About Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research institution, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed. ASU has been ranked the No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 10 years in succession as well as No. 1 in the U.S. for global impact (Times Higher Education) and No. 1 in the U.S. for sustainable practices (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education). ASU has forged the model for a New American University with its president, Michael M. Crow, recognized in 2024 as part of the TIME Climate 100 most influential leaders driving climate action. For the 2024-25 academic year, ASU welcomed 41,000 new students, bringing total enrollment across its campuses and online to 181,000 students.

ASU is honored to welcome SEJ participants to its historic Tempe campus. This campus is home to world-renowned research and education institutions including the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory® and its College of Global Futures. The energetic environment of the campus features broad pedestrian malls and eclectic architecture set amid subtropical landscaping. Landmarks include the iconic, century-old Palm Walk; Old Main, the oldest original campus building; ASU Art Museum, a leading contemporary art museum; and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed ASU Gammage, a world-class performing arts venue. Overlooking campus is Hayden Butte, also known as “A” Mountain, a focal point for the city of Tempe. With an unrivaled commitment to sustainability, the Tempe campus is the most solar-powered of any in the U.S. and offers easy access to all of metropolitan Phoenix as well as ASU campuses in Downtown Phoenix (home to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication) and Mesa through public transit including light rail.

Contacts:

Skip Derra, Director of Science Communications, ASU Media Relations & Strategic Communications, skip.derra@asu.edu, (480) 356-3712
Sandy Leander, Assistant Director, Media Relations, KE Strategic Marketing & Communications, sandra.leander@asu.edu, (480) 727-3396

About the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory® at Arizona State University boldly demonstrates the urgent belief that we can and must make a meaningful contribution to ensuring a planet and a future in which well-being is attainable. Inclusive of the College of Global Futures and more than 75 discovery and engagement programs dedicated to the empowerment of our planet and its systems, the Global Futures Laboratory is able to anticipate and respond to existing and emerging challenges to purposefully shape and inform our future so that all of Earth’s inhabitants may thrive. For more information, visit globalfutures.asu.edu.

About the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The Cronkite School is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier colleges of journalism and mass communication. The school fosters excellence and ethics among students as they master the professional skills needed to succeed in the digital media world. The Cronkite School has a rich history of award-winning investigative journalism, environmental reporting and service to communities across the Southwest and around the world. For more information, visit cronkite.asu.edu.