In military operations and other communications channels of a sensitive nature, stovepiping is a structure that keeps the flow of information within a specific organization.
When it comes to communication between satellites and their interested parties on the ground, stovepiping can be counterproductive.
Amber Wutich has researched water for decades, especially how humans handle shortages and unpredictable water situations. Her job is to think about the worst-case scenarios and then find ways to cope, improve and update systems.
Bipartisan congressional approval of the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden, will drive a $52 billion investment by the federal government to help expand and accelerate U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, an important step for an industry critical to both economic competitiveness and national security.
Millions of Americans are facing the threat of being displaced from the homes they rent.
Research by Arizona State University found that in Maricopa County, where more than a third of residents are renters, a combination of factors including a lack of affordable housing and low wages is creating housing insecurity.
So how can a crisis as big and scary as housing insecurity make for an entertaining theater performance?
Most people who fill up their gas tanks give little to no thought about where the gas comes from, or the effort it takes to get it to the pump.
An online program at Arizona State University, which just celebrated its “tin anniversary," is devoted to this mission.
If you were to read through the electoral code of any particular state, you might imagine finding a dry recitation of rules for how elections should be conducted to ensure a fair and impartial outcome.
You would be wrong, writes an ASU professor of public affairs and three other authors in a new report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently reporting 4,638 cases of monkeypox in the United States, with 41 cases in Arizona.*
Air quality is acknowledged as a critically important influence on public health. In the Valley of the Sun, air-quality issues related to dust, ozone and microorganisms are of particular concern.
When a severe summer drought hit Europe in 2018, the impact on food systems was immediate.
Poland’s corn crop declined by 20%. Germany’s total grain production dropped 16%. Romania’s oilseed production decreased 10%.
Four years later, climate change’s impact on ecosystems has become so profound that wet locations, such as forests, are acting more like dry systems, such as deserts.
South Asia — the geographic region composed of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — is home to the largest Muslim population in the world. Though nearly one-third of all Muslims reside in the region, existing scholarship is underdeveloped and often misrepresents and obscures the richness and diversity of Muslim identities and experiences.
