Courtesy of ASU News By Natalie Pierce and Joe Kullman A group of Arizona State University students will travel to Africa this summer to make progress on a five-year project to help improve the quality of life for residents of three rural villages in the country of Kenya. Several members of the ASU chapter of [...]

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The Worth of Water from ASU Research on Vimeo. The story of the American West is a story of water, and of our Herculean efforts to capture and spread that water across an arid landscape. As our western cities continue to grow, however, we need to find ways to curb our thirst. In this mini-documentary, [...]

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After watching this informative video, by the World Wildlife Fund, you may think differently about your t-shirt! Tweet

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Courtesy of Penn State Live According to Mike Henry, when visiting a developing country, the fastest way to cross cultural barriers and make friends is to wield a pickaxe. And that’s exactly what he plans to do later this month when he arrives in Ghana. That doesn’t sound like a very friendly gesture until you [...]

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Courtesy of the Australian National University Four of the world’s great rivers, including the Murray Darling, are all suffering from drastically reduced flows as a direct result of water extraction, according to new ANU research. The multi-author study – led by ANU researchers Professor Quentin Grafton, Dr Jamie Pittock, Professor Tom Kompas and Dr Daniel [...]

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. Stormwater is a major cause of water pollution in urban areas in the U.S., impacting the health of people [...]

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     Transportation…Adventure…Reflection…Home…Recreation…Sustenance Water is the driving force of all nature. Leonardo da Vinci  Photos courtesy of Sheila Hall, Eva Mossberg and Penelope Davis Tweet

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Bottled water has been kicked-off campus by ten Canadian post-secondary schools as an initiative to protect public water.  Students, staff and faculty have demanded an end to the sale of privatized bottled water on Canadian campuses and are asking college and university administrations to promote investment in accessible public water infrastructure instead. On March 15, [...]

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What could better symbolize the interconnection of the world than its oceans? The ocean provides jobs, food, recreation and challenge. It is home to the biggest and smallest of creatures, accessible to millions of humans who sail, surf, swim, dive, and try to harness its power. It is beautiful, dangerous and awesome. World Oceans Day [...]

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Researchers at Penn State University have developed a technique of separating oil from tar sands, using ionic liquids (salt in a liquid state), which could substantially reduce the environmental impact of that industry. The new process could also be used to extract tar and oil from beach sand after oil spills. For more information Tweet

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