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It\u2019s another thing to be moved to action.\u0026nbsp;Though scientists have been sounding alarm bells about climate change for decades, key institutions worldwide \u2014\u0026nbsp;governments, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations \u2014 have failed to reach their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-28T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/28\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"It\u2019s one thing to know the climate is changing. It\u2019s another thing to be moved to action. That\u0026#039;s why ASU has helped produce a framework to provide member states of UNESCO with the tools they need to \u201cmake a difference\u201d on the ground in a variety of different communities. ","teaser":"It\u2019s one thing to know the climate is changing. 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A team of ASU researchers is testing one possible answer: using CO2 from the air to help grow cyanobacteria and algae that can be used to make fuels, chemicals, proteins, pigments and other useful products.","teaser":"As the world looks for ways to reduce greenhouse gases, researchers are exploring not only how to pull carbon dioxide from the air, but also what to do with it once it is captured.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20210802AzCATIShoot_143.jpg?h=32924a51\u0026amp;itok=RZmh8LeF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260921-science-and-technology-green-use-aircaptured-co2-growing-beneficial-algae","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","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\/2026-09\/20210802AzCATIShoot_143.jpg?h=32924a51\u0026amp;itok=RZmh8LeF","image_alt":"A hand holding a vial of algae up to the sky","image_caption":"A laboratory technician examines algae samples at ASU\u0026#039;s Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation in Mesa. 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Jon Kyl, whose nearly three decades of service in Congress helped shape Arizona\u0027s role in national policymaking, is being remembered by colleagues at Arizona State University as a statesman, mentor and champion of collaborative water policy.Kyl died on Sept. 17 at age 84. His\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-18T15:56:30-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/18\/2026-3:56pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Former U.S. Sen. 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Then a film by ASU Professor of Practice Peter Byck about soil health changed the way she thought about agriculture,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-16T16:05:35-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/16\/2026-4:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s first Wrigley Conversation brought environmental leaders and mother-daughter duo Laura Turner Seydel and Vasser Seydel to Tempe for an intergenerational conversation on regenerative agriculture, ocean protection, climate action and the power of storytelling to move people toward solutions.","teaser":"Laura Turner Seydel used to think cows were the problem.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/20260915%20Wrigley%20Conversation%20355.jpg?itok=JqSa5G49","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260916-environment-and-sustainability-intergenerational-plan-planet-soil-sea","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\/2026-09\/20260915%20Wrigley%20Conversation%20355.jpg?itok=JqSa5G49","image_alt":"People seated at the front of a large forum in front of a screen with an image of the planet Earth.","image_caption":"Environmentalist Laura Turner Seydel (center) speaks with Amanda Ellis (left), director at the Julie Ann Wrigley Futures Laboratory, and her daughter Vasser Seydel (right) at ASU\u0026#039;s first Wrigley Conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Walton Center for Planetary Health on the Tempe campus. 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Clockwise from top left: Regents Professor Jane Buikstra, Director Christopher Stojanowski, Professor Kelly Knudson and Professor Brenda Baker.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Anthropology|Biology|History|Resilience|Science|Social science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"109031","title":"YouthMappers program celebrates a decade of global impact","body":"When\u0026nbsp;YouthMappers launched on Capitol Hill during GIS Day in November 2015, just a handful of students at three U.S. universities set out with a bold idea: to empower young people around the world to use open-source mapping to make a difference in their communities.Ten years later, that small\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-17T12:15:11-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/17\/2025-12:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When\u00a0YouthMappers launched in November 2015, just a handful of students at three U.S. universities set out with a bold idea: to empower young people around the world to use open-source mapping to make a difference in their communities. 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That\u2019s the translation we provide.\u201d","teaser":"Wildfire seasons are getting longer and hotter, threatening forests and the water supplies they protect.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/header3.jpg?h=59f4c93c\u0026amp;itok=w895d788","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251022-science-and-technology-campus-company-how-research-sparked-new-water-tech-startup","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","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\/2025-10\/header3.jpg?h=59f4c93c\u0026amp;itok=w895d788","image_alt":"A recently thinned pine forest.","image_caption":"The results of recent tree-thinning efforts \u2014 aimed at restoring the forest to a density that can withstand occasional low- to medium-intensity fires \u2014 in the Baker Butte area near Payson, Arizona. 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But for event officials, the sobering challenge of planning for extreme heat\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-25T15:25:28-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/25\/2025-3:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers are using AI to map and simulate shade, helping people stay cooler on the move and giving city planners new tools to design for extreme heat.","teaser":"At the 2024 Paris Olympics, marathoners pushed through miles of scorching pavement while fans crammed into sun-soaked plazas and stadiums.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/SCAI-Hua-Wei-2025-EG-6929-a%20EDIT.jpg?itok=q2UAiBNB","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250925-science-and-technology-chasing-shadows-how-ai-can-help-cities-beat-heat-shade","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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But this week, he announced a record $115 million gift \u2014 the largest in ASU\u2019s history \u2014 to launch a school for future conservation leaders.","teaser":"When Rob Walton visited a friend in South Africa 25 years ago to tour a nature preserve, his friend told him getting involved with this kind of work was what Nelson Mandela told him \u201cgood guys\u201d do.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250212%20RobWalton_687.jpg?itok=4AgGQKF6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250922-environment-and-sustainability-115M-gift-largest-ever-asu-establishes-walton-school-conservation-futures","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\/2025-09\/20250212%20RobWalton_687.jpg?itok=4AgGQKF6","image_alt":"A man in an ASU jacket talks to students in a greenhouse","image_caption":"\u201cStudents bring fresh ideas, energy and innovation. They\u2019re the next generation of leaders, researchers and advocates,\u201d said Rob Walton, shown in a greenhouse on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. \u201cBy getting involved now \u2014 through research, advocacy or fieldwork \u2014 they gain the skills to drive real change. We need their voices and commitment to sustain a healthy planet.\u201d Photo by Samantha Chow\/Arizona State University","related_story":"","news_units":"Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|ASU Foundation","interests":"Changing Futures campaign|Education|Generosity|Environment|Sustainability","audiences":"Donors|Faculty|Staff|Prospective students|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 14 Life Below Water|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"107506","title":"My summer as a media fellow: Reflections on science, place and storytelling","body":"Wearing cargo shorts and rubber boots, the research director I was interviewing strolled easily out onto the mudflats. 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