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The USGBC LEED rating system assesses the sustainability of structures based on their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-07-30T12:07:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/30\/2021-12:07pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University has earned more recognition for its sustainable construction that will positively affect Sun Devils for years to come.","teaser":"ASU Sun Devil Stadium\u0026nbsp;recently earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification by the\u0026nbsp;U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/asu-novus-innovation-corridor-052521.jpg?itok=dkfqQ4jo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210730-arizona-impact-asu-leed-way-green-buildings-shape-university-vision","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/asu-novus-innovation-corridor-052521.jpg?itok=dkfqQ4jo","image_alt":"Novus Corridor","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Community partnerships|Sustainability @ ASU|University","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"89705","title":"Smart fleet: How the Cox Collaboratory is helping ASU become a smarter, more eco-friendly campus","body":"One of\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University\u0027s sustainability goals\u0026nbsp;is to achieve climate positivity by eliminating its carbon footprint and saving more greenhouse gas emissions than it\u2019s generating.\u0026nbsp;At\u0026nbsp;Empower 2021, the university\u2019s fourth annual IT community retreat, members from the Cox\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-06-23T15:42:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/23\/2021-3:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Explore how the Cox Connected Environments Collaboratory is working with partners across ASU to make a smart fleet solution to help the university reduce its vehicle inventory and eventually have an all-electric vehicle fleet. ","teaser":"One of\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University\u0027s sustainability goals\u0026nbsp;is to achieve climate positivity by eliminating its carbon footprint and saving more greenhouse gas emissions than i","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bobby_gray_1.png?itok=Z-J2WB9d","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210623-smart-fleet-how-cox-collaboratory-helping-asu-become-smarter-more-eco-friendly-campus","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"University Technology Office","contributor-contact-information-name":"Stephanie King","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bobby_gray_1.png?itok=Z-J2WB9d","image_alt":"Bobby Gray Presenting at Empower 2021","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Office of Business and Finance|Enterprise Technology","interests":"Campus life|Sustainability @ ASU|University","audiences":"Staff","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"University news"}},{"node":{"nid":"89470","title":"Novus Innovation Corridor receives LEED-ND Gold certification","body":"In a first for Arizona, the Novus Innovation Corridor earned LEED-ND Gold certification last month from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 355-acre mixed-use, public-private partnership between Arizona State University and Catellus Development Corporation is adjacent to the ASU Tempe campus.Novus\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-05-25T10:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/25\/2021-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a first for Arizona, the Novus Innovation Corridor earned LEED-ND Gold certification last month from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 355-acre mixed-use, public-private partnership between Arizona State University and Catellus Development Corporation is adjacent to the ASU Tempe campus.","teaser":"In a first for Arizona, the Novus Innovation Corridor earned LEED-ND Gold certification last month from the U.S. Green Building Council.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200907_nw_novus_aerial_02_final.jpg?itok=lNkN1OQc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210525-university-news-novus-innovation-corridor-receives-leed-nd-gold-certification","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200907_nw_novus_aerial_02_final.jpg?itok=lNkN1OQc","image_alt":"Aerial rendering of the Novus Innovation Corridor at future completion, looking northwest from University and Rural","image_caption":"Artist rendering of the Novus Innovation Corridor, looking northwest from the intersection of University Drive and Rural Road in Tempe. 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The drop-off test kits are available at 30 locations across the four metro Phoenix campuses.","teaser":"The no-appointment Devils\u2019 drop-off service \u2014 the","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200901residencehallsalivatesting_022-sized.jpg?itok=dhGWVysz","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210312-sun-devil-life-devils-dropoff-covid-19-convenient-testing","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Business and Finance","contributor-contact-information-name":"Nathan Cushing","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-7043","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200901residencehallsalivatesting_022-sized.jpg?itok=dhGWVysz","image_alt":"A student puts a test tube into a biohazard bag","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Clinical Testing Lab|Biodesign Institute|Office of Business and Finance","interests":"COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Campus life","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Campus students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"87973","title":"New vaccination site at ASU stadium to increase capacity","body":"With the goal of vaccinating 3.5 million Arizonans by July 1, the state opened its second COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination site Monday at Arizona State University\u2019s Phoenix Municipal Stadium.ASU, along with ASURE, will manage site operations in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-02-02T17:15:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/02\/2021-5:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The new Phoenix Municipal site boasts the same capacity of 12,000 vaccines per day at State Farm, but will begin by providing 500 per day, ramping up as vaccine supply in Arizona is increased. ","teaser":"With the goal of vaccinating 3.5 million Arizonans by July 1, the state opened its second COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination site Monday at Arizona State University\u2019s Phoenix Municipal Stadium.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20210201_phx_muni_vaccine_site_287.jpg?itok=S2siEWSg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210202-arizona-impact-new-vaccination-site-asu-stadium-increase-capacity","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jerry Gonzalez","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Off campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20210201_phx_muni_vaccine_site_287.jpg?itok=S2siEWSg","image_alt":"New COVID-19 Vaccination Site at ASU\u0026#039;s Phoenix Municipal Stadium","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Institute|Office of Business and Finance|Office of University Affairs","interests":"Social embeddedness|COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Community involvement|Community partnerships","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Off campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"87767","title":"ASU\u2019s unsung heroes","body":"Editor\u2019s note: This story is featured in the 2021 year in review.\nEverything the rest of us have tried to avoid for the past nine months \u2013 public spaces, oft-touched surfaces, contact with crowds \u2013 they have had to embrace.\nThey\u2019re on one of the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. Every day since\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-01-21T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/21\/2021-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"They\u2019re on one of the front lines of the COVID-19 battle, and every day since the pandemic hit, they have stepped up to keep ASU\u0026#039;s campuses running. They come in the form of custodians, groundskeepers, bus drivers, sign makers, nurses, police officers, IT techs and parking lot attendants. They are ASU\u2019s unsung heroes, and here we share some of their stories.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note: This story is featured in the 2021 year in review.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/alexis.jpg?itok=1hCHbcQp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210121-arizona-impact-asu-unsung-heroes-frontline-pandemic","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/alexis.jpg?itok=1hCHbcQp","image_alt":"Woman inspecting biowaste","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Science|University","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"87173","title":"ASU completes $50 million in recent facilities upgrades","body":"While campus life looks different this fall, Arizona State University continued its commitment to a healthy and welcoming environment through recent campus improvements. Spearheaded by Facilities Development and Management \u2014 and in collaboration with many departments, partners and essential\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-11-10T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/10\/2020-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"While campus life looks different this fall, Arizona State University continued its commitment to a healthy and welcoming environment through recent campus improvements. Spearheaded by Facilities Development and Management \u2014 and in collaboration with many departments, partners and essential personnel \u2014 ASU completed more than 100 projects totaling more than $50 million over the past six months.","teaser":"While campus life looks different this fall, Arizona State University continued its commitment to a healthy and welcoming environment through recent campus improvements.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/durham_hall.jpg?itok=XMpWvx03","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20201110-asu-news-asu-completes-50-million-recent-facilities-upgrades","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Facilities Development and Management","contributor-contact-information-name":"Tyler Williams","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5833","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/durham_hall.jpg?itok=XMpWvx03","image_alt":"Durham Hall","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Office of Business and Finance","interests":"University","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Campus students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"University news"}},{"node":{"nid":"87082","title":"ASU advances sustainable dining during pandemic with reusables, compostables","body":"Early in the pandemic, staying safe and healthy for many meant adopting a disposable lifestyle: using plastic bags at the grocery store, ordering to-go or delivery from local restaurants and drinking from plastic water bottles.\u0026nbsp;After learning more about the virus and how it mainly spreads,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-10-29T10:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/29\/2020-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"To-go meals are among the many ways ASU aims to support guests\u2019 heightened focus on safety and make them feel comfortable when dining on campus. However, to-go meals have led to a rise in the use of disposable containers. To combat this, Sun Devil Dining now offers reusable to-go containers. ","teaser":"Early in the pandemic, staying safe and healthy for many meant adopting a disposable lifestyle: using plastic bags at the grocery store, ordering to-go or delivery from local restaurants and drinking from plastic water bottles.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200727_tooker_house_dining_107.jpg?itok=2DjZafUM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20201029-sun-devil-life-asu-advances-sustainable-dining-during-pandemic-reusables-compostables","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Facilities Development and Management","contributor-contact-information-name":"Tyler Williams","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5833","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200727_tooker_house_dining_107.jpg?itok=2DjZafUM","image_alt":"Tooker House dining hall","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Sustainability|Food and Dining","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"86990","title":"ASU\u0027s State of Sustainability: Sun Devils reach new green heights","body":"When Arizona State University President Michael Crow committed the campus to sustainability in 2007, he pledged that it would be carbon neutral by 2025.This spring, ASU announced that it had hit that goal six years ahead of schedule\u0026nbsp;\u2014 on\u0026nbsp;June 30, 2019 \u2014\u0026nbsp;during a period when the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-10-15T16:10:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/15\/2020-4:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"This year, ASU hit its carbon neutrality goal six years ahead of schedule, during a period when the university increased building space by 40% and on-campus enrollment by more than 20%. It capped a year when ASU reached new heights in sustainability rankings of all stripes. All that was celebrated Oct. 14 at ASU\u2019s annual State of Sustainability meeting. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"When Arizona State University President Michael Crow committed the campus to sustainability in 2007, he pledged that it would be carbon neutral by 2025.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/windmill-5591464_1280.jpg?itok=DwiDHSvk","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20201015-arizona-impact-state-sustainability","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/windmill-5591464_1280.jpg?itok=DwiDHSvk","image_alt":"Sustainabilty art of trees and windmills","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation|Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Sustainability|Campus life","audiences":"Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"85675","title":"Five degrees of inspiration","body":"For Arizona State University Police Chief\u0026nbsp;Michael Thompson, the fifth\u0027s time the charm: This May will be his fifth time in cap and gown.And he hadn\u0027t even been expected to do so once: In high school, he was counseled to pick a trade when he graduated. But Thompson found a different path.\u201cI\u2019m\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-05-01T17:25:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/01\/2020-5:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson, this May will be his fifth time in cap and gown. And he hadn\u0026#039;t even been expected to do so once: In high school, he was counseled to pick a trade when he graduated. \u201cI\u2019m not a part of Mensa or anything like that. Far from it,\u201d said Thompson, who will receive the Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation from ASU\u2019s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College on May 11. \u201cFor me, getting this degree is all about determination because if I can do it, anyone can do it. This degree is about showing that capacity and potential are infinite. If you are determined, anything is possible.\u201d","teaser":"For Arizona State University Police Chief\u0026nbsp;Michael Thompson, the fifth\u0027s time the charm: This May will be hi","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20200410_outstanding_grad_thompson_021-cropped.jpg?itok=huD3b7vX","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200501-sun-devil-life-police-chief-michael-thompson-five-degrees","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20200410_outstanding_grad_thompson_021-cropped.jpg?itok=huD3b7vX","image_alt":"Man with American flag in the background","image_caption":"ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson will receive his Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation from ASU\u2019s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. The degree is his fifth and will go along with his two master\u0026#039;s, baccalaureate and associate degrees. Thompson came the university\u0026#039;s police force in 2008 following a 20-year career in the City of Mesa Police Department. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU Now","related_story":"","news_units":"Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation|Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Education|Career development","audiences":"Alumni|Graduate students|Staff","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"85558","title":"ASU achieves carbon neutrality, ranked among most sustainable universities in the world","body":"Carbon dioxide emissions likely will decrease in 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place orders. 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The Himalayas can be seen for the first time in 30 years because air pollution has cratered in India. The Venetian canals are sparkling because no boats are churning up\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-14T10:26:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/14\/2020-10:26am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The global pandemic shutdown has produced some positive effects. People are getting to know their neighbors, enjoying the natural world, making furry new friends, gardening and finding out life can be lived differently. Two ASU sustainability experts talk about what silver linings they\u2019ve noticed since the beginning of the pandemic.","teaser":"Ready for some good news for a change?We thought so.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200411_silver_lining_011.jpg?itok=P5Oh7z2A","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200414-arizona-impact-even-under-pandemic-cloud-silver-linings-can-be-found","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20200411_silver_lining_011.jpg?itok=P5Oh7z2A","image_alt":"Hikers on South Mountain during pandemic","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation|Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Healthy Living|Fitness|Family activities|Health care|Sustainability|Personal care","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"85363","title":"Earth Month celebration at ASU continues with webinars on sustainability","body":"Many activities are upended during the COVID-19 pandemic as people stay home, but one thing that is not changing is grocery shopping, cooking and eating. An Arizona State University expert gave tips on Tuesday during a webinar titled, \u201cDo I Really Have to Give Up Cheese? Sustainable Cooking and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-03-31T14:46:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/31\/2020-2:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Many activities are upended during the COVID-19 pandemic as people stay home, but one thing that is not changing is grocery shopping, cooking and eating. An ASU expert Tuesday gave tips during a webinar titled, \u201cDo I Really Have to Give Up Cheese? Sustainable Cooking and Eating to Fit Your Lifestyle\u201d \u2014 part of the Earth Month Learning Series, a sequence of online discussions that are part of ASU\u2019s recognition of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. 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As the world marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Arizona State University is taking 50 days to celebrate the beginning of the modern environmental movement.","teaser":"The first Earth Day in 1970 was catalyzed at college campuses.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20160228kedsustainabilitysolarpanel.jpg?itok=jj8LiAmv","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200310-global-engagement-asu-celebrates-50-years-earth-day-50-days-sustainability-events","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20160228kedsustainabilitysolarpanel.jpg?itok=jj8LiAmv","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Solar panels cover the parking lot outside of the Desert Financial Arena on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. 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With dozens of initiatives underway, \u201cwe want a hallmark signature of Arizona State University to be sustainability and everything sustainable,\u201d ASU President Michael Crow said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Arizona State University \u2014 home of the first school of sustainability in the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20170111redrocksolar_05.jpg?itok=2Tb6EaGp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191106-asu-news-asu-makes-strides-sustainability","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20170111redrocksolar_05.jpg?itok=2Tb6EaGp","image_alt":"ASU Red Rock solar installation","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Office of Business and Finance","interests":"Energy|Environment|Community involvement|Sustainability|Sustainability @ ASU","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"82851","title":"Empower 2019 brings together ASU IT professionals to innovate for the future","body":"On Thursday, May 23, Arizona State University\u0027s University Technology Office hosted\u0026nbsp;Empower 2019, an ASU IT\u0026nbsp;professional community retreat designed to discover new innovations and improve existing ones through peer-to-peer discussion. 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Smith as new budget VP","body":"Matthew J. Smith has been named Arizona State University\u2019s vice president for budget planning and management. Smith will assume his position in late July 2019, and he will report to Morgan R. Olsen, ASU executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer.\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-05-20T14:18:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/20\/2019-2:18pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Matthew J. Smith joins ASU in late July 2019 as the new vice president for budget planning and management.","teaser":"Matthew J. Smith has been named Arizona State University\u2019s vice president for budget planning and management. 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