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The third United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the governments of France and Costa Rica, will take place from June 9 – 13, 2025 in Nice. The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions will contribute to events on sustainable blue foods, oceans and human health, women in ocean science, and data systems in small-scale fisheries.
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Supported by the Stanford Impact Fellowship (SIF-Eco), master's student Meghan Wood is building a permit-free and renter-friendly solar solution through startup Raya Power.
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The Stanford Impact Founder program gives fellowships to graduating students who plan to start high-impact ventures addressing social and environmental problems.
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Whether leading coral restoration efforts at home or doing research on campus, undergraduate student Plengrhambhai “Pleng” Snidvongs Kruesopon is advancing environmental conservation through policy, education, and community action.
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Paul Segall, an expert in crustal deformation and fault mechanics, will serve a three-year term as chair of the Department of Geophysics starting Sept. 1.
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As a recipient of a TomKat Graduate Fellowship for Translational Research, PhD student Lauren Gillespie develops tools for estimating biodiversity in ecosystems.
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On May 29-30, an event on campus will convene experts to explore how local governments in Los Angeles and Tel Aviv-Yafo are responding to climate change.
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Energy science and engineering PhD student Rebecca Grekin has received the Student Sustainability award from the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for the online software tool she developed to help analyze food emissions. The AASHE award recognizes student work that advances leadership and promotes sustainability on campus.
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Supported by the Stanford School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and the Doerr School of Sustainability, a symposium on May 7 focused on ways synthetic biology can promote a sustainable world.
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Attendees identified ways to optimize, integrate, and scale data collection for advancing human and planetary health.
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A new initiative led by Stanford Bio-X unites all seven Stanford schools to integrate research, education, and innovation for a healthier, more sustainable food future. At the kickoff symposium, researchers discussed topics including optimal diets, climate resilience, and AI.
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A SIEPR Policy Forum examined how government, business, and academia can best address the rising economic costs of wildfires.
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Stanford students are helping rural energy non-governmental organizations put health at the center of energy decisions.
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Join us for a Big Ideas event featuring Lisa P. Jackson, vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives at Apple. This in-person event at Stanford begins at 5:00 p.m. PDT on May 8, 2025.
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Submissions to the increasingly popular Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability photo contest convey what is at stake in our struggle toward sustainability – along with human efforts to enact change.
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Supported by an early grant from the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, David Mackanic, PhD ’20, co-founded Anthro Energy, a startup that innovates safer, longer-lasting, more powerful batteries.
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Paul Segall, professor of geophysics, and six other Stanford faculty members are among the 250 new members elected to the Academy, which recognizes exceptional scholars from across disciplines who advance knowledge and apply it to the problems of society.
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In honor of Earth Day, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability community members share what energizes them about sustainability efforts locally and around the world.
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The latest awards from Stanford’s Sustainability Accelerator support wide-ranging efforts to help communities and nature withstand climate-related extreme events and advance the measurement of planetary systems.
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Scholars discussed the complexities of climate action by individuals, institutions, and companies during a conference organized by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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Stanford’s Sustainability Accelerator convened more than 300 researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, and alumni on campus to learn about greenhouse gas removal and how 18 teams are seeking to enable it on a large scale. Explore highlights from the event.
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Learn how to apply the practice of integrative design to radically improve energy efficiency while sustaining or enhancing the quality of your life or your products and services.
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Ten new postdoctoral scholars will expand and enrich the range of topics for potentially high-impact, scalable energy research in this unique postdoctoral program.
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Researchers presented their work on greenhouse gas removal, learned from experts about scalability and finance, and connected with potential investors and partners.
