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Students, researchers, school leaders, supporters at ceremonial garland-cutting
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability launches with campus celebration
September 30, 2022 | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
The school formally launched with more than 500 guests and speakers urging action on climate change and other sustainability challenges.
How can we harness wind and improve airflow to benefit society?
September 30, 2022 | Stanford School of Engineering
A scholar looks at how wind affects the sustainability and resiliency of buildings and cities, and how we can improve ventilation in homes and other... Read More
Wildfire smoke exposure hurts learning outcomes
September 29, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Pollution from wildfires is linked to lower test scores and possibly lower future earnings for kids growing up with more smoke days at school, a new... Read More
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks at the Huang Engineering Center at Stanford University.
President of Portugal talks sustainability during visit to Stanford
September 29, 2022 | Stanford News Service
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa discussed Portugal and California’s shared climate challenges and opportunities, and said he hoped his visit would... Read More
Swimming at the Edge
September 29, 2022 | Stanford Water in the West Program
Water in the West visiting researcher discusses climate-related perils facing migratory fish and the changes needed to save them from extinction.
Members of a Stanford student-led team outside an electronics repairs shop in Narok, Kenya
New Stanford course aims to inspire environmental entrepreneurs
September 28, 2022 | Stanford Report
Students are seeking solutions to complex climate and sustainability challenges through deep analysis, innovative thinking, and careful collaboration... Read More
A model of Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag, made using the iCLIP method for 3D printing, which allows for the use of multiple types – or colors – of resin in a single object.
New 3D printing method designed by Stanford engineers promises faster printing with multiple materials
September 28, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Stanford engineers have designed a method of 3D printing that is 5 to 10 times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available... Read More
Homes in a Texas neighborhood are submerged in water.
Webinar Recap | Inequitable Climate: Hurricanes, Flooding & Vulnerable Communities
September 26, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Hurricanes are the costliest extreme disasters in the U.S., racking up billions of dollars in flood damages in the last few decades. Climate change... Read More
firefighters do prescribed burning in forest
Empowering private landowners to prevent wildfires
September 22, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Ironically, after California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever – in 2018 – insurance companies stopped providing coverage for one... Read More

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