Sustainability Events

Ecologist Simon Levin began his career at Cornell University and has since worked at Princeton for 27 years. Levin also served as a president for the Ecological Society of America and, in 2014, received the National Medal of Science.

Phase transitions between distinct states are common throughout our world,...

The general consensus is that we will struggle to feed the world by 2050, and it would be made more difficult if we shift to more sustainable agriculture. In this talk Bernstein will provide a high-level overview of the key issues and problems in food and why the problem is...

Danica is a current NatureNet Science Fellow examining the use of nature-based strategies to address nutrient pollution and flooding in eastern North Carolina using remote sensing and watershed modelling methods, in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy North Carolina.

The Cape Fear River Watershed has been visited by three...

Sir Jonathan Bate is an acclaimed biographer, broadcaster, critic, and Shakespearean scholar from Oxford University.

In almost every culture of the world, there is a myth of how there once was a time when humankind lived at one with the natural environment until a “fall” divided us from our...

Join ASU Media Relations Journalism Fellow Mary Hoff for a brown bag lunch -- come and go as you are able, bring your own lunch -- open to sustainability scientists, scholars and students.

Mary Hoff is editor in chief of Ensia. An award-winning science communicator, she...

A significant proportion of the Earth’s biodiversity has been erased, not from the world, but from our collective depiction of nature. Join us for a brown-bag lunch talk on compassionate conservation.

Arian Wallach's research combines ecological science with ethics to promote compassionate approaches to conservation. she aims to develop, apply,...

In past centuries, insects were considered pests, endangering agricultural and human health. Humans tried to eradicate those pests, using an impressive and ever-evolving arsenal of physical, chemical, and biological tools.

At the dawn of the 20th century, it was clear that, while humans may have won a few battles, we lost...

Chris Perkins is the CEO and Chairman of Dropworks, Inc., which he founded with academic partners from Arizona State University in 2016.

Prior to leading Dropworks, Chris worked in the renewable energy space. He founded Copernican Energy in 2006 to develop solar-based approaches to biofuel production, which he sold to Sundrop...

David Baron is an attorney with the nation's largest environmental-law organization – Earthjustice. Before joining the nonprofit in 1999, Baron was a litigator and taught environmental law at the University of Arizona College of Law, ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and Tulane Law School.

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Does money bring happiness? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in the midst of a happiness revolution?

Roko Belic, director of the Academy Award® nominated “Genghis Blues” now brings us Happy, an award-winning documentary that...

Join ASU Media Relations Journalism Fellow Mary Hoff for a brown bag lunch -- come and go as you are able, bring your own lunch -- open to sustainability scientists, scholars and students.

Mary Hoff is editor in chief of Ensia. An award-winning science communicator, she...

The Phoenix metro area suffers from a growing shortage of both affordable and workforce housing. This issue is complicated, multifaceted and often misunderstood. Join us for a robust discussion with panelists who bring a wide and deep knowledge of affordable and workforce housing and the positive impacts that quality housing...

Sir Jonathan Bate is an acclaimed biographer, broadcaster, critic, and Shakespearean scholar from Oxford University.

In almost every culture of the world, there is a myth of how one day, a time of catastrophe will come when some powerful force precipitates an apocalypse that will bring an end to...

Sir Jonathan Bate is an acclaimed biographer, broadcaster, critic, and Shakespearean scholar from Oxford University.

In addressing our current climate crisis, we need not only scientists to propose technological fixes, but artists and humanities scholars to offer images of a more sustainable way of life. In his talk, Bate...

Bob Langert is widely known as a CSR (Corporate-Social Responsibility) subject matter expert and leader, and is the author of The Battle To Do Good: Inside McDonald’s Sustainability Journey.

In his talk, Langert will discuss McDonald’s turbulent journey to try to be a responsible company over the past three...