SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Environment and sustainability

A world full of plastic ... not fantastic

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Science and technology

ASU travel behavior research center provides insights on the future of transportation

September 06, 2024

Professor Xuesong Zhou stands along a street featuring multiple modes of transportation. Zhou leads an interdisciplinary team developing open-source systems that help cities build multimodal transportation systems that are equitable and sustainable. Photo by Bobbi Ramirez/ Arizona State University

Environment and sustainability

Tackling traffic with open-source mobility solutions

September 04, 2024

Mani Modayil Korah (left), a Science and Technology Center postdoctoral fellow, and Matthew Green (right), an associate professor of chemical engineering and director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, conduct research in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. Korah and Green received support from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop innovative c

Science and technology

ASU researchers develop new tech to help mitigate carbon emissions

August 23, 2024

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Local, national and global affairs

New ASU report addresses affordable housing crisis in Arizona

August 20, 2024

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Environment and sustainability

This ASU lab brings the energy

August 13, 2024

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Environment and sustainability

Urban forestry accelerator aims to boost green infrastructure, economic growth in Phoenix

August 05, 2024

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Environment and sustainability

Saving lives from an invisible killer

July 29, 2024

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University news

Federal, state officials gather at ASU to celebrate $15.9M in federal funding for Tempe–Mesa streetcar expansion

July 22, 2024

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Health and medicine

Hot and bothered: ASU event to discuss heat and health

July 15, 2024

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Environment and sustainability

Designing a more sustainable future with AI

July 12, 2024