The Woods Institute is now part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
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August 1, 2017
Stanford climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh joins a team of scientists and engineers who will study the future of infrastructure design in California... Read More
July 21, 2017
The unique system of hydraulic control of fins discovered in tuna indicates a new role for the lymphatic system in vertebrates. This natural... Read More
July 19, 2017
Stanford funding kickstarts research aimed at developing a range of transformative environmental solutions.
July 14, 2017
A first-of-its-kind effort combines economic, ecological and epidemiological models. The lessons learned could inform interventions to lift people... Read More
July 10, 2017
Biologists say disappearance of species tells only part of the story of human impact on Earth’s animals. The first such global evaluation finds more... Read More
July 10, 2017
Stanford researchers have found that humpback whales flap their foreflippers like penguins or sea lions. This unexpected observation helps explain... Read More
June 28, 2017
Stanford researchers are exploring how corals that re-colonized Bikini Atoll after nuclear bomb tests 70 years ago have adapted to persistent... Read More
Stanford Sociologist Attempts to Explain Puzzling Lack of Grassroots Climate Change Activism in U.S.
June 15, 2017
Sociologist Doug McAdam examined 40 years of research and theory on social movements in an attempt to determine why a sustained grassroots movement... Read More
June 14, 2017
Your summer vacation plans have changed – you’re going to the moon. Stanford biologist Gretchen Daily wants you to imagine this scenario, and... Read More
