SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST
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 PM 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 under the Options where it says Join or Leave GIOSASU. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.
NEW ITEMS
Institute Events
2. Sustainability@ASU: A Political-Industrial Ecology of Water Supply for Los Angeles
4. PhD Defense: Andrew Berardy
6. Sustainability@ASU: "A" Mountain Restoration
7. Wrigley Lecture Series: The Age of Sustainable Development
Other Events - On Campus
9. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Emerging Computational Methods for Fragmentation
12. Nanoscience Seminar: New Approaches for Next Generation Battery Materials
14. Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Social Reward: Basic Mechanisms and Autism Pathogenesis
15. 22nd Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium
16. ASU Human Rights Film Festival 2015
17. Medical Humanities Lecture at ASU: Knowing Disease and Accounting for Care
18. Conversation: A New Library for the New American University
19. First Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators
20. World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
Other Events - Off Campus
21. WRRC: Restoration of the Colorado River Delta: One Year Later
22. Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders
23. Medical Humanities Lecture at Mayo Clinic: Knowing Disease and Accounting for Care
25. WRRC Brown Bag Seminar: Shift Happens
26. Arizona Forward's Stewardship Summit: Building Healthy Communities for Healthier Lives
27. Advanced Water Education Workshop: Extreme Weather Events
28. Chacmool 2015: Shallow Pasts, Endless Horizons: Sustainability & Archaeology
News and Announcements
29. ASU study shows online education is key driver in university sustainability strategies
30. New Certificate in Food System Sustainability
31. ASU program helps researchers, government speak the same language
32. LA's plan to go from smog and sprawl to green economic hub
33. US Secretary of Defense visits ASU before historic trip to Asia
34. ASU, Starbucks to offer full tuition coverage for all eligible employees
35. Earth Day and the polling of America 2015
36. South Sudan teachers seek to rebuild classrooms, country through ASU program
37. 5 ways to reduce waste and costs on your company's campus
38. Solar Impulse Flight Update
39. Meet 3 women primed to lead GM's new auto tech wave
Institute Jobs
40. Manager, Communications and Events, The Sustainability Consortium
41. Office Assistant/Receptionist Senior
42. Research Advancement Administrator Sr.
43. Research Specialist Senior
44. Student, Sustainability Cities Network Student Aide
Other Jobs
45. Geological Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
47. Sustainability Metrics & Program Manager, Yale University
EVENTS
PhD Defense: Craig Thomas
(Friday, April 10, 2015) Craig Thomas will defense his PhD dissertation Naturalizing Sustainability Discourse: Paradigm, Practices and Pedagogy of Thoreau, Leopold, Carson and Wilson. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. At 2:00 p.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Earth Month Event: School of Sustainability Garden Maintenance Day
(Saturday, April 11, 2015) To celebrate Earth Month, come join the School of Sustainability alumni chapter board, students, and other alumni for a beautiful morning of gardening maintenance at the Escalante Community Garden. From 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Escalante Community Garden, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
PhD Defense: David Yu
(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) David Yu will defend his PhD dissertation Robustness of Social-Ecological Systems under Global Change: Insights from Community Irrigation and Forestry Systems. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. At 12:00 p.m. in Room 124, Cowden Family Resources Building, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.
Sustainability@ASU: A Political-Industrial Ecology of Water Supply for Los Angeles
(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) Joshua Newell, School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan will present A Political-Industrial Ecology of Water Supply for Los Angeles from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Biodiversity Series: Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels?
(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) Harry Greene, Cornell University will present Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels? From 4:30 p.m. reception; 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Marston Theater, ISTB 4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
MA Defense: Booyoung Kim
(Wednesday, April 15, 2015) Booyoung Kim will defend his MA thesis Analysis of Alfalfa Production in the Water-Stressed US West: Using Dynamic Land-Use Change Model. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. At 2:00 p.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Sustainability Series: The Right Climate for a Saner Diet: Helping the Planet with Each Meal
(Thursday, April 16, 2015) Paul Shapiro, The Humane Society of the US will present The Right Climate for a Saner Diet: Helping the Planet with Each Meal from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Changing Hand’s Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
Software Carpentry Workshop
(Saturday-Sunday, April 18-19, 2015) Software Carpentry's mission is to help scientists and engineers get more research done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic lab skills for scientific computing. The course is primarily aimed at graduate students, post docs, faculty and other researchers at Arizona State University, although the workshop is open to anyone interested in these topics. It will be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
PhD Defense: Andrew Berardy
(Monday, April 20, 2015) Andrew Berardy will defend his PhD dissertation Finding the Future of Food: Sustainable Consumption Lessons for and from Veganism. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. At 2:00 p.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Farmers Market@ASU
(Tuesday, April 21, 2015) The mission of the Farmers Market at ASU Tempe is to promote sustainability, healthy eating and green living practices among our students, faculty and staff by providing educational opportunities and convenient access to a variety of locally grown and produced foods through a learning-living partnership with Arizona farmers and artisans. From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the Student Services lawn. More information.
Sustainability@ASU: “A” Mountain Restoration
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) Celebrate Earth Day 2015 by helping to restore walking and hiking trails on "A" Mountain in Tempe. From 9:00-11:30 a.m. meeting on the east of the Hayden Flour Mill, Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Ave. More information and RSVP.
Wrigley Lecture Series: The Age of Sustainable Development
(Wednesday, April 22, 2015) Jeffrey D. Sachs, The Earth Institute, Columbia University will present The Age of Sustainable Development at 5:00 p.m. followed by a reception in Armstrong Hall, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: Bringing Sustainability to Communities: A Real World Example from Audubon International
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) Joanna Nadeau, Audubon International will present Bringing Sustainability to Communities: A Real World Example from Audubon International from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
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On Campus
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Emerging Computational Methods for Fragmentation
(Friday, April 10, 2015) John E. Dolbow, Duke University will present Emerging Computational Methods for Fragmentation at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Seminar: Hydraulic Fracturing: Using Membrane Technology to Recycle Water
(Friday, April 10, 2015) Jamie Hestekin, University of Arkansas will present Using Membrane Technology to Recycle Water at 2:00 p.m. in room 490 Engineering Research Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
School of Life Sciences Seminar: A Biogeographic Perspective of Speciation among Desert Tortoises in the Genus Gopherus
(Friday, April 10, 2015) Taylor Edwards, University of Arizona will present A Biogeographic Perspective of Speciation among Desert Tortoises in the Genus Gopherus from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room E104, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Transportation Engineering Seminar: Optimizing the Rollout of Filling Stations for Alternative Fuel Vehicles
(Friday, April 10, 2015) Michael Kuby, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning will present Optimizing the Rollout of Filling Stations for Alternative Fuel Vehicles from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 101, Schwada Classroom Office Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Social Insect Research Group Seminar: Social Parasites and What They can Tell Us about the Genetic Basis of Worker Evolution in Ants
(Monday, April 13, 2015) Jürgen Gadau, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University will present Social Parasites and What They can Tell Us about the Genetic Basis of Worker Evolution in Ants from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 401, ISTB1, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Humanities at Work IHR Lecture Series: Building Bridges from Humanities to Industry: An Investigation of Job Advertisements in Professional Writing Careers
(Monday, April 13, 2015) Eva Brumberger, Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication; Claire Lauer, Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication; and Mark Hannah, English Department will present Building Bridges from Humanities to Industry: An Investigation of Job Advertisements in Professional Writing Careers from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 109, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Standing Out: Visibility and the LGBTQIA Community at ASU
(Monday, April 13, 2015) With same-sex marriage now legal in Arizona and 30+ other states and a Supreme Court ruling on nationwide same-sex marriage expected this summer, the LGBTQIA community has seen drastic changes occurring very quickly. What does this mean for our LGBTQIA students, staff, and faculty communities? Join Committee for Campus Inclusion, special guest Kent Hopkins, Vice Provost of Enrollment Services, and voices from throughout the university as they share their stories of what inclusion, coming out, and life as an LGBTQIA individual within the ASU community looks like. From 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 202 (Alumni Lounge), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Nanoscience Seminar: New Approaches for Next Generation Battery Materials
(Monday, April 13, 2015) Candace L. Chan, Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University will present New Approaches for Next Generation Battery Materials in room 487, Goldwater Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar Series: Thermal Adaptation (and, of Course, Phosphorus) Shapes Thermal Performance in a Community of Rainforest Ants
(Wednesday, April 15, 2015) Mike Kaspari, University of Oklahoma will present Thermal Adaptation (and, of Course, Phosphorus) Shapes Thermal Performance in a Community of Rainforest Ants from 1:45-2:45 p.m. in room EB04, Life Science Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Social Reward: Basic Mechanisms and Autism Pathogenesis
(Thursday, April 16, 2015) Gül Dölen, John Hopkins University will present Social Reward: Basic Mechanisms and Autism Pathogenesis from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room E232, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics
(Thursday, April 16, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 13th.
22nd Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium
(Friday, April 17, 2015) All undergraduates conducting research in life sciences are invited to attend and present a poster at the symposium sponsored by the School of Life Sciences. Jeremy Babendure, Executive Director of the Arizona SciTech Festival and professor with ASU and UA, is giving the keynote speech, From Science to Science Communication. From 2:00-5:00 p.m. in E104 Life Sciences Building and the Artium. More information.
ASU Human Rights Film Festival 2015
(Friday-Sunday, April 17-19, 2015) Arizona State University’s Human Rights Film Festival seeks to explore human rights issues though film, as well as to honor filmmakers who share a vision of a more just world through awareness and action. During its five-year history, the HRFF has highlighted a diversity of human rights themes, both domestic and international, from torture and war, to immigrant rights, to gender and racial discrimination, to rights of access to basic services, to indigenous rights and the right to a healthy and sustainable ecology. Films are free and open to the public, in Armstrong Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Medical Humanities Lecture at ASU: Knowing Disease and Accounting for Care
(Thursday, April 16, 2015) Ben Hurlburt, Center for Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University will present Knowing Disease and Accounting for Care from 11:30-1:00 p.m. in room 109, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Conversation: A New Library for the New American University
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) Who needs libraries? Who doesn’t need libraries? Join University Librarian Jim O’Donnell as he shares his thoughts on the future of ASU’s libraries and their impact on humanists. A panel of scholars will respond to his remarks, which will include: Manfred D. Laubichler, President’s Professor of Theoretical Biology and History of Biology; Devoney Looser, Professor of English; and Jacque Hettel, Assistant Director of the IHR Nexus Lab. This event is supported by the Institute for Humanities Research and ASU Libraries. RSVP.
Local Resources Bicycle Class
(Thursday, April 23, 2015) A brief yet informative look at local bike groups, events, and culture. Whether you are looking for student organizations, where to look up bike events in Tempe, or just want to know where you can get you bike fixed, this course is for you! From 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Hassayampa Conference Room, Hassayampa Academic Village, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP by April 20.
2015 MA AEP Poster Symposium
(Tuesday, April 28, 2015) Join us to celebrate our 2015 MA Applied Ethics and the Professions, Biomedical and Health Ethics graduates. They will present posters of their applied projects in Biomedical and Health Ethics. Poster viewing at 5:30 and speaker panel at 6:00 p.m. At the University Club, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP to Andrea.Cottrell@asu.edu.
Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics
(Thursday, April 30, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 27th.
First Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators
(Friday, May 8, 2015) The inaugural keynote address will be given by Professor Daniel Etsy, Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy at Yale Law School. This extraordinary conference will feature panels and presentations from more than 60 law professors from throughout the United States and Canada, describing their latest research in a wide variety of sustainability-related fields. The conference schedule and registration information may be found at https://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/scale2015/agenda/.
World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
(Saturday, June 6, 2015) World Wide Views on Climate and Energy is a global citizen consultation, providing unique information about how far citizens around the world are willing to go, in order to deal with climate change and to bring forward an energy transition. Arizona State University (ASU) will be the location for one of four citizen forums being conducted in the United States. About 100 citizens, selected to reflect the demographic diversity in their countries or regions will attend daylong meetings, starting at dawn in the Pacific, and continuing until dusk in the Americas. Citizens will express their views on an identical set of questions, designed to reflect policy controversies at the global negotiations and political discussions about climate and energy in general. The results will be made available online and presented locally and globally to inform policymakers and negotiations leading up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 21) taking place in Paris in December of 2015. Project partners for Arizona are the ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes and the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative. More information and how to participate.
Democracy Conference 2015: By the People
(Thursday-Saturday, December 3-5, 2015) Arizona State University will be hosting a conference on participatory democracy, civic engagement and citizenship education. The event will be designed to share research findings, engage in provocative and meaningful discussions, learn from accomplishments and failures, and be inspired by innovative approaches, strategies, policies, tools and practices. The conference will bring together academics, students, practitioners, researchers, appointed and elected public officials, teachers, administrators, members of community organizations, and all those interested in participatory democracy, public engagement and citizenship education. The conference will combine academic presentations with practical workshops, We are interested in attracting theoretical and empirical contributions that are related to the three conference themes. Submission of abstracts is April 15, 2015. More information.
Off Campus
WRRC: Restoration of the Colorado River Delta: One Year Later
(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) On May 15, 2014, the Colorado River met the Sea of Cortez for the first time since the 1990s. Come learn about the science and politics and see stunning video of the grand experiment to restore the Colorado River delta through release of an unprecedented “pulse flow.” A panel/video screening from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the Gallagher Theater, Memorial Center, Student Union, University of Arizona, Tucson. More information.
Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders
(Wednesday, April 15, 2015) A book talk and signing by Sally L. Kitch of Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders. With this event, Kitch aims to bring these issues to a wider public and share these women’s remarkable stories and political and social concerns and critiques with our community. At 7:00 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
2nd Singapore Sustainability Symposium: Sustainable City Design
(Wednesday-Thursday, April 15-17, 2015) With the continued commitment of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to sustainability and urban solutions that are transdisciplinary, transboundary, and fully integrated, NTU's Sustainable Earth Office (SEO) and Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with a number of Singapore’s Agencies, are organizing the second S3 in Singapore. The symposium will have a Singaporean flavor, with a special interest in the challenges faced by cities and urbanization. The title of this year's symposium is Sustainable City Design, and S3 will again serve as early input to the World Cities Summit (held next summer 2015 in New York). This year's symposium will begin with a public lecture and discussion panel including the presentation by a Minister of key objectives from Singapore's new sustainability plan. More information.
Medical Humanities Lecture at Mayo Clinic: Knowing Disease and Accounting for Care
(Thursday, April 16, 2015) Ben Hurlburt, Center for Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University will present Knowing Disease and Accounting for Care from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room CP18C, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale. More information and RSVP.
ASU Explores Outdoors
(Saturday, April 18, 2015) Springtime in Arizona is a great time to be outdoors — while the weather is still mild, the desert flowers in bloom and the wildlife out in full. Join Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences for its 10th annual ASU Explores Outdoors (formerly SOLS Takes a Hike)! Enjoy a beautiful morning nature walk and get an up close experience with Arizona’s diverse flora and fauna from our wildlife and life sciences experts. From 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd, Gilbert. More information.
AzSEC - Arizona Student Energy Conference
(Monday-Tuesday, April 20-21, 2015) Graduate students and post-docs from Arizona's top universities will come together with the state's leading renewable energy experts and researchers for the Arizona Student Energy Conference (AzSEC), an annual two-day symposium focusing on developments and exploration in the fields of renewable energy science, technology, and policy. Registration deadline and poster abstract submission has been extended to April 10, 2015. More information.
WRRC Brown Bag Seminar: Shift Happens
(Tuesday, April 21, 2015) Tice Supplee, Audubon Arizona will present Shift Happens from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in the Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, 350 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson. More information.
Instream Flow Council Flow 2015: Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty
(Tuesday-Thursday, April 28-30, 2015) The Instream Flow Council is committed to promoting proven expertise; improving public understanding of linkages between science, law, and social values; and supporting the use of appropriate tools to protect, maintain, and restore, aquatic resources. They will be holding the third international workshop on instream flows in Portland, OR. More information.
12th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference
(Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2015) Join us at Nutrition & Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications, sharing nutrient-rich and tantalizing meals with like-minded learners at a beautiful desert destination and gathering insights on nutrition, prevention and healthful living from internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, authors and chefs. To be held at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix. More information.
Arizona Forward’s Stewardship Summit: Building Healthy Communities for Healthier Lives
(Friday, May 1, 2015) A half-day forum that will focus on the built environment and its connection to health and wellness. Arizona currently ranks 20th in the nation when it comes to citizens being physically, emotionally and mentally healthy. Simply put, poor community design poses a health threat. From 8:00-1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix, 340 N. 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004. More information and registration.
Advanced Smartscape Irrigation Course
(Thursdays, May 7, 14, and 21, 2015) The Advanced Smartscape Irrigation course builds upon the basic Smartscape course by offering in-depth technical training for landscape professionals on the design, installation, maintenance, and management of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems in the Sonoran Desert. The course stresses irrigation efficiency and wise water use in turf and other landscapes. It is encouraged that registrants have a basic working knowledge of drip and/or sprinkler irrigation systems prior to taking this class. More information on the course. Registration can be completed online at the program website, www.smartscape.org. Contact Kaitlin Poe-Orsburn, Smartscape Program Coordinator, with any questions or concerns at smartscape@cals.arizona.edu or (602) 827-8206.
US Department of Energy: Better Building Summit 2015
(Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29, 2015) The Better Buildings Summit is a national meeting where leading organizations across key sectors showcase solutions to cut energy intensity in their buildings portfolio-wide by 20% over the next ten years. This Summit is designed for partners and stakeholders to exchange best practices and highlight demonstrated market solutions with an equal emphasis on discussing future opportunities for greater energy efficiency in America’s homes and buildings. To be held in Washington, D.C. More information.
WRRC Annual Conference 2015: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices
(Tuesday-Wednesday, June 9-10, 2015) Please join us for the WRRC 2015 Annual Conference, "Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices" to be held at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, Arizona. The WRRC, in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, is hosting the conference to increase awareness of water sustainability efforts on tribal lands, and to provide new perspectives in the discussion of water management options to meet growing supply gaps in Arizona. More information.
Advanced Water Education Workshop: Extreme Weather Events
(Tuesday-Wednesday, July 7-8, 2015) A workshop by Arizona State University’s Decision Center for a Desert City and Arizona Project WET at the University of Arizona for middle and high school teachers and water educators. Find out how city planners, scientists, engineers, and water managers plan for and collect data about extreme weather events. From 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily at the Decision Center for a Desert City, Brickyard Orchid House, 21 E. 6th St, Ste 126B, Tempe. More information and registration.
8th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Thursday-Friday, August 20-21, 2015) Ryerson, Tsinghua and Oxford universities are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Conference for the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (#AIE2015) will be held for the first time in Toronto, Canada. The AIE Conference was first held in 2008 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, consistently ranked as one of China's top institutions for higher learning, and has previously been hosted at the prestigious Oxford University in London, England. A truly international conference, the AIE has attracted more than 1,500 participants from more than 27 countries over the years. This year, conference participants will have the unique opportunity to experience Canada as an innovation nation. The AIE Conference provides a broad platform to convene scholars from around the world to present research and to stimulate discussions on critical research issues and new developments in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are currently welcoming proposals from current and emerging scholars, policymakers and industry partners, please see the Call for Papers. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2015. For more information, please visit the conference website or contact Diana Cucuz at cucuzd@ryerson.ca.
Conference on Complex Systems 2015
(Monday-Friday, September 28-October 2, 2015) The annual European Conferences on Complex Systems (ECCS) have become a major venue for the Complex Systems Community since they were started in 2003. For the first time, this year, the conference will be held in North America to foster and multiply contacts between the European, North American and Asian communities working in this domain. CCS’15 will be a major international conference and event in the area of complex systems and interdisciplinary science in general. To be held at the Hilton Doubletree Fiesta Inn, Tempe. More information.
Chacmool 2015: Shallow Pasts, Endless Horizons: Sustainability & Archaeology
(Saturday-Monday, November 14-16, 2015) The Chacmool Archaeological Association and the Department of Anthropology present the 2015 Chacmool Conference being held at the University of Calgary. We encourage you to explore sustainability with us at the 48th Annual Chacmool Conference. The deadline to submit abstracts is May 1st, 2015. Abstracts can be submitted on our website here or to our Registration Coordinator at 2015chacmool@gmail.com. More information.
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ASU study shows online education is key driver in university sustainability strategies
A new report from Arizona State University indicates that the development of online education programs can be a significant component of an institution’s sustainability strategy based on greater socio-economic impact for a smaller environmental footprint per degree. Read more.
New Certificate in Food System Sustainability
Food systems are particularly important for human societies to sustain, as well as particularly vulnerable to multiple threats related to the interconnected sustainability challenges we face. Reflecting the breadth of food system issues researched and taught at ASU, the School of Sustainability now offers a 15-credit interdisciplinary Certificate in Food System Sustainability – a comprehensive, sustainability-oriented introduction to food systems for undergraduate students. Read more.
ASU program helps researchers, government speak the same language
Researchers and government policymakers are key players in the world of science policy – but though both are crucial for societal process, they may not understand how best to work together. And that can be a big obstacle to success, one that ASU is working to solve. Read more.
LA's plan to go from smog and sprawl to green economic hub (from GreenBiz.com)
Los Angeles is known around the world as the home of Hollywood stars, sunny beaches and a high concentration of luxury sports cars and designer clothes. But the sprawling city, home to some 3.8 million people, is also famous in urban planning circles for some less flattering idiosyncrasies: a history of intense water wars, smog and gridlocked traffic among them. Read more.
US Secretary of Defense visits ASU before historic trip to Asia
Half of all humanity and a majority of the word’s middle class will reside in the Asia Pacific in the next few decades, which is why the United States is bolstering its efforts to protect the region with as much military might as it can muster. Read more.
ASU, Starbucks to offer full tuition coverage for all eligible employees
Arizona State University and Starbucks announced April 6 that the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, first introduced in June 2014, will now offer 100 percent tuition coverage for every eligible U.S. Starbucks partner (employee). Read more.
Earth Day and the polling of America 2015 (from GreenBiz.com)
Common sense would dictate that Americans’ environmental concerns track the economy — that is, that we care more about the planet when we can afford to. Our concern, the theory goes, rises with our fortunes. Read more.
South Sudan teachers seek to rebuild classrooms, country through ASU program
In the world’s youngest country – fractured for decades by ethnic civil wars – South Sudan educators are attempting to rebuild their classrooms and their country at the same time. Read more.
5 ways to reduce waste and costs on your company's campus (from GreenBiz.com)
Do you want to lower costs at your facility as well as lower its environmental impact? Look no further than your waste stream. The most expedient way to limit costs and green your footprint is through waste reduction. You can implement some easy solutions without major expenditures; others cost a bit more but have justifiable returns on investment. Here we examine five strategies for reducing waste on your corporate or agency campus. Read more.
Solar Impulse Flight Update
This information was collected from http://www.solarimpulse.com:
March 9, 2015, Left Abu Dhabi about a month ago; March 10, 2015, Overnight in Oman; March 11, 2015, Arrived in Ahmedabad, India, where it spent 8 days. March 19, 2015, Overnight "pit stop" in Varanasi; March 20, 2015, Arrived in Mandalay (Myanmar) where is spent a few more days awaiting good weather for the flight to Chongqing, China. March 29, 2015, Flight to Chongqing, where it is awaiting favorable weather for the flight to Nanjing. SI2 has been stuck in Chongqing since March 31st because of poor weather conditions. High altitude clouds, limiting the aircraft's energy collection, and crosswinds, that conflict with the airplane's itinerary, have led the Mission Control Center to postpone departure to Sunday April 11th at the earliest. Also newly released is the Solar Impulse smart phone app: http://wisfans.com/solarimpulse/ They will stop in Phoenix perhaps in May, again dependent on the weather.
Meet 3 women primed to lead GM's new auto tech wave (from GreenBiz.com)
Girls now match boys in mathematical achievement: in the U.S. alone, 140 women are enrolled in higher education for every 100 men. Women earn more than 50 percent of all bachelor's and master's degrees and nearly 50 percent of all doctorates. Women's participation in business and MBA programs has grown more than fivefold since the 1970s, and the increase in the number of engineering degrees granted to women has grown almost tenfold. Read more.
The 2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the WRRC
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is offering a summer internship to a student interested in gaining experience writing about environmental and water issues. The internship is supported by Montgomery & Associates, an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in hydrology and water resource issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Arroyo is recognized as source of objective, accurate and understandable information and reaches a wide audience that includes policy makers and water professionals as well as the interested public. The topic selected for the 2016 Arroyo is potable water. More information and application form at http://wrrc.arizona.edu/montgomery and send the completed form, along with a writing sample and a letter of recommendation, to Susanna Eden at seden@email.arizona.edu. Deadline: Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. Questions? Please direct any questions to seden@email.arizona.edu.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
February 2015 drought summary is online.
March Southwest Climate Outlook
The March 2015 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: March 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast
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OPPORTUNITIES
Manager, Communications and Events, The Sustainability Consortium
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 12294BR.
Office Assistant/Receptionist Senior
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 12359BR.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Center for Biodiversity Outcomes)
To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)
To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.
Research Advancement Administrator Sr.
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 12524BR
Research Specialist Senior
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 12549BR
Student, Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 12199BR.
Student, Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 11882BR.
Student, Sustainability Cities Network Student Aide
To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 12438BR.
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Environmental Manager, City of Buckeye, Arizona
Application deadline April 13, 2015. More information.
Soil Biogeochemist/Microbiologist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Application deadline April 15, 2015. More information.
Sustainability Leadership Program Fellow, Depauw University
Application deadline April 16, 2015. More information.
Capital City Fellows Program, City of Washington DC
Application deadline April 17, 2015. More information.
Zero Waste Resource Development Summer Fellowship, Post-Landfill Action Network
Application deadline April 22, 2015. More information.
Geological Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Application deadline April 24, 2015. More information.
Associate/Full Professor, Natural Resources Management, University of California-Merced
Application deadline April 15, 2015. More information.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Carbon Dynamics of Amazon Peatlands, Arizona State University
Application deadline April 30, 2015. More information.
Solar Ambassador Fellowship, RE-Volv
Application deadline May 1, 2015. More information.
Assistant Professor, Food Systems and Value-added Agricultural Networks, University of California-Davis
Application deadline May 1, 2015. More information.
Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University
Application deadline May 15, 2015. More information.
Land Conservation Technician, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position, George Mason University
Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.
CYGNSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Faculty Position, University of Michigan
Application deadline May 30, 2015. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University
Application deadline June 1, 2015. More information.
Sustainability Metrics & Program Manager, Yale University
Sustainability Manager, University of Missouri
Director of Sustainability, Messiah College
Energy and Utility Manager, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Part-time Executive Assistant, Arizona Public Health Association
Director, Office of Sustainability, Indiana University
Coordinator of Sustainability Education, Central College, Pella, Iowa
Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Urban Social-Ecological Systems, The New School
Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona
Assistant Professor, Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University
Faculty Openings: Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University
Conservation Research Scientist, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Research Professor-Open Rank, Ecosystem Services, Idaho State University
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SES Modeling, Idaho State University
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Research, Idaho State University
Ph.D. Positions in Surface-Groundwater Interactions, Environmental Transport in Human Impacted Landscapes, Indiana University
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