{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"111596","title":"ASU receives award for advancing SDGs through global education","body":"Arizona State University\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Rob Walton College of Global Futures, a unit of the\u0026nbsp;Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, was recently awarded the\u0026nbsp;Forum on Education Abroad\u2019s 2026 Award for Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through Education Abroad.The Forum on Education\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-24T10:31:05-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/24\/2026-10:31am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s Rob Walton College of Global Futures has earned a 2026 national award for advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through immersive education abroad programs \u2014 from the Amazon to the Okavango Delta and beyond.","teaser":"Arizona State University\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Rob Walton College of Global Futures, a unit of the\u0026nbsp;Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, was ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/Indigenous%20Sustainability%20Solutions%20GIE.jpeg?itok=O1WQPNVj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260224-asu-receives-award-advancing-sdgs-through-global-education","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Rob Walton College of Global Futures","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jasmine Cata\u00f1o Mata","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\/2026-02\/Indigenous%20Sustainability%20Solutions%20GIE.jpeg?itok=O1WQPNVj","image_alt":"ASU students studying abroad in the Amazon through the Indigenous Sustainability Solutions Global Intensive Experience offered by the Rob Walton College of Global Futures.","image_caption":"ASU students studying abroad in the Amazon through the Indigenous Sustainability Solutions Global Intensive Experience offered by the Rob Walton College of Global Futures. 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