The Woods Institute is now part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
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October 25, 2017
Plastics are inexpensive and pervasive, but also degrade slowly and damage critical ecosystems. Stanford chemist Robert Waymouth discusses changes in... Read More
October 19, 2017
Woods Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily is collecting the Blue Planet Prize in Tokyo for her work promoting practical conservation by revealing the value... Read More
October 16, 2017
Stanford undergraduate students reflect on experiences with a unique program that supports interdisciplinary environmental research during the summer...
October 13, 2017
This week the EPA moved to roll back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. Stanford legal and economic experts discuss this move and what it means for... Read More
October 9, 2017
With abundant data on plants, large animals and their activity, and carbon soil levels in the Amazon, Stanford-led research suggests that large... Read More
October 5, 2017
The land under our feet and the plant matter it contains could offset a significant amount of carbon emissions if managed properly. More research is... Read More
October 4, 2017
Stanford undergraduates gain hands-on experience with environmental policy work through unique internship program at California state agencies.
October 3, 2017
Observing ants in the trees of a tropical forest, Professor Deborah Gordon recorded how, without a plan, the ants make and maintain their networks –... Read More
September 28, 2017
Water scarcity has often plagued development in the American West, but new research suggests droughts may hurt some more than others in rural areas... Read More
