An aerial view of a lush, green island

Locations

The Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science facilities are equally spread between Arizona and Hawaiʻi.

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Arizona

GDCS-Arizona is housed in the Walton Center for Planetary Health, a research facility fostering an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge generation and leading-edge research, including innovative endeavors focusing on the sustainability of food, water, and energy. The Walton Center houses the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory® and the College of Global Futures. GDCS is one of several research centers within Global Futures Laboratory.

An image of the GDCS-Hawai’i headquarters, a welcoming sage green building with a red roof and verdant lawn, on a partly cloudy day.

Hawaiʻi

GDCS-Hawaiʻi is headquartered in the ASU Pacific Ridge-to-Reef Program, located in a joint facility in Hilo, Hawaiʻi that is administered by the US Forest Service. The Hilo facility houses computational and chemical labs, offices, conference rooms, and field operations space. GDCS-Hawaiʻi is located next door to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, fostering inter-university collaboration and graduate studies across the Hawaiian Islands. GDCS operates major program elements across the State of Hawaiʻi, including the Ridge to Reef Restoration Center in Kailua-Kona, the Marine Education and Research Center in Miloliʻi, MEGA Lab in Hilo, and HIMARC in Honolulu.