Earth Week

Celebrating our relationship with the planet and each other

Our team marked a massive milestone this year, moving into the new Walton Center for Planetary Health and deepening our connections within the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory TM . We joined the rest of this community to celebrate ASU’s newest flagship research and teaching facility during Earth Week.

After an inspiring building dedication, we hosted the second meeting of our Council of Resilience Leaders. Formed last year, this group of influential local leaders met to discuss how they can amplify our work, advocate for community needs and opportunities, and award the annual Resilience Prize.

Council member Mayor Kate Gallego kicked off the proceedings by sharing how the City of Phoenix is addressing heat resilience through a first-of-its-kind Office of Heat Response and Mitigation.

KER's Council for Resilience Leaders meets at the newly inaugurated Walton Center for Planetary Health.

Abby Johnson / ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience

Later that evening we welcomed old friends and new acquaintances to our new offices for an open house to meet our team and learn more about our work.

Dave White, left, and Jenni Vanos of ASU's Global Futures Laboratory chat at KER's Open House.

Abby Johnson / ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience

We also had the pleasure of hosting ASU’s YouthMappers chapter for a Mapathon, during which students learned how to create new spatial data for humanitarian organizations.

Our Mapathon helped generate important spatial data that is used to promote health and sustainability both within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area and around the world.

— Bryan Leyba, President, ASU YouthMappers

Students map local mobile home parks at a Mapathon hosted by ASU YouthMappers and KER to provide data for heat resilience initiatives.

Abby Johnson / ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience

Natalia da Silveira Arruda, graduate research assistant at KER, provides support at the Earth Week Mapathon.

Abby Johnson / ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience

Check out our Research Highlights to learn about our collaboration with YouthMappers to support heat resilience by mapping Arizona’s mobile home communities.

To learn more about Earth Week with Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory TM , visit https://globalfutures.asu.edu/earthweek/.