09/20/22

Wesco International’s Annual Sustainability Report now available; sets 2030 goals for landfill waste, green house gas emissions and safety

Wesco partnered with Thunderbird School of Global Management to promote the Young SDG Innovators Program. This nine-month program helps participants develop concrete United Nations Sustainable Development Goals-aligned projects. 

09/16/22

Transforming education in a time of uncertainty: Insights on Afghanistan

The Transforming Education Summit (TES) is an excellent starting point to reimagine how our educational systems can meet local needs within a shared global context. In our recent “State of Education in Afghanistan” conference, we discussed the challenges of national consultation in conflict, fragile, and emergency contexts and suggested how educational actors in Afghanistan and international policymakers could engage, mobilize, and facilitate a national dialogue on transforming education, along with accompanying strategies and delivery mechanisms.

09/16/22

8 things you should know about gene therapy

Written by Kevin Doxzen, in collaboration with Thunderbird School of Global Management and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, is a recipient of the World Economic Forum’s Hoffmann Fellowship for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which offers early-career academics the opportunity to work at the intersection of society, science and technology. Read more about his research. 

08/29/22

NASA faces its biggest test in decades

The upcoming Artemis I moon launch is carrying the space agency’s ambitious goals for deep space exploration — as well as its hopes to stay ahead of the billionaires. “Congressional support could certainly erode if it doesn’t work,” added Greg Autry, a former NASA adviser and professor of space policy at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.

08/17/22

ASU Online program in Mandarin produces 1st graduates

4 master's degrees offered to students in China through Cintana partnership

Arizona State University offers four online master’s degree programs taught in Mandarin to students in China, and the initiative has just produced its first group of graduates. Thirteen Sun Devils graduated with master's degrees in applied leadership and management in a virtual ceremony in July.

06/20/22

Investing in people: Today's refugees, tomorrow's Phoenicians

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe, falling each year on June 20 and celebrating the strength and courage of those who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.

The day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and recognize refugees' resilience in rebuilding their lives.

06/15/22

Thunderbird dean on human rights at UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2022

Sanjeev Khagram, director general and dean of the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, joined world leaders at the 2022 U.N. Global Compact Leaders Summit to better understand the role of business progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) outlined by the United Nations.

Under the theme “The World We Want,” this year’s sessions included topics regarding business practices through the lens of pressing issues.

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