W. Alameda Dr, Tempe, AZ 85282. More information and RSVP.

Off Campus

Mesa Public Library Event: Urban Hummingbirds

(Saturday, July 27, 2019) Emily Macklin of Audubon Arizona will present an entertaining and informative program on hummingbirds. These colorful creatures possess a personality greater than their size and amazing physical capabilities! From 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Program Room at Red Mountain Branch, Mesa Public Library, 635 N. Power Road, Mesa, AZ 85205. More information.

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Yard

(Thursday, August 1, 2019) This session is all about Watershed Management Group's 3 "S"s: slow, spread, and sink. Learn how to use passive rainwater harvesting to create a series of berms, basins, and swales that will direct rainwater to beneficial use for plants while reducing flooding and erosion in your yard. These practices will slow the flow of the water, spread it across the areas where it's needed, and sink it into the ground. You'll leave this session with: Rain garden sizing and placement. From 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Main Library, 64 E. 1^st St, Mesa. More information and registration.

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Plants

(Thursday, August 8, 2019) How can you create a beautiful, lush landscape while conserving water? We'll show you how to select native plants to build wildlife habitat, shade your home, and create an appealing landscape for your yard. If you're looking for the best trees and plants to attract hummingbirds and butterflies, bloom bright with color, or cool off your home with shade, we've got you covered. You'll leave this session with: Plant plan for your home – type, location, and benefits of native plants you will use. From 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Main Library, 64 E. 1^st St, Mesa. More information and registration.

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GreenBiz Webcast: Market Forces Supercharging Corporate Clean Energy Strategy

(Tuesday, August 13, 2019) This free, hour-long webcast delves into an up-and-coming contract structure that is creating new opportunities for buyers large and small: aggregated procurement deals that allow several off-takers to take pieces of a larger project, often at sizes that would otherwise not be available. From 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT. More information and registration.

Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Food

(Thursday, August 15, 2019) Rain tanks are like rain barrels, only upgraded: bigger, better, and your harvested rainwater lasts longer. While most rain barrels hold about 50 gallons of water, rain tanks can hold 1,000 gallons or more, capturing water from several storms and storing it for use over the course of many drier months. WMG will show you how to use rain tanks as an active form of rainwater harvesting to nourish your vegetable and herb gardens throughout the year. You will leave this session with: An action plan for size and type of tank needed to support your garden. From 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Main Library, 64 E. 1^st St, Mesa. More information and registration.

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Hydrate Mesa: Hydrate Your Soils

(Thursday, August 22, 2019) Urban yards have the potential to produce well beyond their natural productivity without needing costly store products by integrating the use of typical waste streams such as greywater, stormwater, plant trimmings, and more. You'll learn how to assess your yard's soil type and simple ways to effectively use typical household wastes to build soil health and promote productive urban landscapes. You will leave this session with: Soil resource plan. From 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Mesa Main Library, 64 E 1st St. Mesa, AZ 85201. More information and registration.

United Nations Civil Society Conference: Building Inclusive and Sustainable Communities

(Monday-Wednesday, August 26-28, 2019) Holding this worldwide conference in Salt Lake City will be historic, as it will be the first time this conference will be held outside of UN Headquarters in the United States. With talks of taking this conference abroad again in 2020, the success of this event is imperative for the future of the conference and America’s United Nations legacy. The UN’s mission is world peace. To this end, they are focused on empowering sustainable cities and communities. More information and registration.

SHADE 2019 Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education

(Friday, August 30, 2019) This year’s SHADE education conference will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix. If you have any questions, please contact Shayla at shyde@azna.org or 480-966-1610. We have some new and exciting things planned for the conference. See you all in August! The conference is sponsored by the Arizona Nursery Association. More information.

Forming the Future: An Interdisciplinary Conference

(Monday-Tuesday, September 2-3, 2019) Thinking about the future often focuses on its ‘content’: what might happen. Similarly, thinking about ‘future studies’ often concentrates on its goals, concepts and methods. But what about the forms in which the future comes couched? How does the medium in which the future is presented – its genres, structures, conventions – shape or influence what the future might include? What forms do representations of the future currently take in different disciplines and fields of practice – from fiction to non-fiction, the visual to the textual, science to politics – and to what effect? Can we make our representations of the future more efficacious, with a view to the current world situation? And what might different fields learn from each other, or how might they combine, in order to do this? The conference will be held at the University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. More information.

2019 AAEE Conference: Arizona We are EE!

(Thursday-Saturday, September 12-14, 2019) Join the Arizona Association for Environmental Education this fall for the largest event in Arizona that convenes educators, learners, leaders, and decision-makers to leverage the power of environmental education (EE). To be held at Prescott College, Prescott, AZ. More information and registration.

NEW!

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.

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.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW!

Meet sustainability student Heejoo Min

Heejoo Min had a pivotal moment when she realized that we needed to completely change our perspectives to include sustainability. This realization led her to ASU where she discovered the School of Sustainability. Read more.

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And they called it puppy love

The first person to suggest that dogs could be more than just “man’s best friend” was psychologist Boris Levinson, who in the 1960s introduced the concept of animals for use in therapy. His discovery came when he observed the calming effects that his dog Jingles had on a young patient who was struggling through a therapy session. When Jingles entered the room, the child relaxed, became more willing to participate and their communication improved. Read more.

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Meet sustainability senior Paiton Upshaw

Paiton Upshaw was working at her previous job when she realized she wanted more. Motivated by her love for the planet, Upshaw decided to take the next step by attending the School of Sustainability online program through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. Read more.

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How Stanley Black & Decker is using the SDGs to grow a 'new-collar' workforce (GreenBiz.com)

Deb Geyer, corporate responsibility officer for Stanley Black & Decker, has a vision for a thriving workforce that meets the needs and challenges of a changing economy for decades to come. Stanley Black & Decker is using purpose, partnership and innovation to advance its new corporate social responsibility strategy. Read more.

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Education for Humanity takes leadership role in refugee education

Education for Humanity, an initiative of Arizona State University, is helping to address the needs of the world’s refugee population by extending educational access to communities affected by displacement. The initiative, which works in partnership with the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, humanitarian organizations, ministries of higher education and refugees themselves, offers online courses that are facilitated by local teachers in refugee settlements and urban communities around the world. Read more.

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Keeping Olympic marathon spectators cool

To help city officials and the Tokyo Olympic Committee prepare for extreme heat, Arizona State University senior sustainability scientists Jenni Vanos and Ariane Middel were part of a team that measured and mapped out microclimates along the marathon course to identify hot spots where spectators may face discomfort or illness. Read more.

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Nobel laureate Leland Hartwell joins Barrett, The Honors College faculty

Nobel laureate Leland Hartwell will join the faculty of Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University in August, making Barrett the only honors college in the nation with a Nobel Prize recipient teaching undergraduates. Read more.

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2019 WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition Scholarship Available!

The Arizona Municipal Water Users Association will award a full “first-timer” scholarship to the 2019 WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition, October 2-3, in Las Vegas, NV. The scholarship includes conference registration, admission to the EPA WaterSense/Alliance for Water Efficiency Awards Luncheon, a complimentary pre-conference workshop or post-conference tour, travel costs, and hotel. Application deadline August 9, 2019. More information.

Young SDG Innovators Programme

The Young SDG Innovators Programme is an opportunity for participating companies of the UN Global Compact to identify young talent within their organizations to collaborate and accelerate business innovation towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This ten-month accelerator programme activates future business leaders and changemakers to develop and drive innovative solutions through new technologies, initiatives, and business models and deliver on their company’s sustainability objectives. The Programme is designed to engage your company’s brightest and best talent in not only advancing your sustainability efforts but driving innovation and delivering tangible solutions with potential market value for your company. Nominations from May 13-August 31, 2019. Program runs from September 2019 to June 2020. More information.

Arizona Water Protection Fund Grants Available

The Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce that it will be offering a fiscal year 2020 grant cycle. The Commission provides funding for projects that directly maintain, enhance and restore river and riparian resources; implement innovative river and riparian research; and implement water conservation measures or programs outside of the 5 Active Management Areas. The Commission will be accepting applications under all funding categories (capital, research and water conservation). A grant application workshop with a live webinar option will be held July 24, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Arizona Department of Water Resources office located at 1110 W. Washington St., Suite 310, Phoenix, AZ 85007. The fiscal year 2020 Grant Application Manual is available on the Arizona Water Protection Fund web site www.azwpf.gov and will be available at the workshop. To have a copy mailed to you, please contact Reuben Teran at 602-771-8525, or via e-mail at rteran@azwater.gov. Pre-application consultations may be scheduled with AWPF staff from July - August 2019 as time permits. Please contact Reuben Teran at 602-771-8525, or via e-mail rteran@azwater.gov to schedule a consultation. Grant applications are due September 6, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Applicant presentations and Commission grant award selections will take place November 19-20, 2019. The complete grant application process schedule can be viewed at www.azwpf.gov.

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

June 2019 drought summary is online.

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July Southwest Climate Outlook

The July 2019 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.

CLIMAS Podcast: July 2019: Monsoon MiniPod - Pesky Trough Edition

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

OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings

Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Postdoctoral Fellow

Application deadline extended to August 2, 2019. More information.

Faculty Associate Pool, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Application deadline May – open until filled. More information.

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes