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  • Training the people who make tourism protect nature

    A Conservation Futures Academy course trains tourism leaders to protect ecosystems while funding conservation. Read how ASU is building skills the field needs.

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  • A 4x4 safari and field research vehicle drives along a muddy dirt track through a vast, green African savanna under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. A prominent acacia tree stands to the left, and the open grassland extends to the horizon, illustrating the remote and expansive natural environments where conservationists conduct wildlife tracking and GIS habitat mapping.

    Conservation runs on spatial data. How ASU is helping the workforce keep up.

    The maps that drive conservation decisions are only as sound as the judgment behind them. ASU’s Conservation Futures Academy is building the workforce…

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  • A satellite view of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, partially obscured by heavy, swirling cloud cover indicative of severe weather systems or a hurricane. The image highlights vulnerable coastal regions, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean, providing geographic context for tracking meteorological hazards, storm paths and regional disaster impact mapping.

    How ASU is building disaster readiness into the conservation workforce

    As natural disasters reshape protected landscapes, the conservation workforce needs skills that degree pipelines alone cannot supply fast enough. ASU Learning Enterprise is…

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  • An upward, low-angle view showing a modern, glass-faceted building seamlessly blending with a lush, green forest canopy. The transparent and tinted teal glass panels reflect and overlay the dense trees, moss-covered branches, and bright sunlight filtering through the leaves, creating a visual harmony between architecture and nature.

    Building the conservation design workforce

    Conservation is shifting from protecting habitat to rebuilding it. That demands practitioners who can design at the systems level, and a new Conservation…

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  • A wide shot inside Chase Field stadium showing the massive video board above the outfield. The screen displays a close-up of Marco Serrato, Vice President of ASU's Learning Enterprise, wearing a custom purple baseball jersey, with a text overlay identifying him. The surrounding stadium structure features bright lights, sponsor signs, and the Chase Field logo.

    Marco Serrato honored during Arizona Diamondbacks Mexican Heritage Night

    ASU Learning Enterprise vice president recognized for expanding educational opportunity during a celebration of the impact of Mexican and Hispanic communities

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  • ASU ACT Hero

    ASU and ACT expand college access for Arizona high school learners

    A new collaboration connects ACT test-takers directly to university coursework, helping students earn college credit in high school.

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