ASU Thrive Magazine Winter Issue January 2022 V25N1

DISCOVER

Tackling complex problems like planetary health and biodiversity loss requires transdisciplinary solutions and deep, new types of knowledge, as well as collaboration with stakeholders.

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ASU Thrive Magazine Winter Issue January 2022 V25N1

Published on Dec 21, 2021

Arizona State University

The official magazine of Arizona State University. In this issue: • Annual Year in Review of key highlights from 2021, including sustainability, global impact, net zero emissions highlights • ASU Online hard science degree programs and rigorous labs • A new YouTube series developed by ASU’s Social Transformation Lab, “To Be Welcoming” • Students join shark research to monitor reproduction • Powerful telescope will look back in time • ASU partners with schools to adapt instruction to meet student and teacher needs • Making strides in soft robotics • Circular economy research makes plastic more sustainable • ASU National Ecological Observatory Network repository allows study of soil and life forms over time • Global Futures Laboratory as a medical center for the planet

Articles inside

Populate your agenda with upcoming event highlights on ASU’s campuses

8min

pages 6-11

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory is tackling some of the most important and complex problems of our time

14min

pages 34-43

Students join shark research expeditions

12min

pages 12-19

mascot

1min

pages 66-76

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