Oct 14

Stanford Students Create Interactive Tool to Showcase Story of Global Climate Change

As part of a biology course on understanding the geographic impacts of climate change, Stanford students have created an interactive online map that helps people visualize how global change can …

Jan 15

R&DE Launches Teaching Kitchen @ Stanford with Jamie Oliver

The Teaching Kitchen @ Stanford is a groundbreaking cooking education program launched by Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Stanford Dining.

Jan 15

Cardinal Green Office Resource Library Launches

The Cardinal Green Office Program (CGOP) addresses the measurable impact of individual actions on efficient resource consumption. Since the program was piloted in 2009, over 80 buildings have participated to …

Apr 15

Workshop Empowers Students to Engineer Solar Energy Solutions for Global Needs

Twelve students participated in a six-week solar design workshop series to gain practical skills and develop solar project ideas that address pressing global energy needs. The workshop, sponsored by the …

Apr 15

Stanford Earth Launches An Educational Farm for “the Farm”

In 2014 the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences established the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm on six acres near the university’s historic Red Barn. The project comes out …

May 15

Inaugural “Business of Sustainability” Summit Held

The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment hosted its inaugural Business of Sustainability Summit, engaging a diverse cohort of 54 CEOs, chief sustainability officers, and business unit heads from 47 …

May 15

Successful Cardinal Green Events Pilot Program Leads to Campus-Wide Launch

With the support of the Provost’s Committee on Sustainability, Office of Sustainability piloted its Cardinal Green Events program with nine campus departments in spring 2015. Each department was given access …

May 15

Scientist and Ocean Advocate Sylvia Earle Encourages Passion in Work During Annual Memorial Lecture

World-renowned underwater explorer, scientist, and ocean advocate Sylvia Earle addressed the campus community on May 7 in the third annual Stephen H. Schneider Memorial Lecture. Earle encouraged attendees to support …

Jun 15

Office of Sustainability Launches Cardinal Green Labs Program

As one of the world’s premier research institutions, Stanford is home to approximately 2 million square feet of laboratory space and over 5,000 different research projects at any given time. …

Jun 15

Plug Load Equipment Inventory Expands

In summer 2014, Office of Sustainability conducted an inventory of 55 types of plug load equipment in 220 buildings on Stanford’s campus. Data were recorded on over 110,000 pieces of …

Jun 15

Sustainable Stanford Interns Support Key Initiatives on Campus

Nearly 25 students participated in the second year of the annual Sustainable Stanford Internship Program. This centrally coordinated program provides graduate and undergraduate students paid opportunities to gain hands-on experience …