Sep 14

New Students Experience Sustainable Stanford During First Days on Campus

Members of the incoming class of 2018 had the opportunity to experience the thriving culture of sustainability at Stanford …

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Sep 14

Students Help Build Clean Energy Future in Yearlong, Hands-On Course

Stanford students develop and deploy solutions to energy problems through a new, yearlong course called the Energy Transformation Collaborative (ETC). Led by two consulting professors with decades of business and …

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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 …

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Nov 14

Stanford Earth Sciences Partners with Student Group to Host Panel on Public Perceptions of Climate Change

To more effectively influence public opinion, politics, and policies around climate change…

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Nov 14

Keys to Sustainability Connects Students with Opportunities

Office of Sustainability partnered with more than 20 academic departments and student organizations to host the fourth annual Keys to Sustainability engagement fair at White Plaza.

Dec 14

Green Fund Announces Funding for Student Conservation and Outreach Projects

The Stanford Student Green Fund provides up to $30,000 a year in one-time grants for student-led projects that improve campus sustainability. Through this program, Office of Sustainability supports student leadership …

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Jan 15

Students Bring Focus to Environmental Justice in Sustainability

Students for a Sustainable Stanford and 10 other student groups hosted a series of events to draw attention to local environmental justice issues and pique interest on campus about the …

Feb 15

Students Urge Obama to Veto Keystone XL Pipeline During Campus Visit

In a climate of increased activism on campus, Fossil Free Stanford organized a protest during President Obama’s visit to campus in February, demanding that he veto the Keystone XL pipeline …

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Feb 15

Students Encourage More Drought-Tolerant Landscaping

Students for a Sustainable Stanford gathered support for drought-tolerant native landscaping on campus through an online petition in February. More than 800 students, faculty, staff, and alumni signed the petition, …

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Mar 15

Inaugural “Green Week” Raises Awareness of Sustainability in Stanford’s Ethnic Community

Members of the Xi Beta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha organized an inaugural “Green Week,” with a schedule of events aimed at raising awareness of environmental sustainability in the black …

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Mar 15

Students Identify 1 Million Gallons in Water-Saving Opportunities

Two Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing student interns, Kelsey Lange and Lindsey Jin, completed a water audit of plumbing fixtures in all 33 Row Houses to identify water-saving …

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Apr 15

Spring Break Trip Goes “Beyond Organic”

As part of Stanford’s annual Alternative Spring Break Program, a group of undergraduate students organized a winter-quarter course and a complementary weeklong tour of farms in the Monterey Bay area. …

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Apr 15

Earthfest Welcomes New Students to Sustainability Community

Hundreds of students came together at Earthfest on April 24 to celebrate Stanford students’ sustainability initiatives. The festival, organized each year by Students for a Sustainable Stanford, aims to engage …

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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 …

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Apr 15

Annual Celebrating Sustainability Earth Day Festival Hosted at New Central Energy Facility

More than 700 guests, 65 volunteers, and 30 campus groups came together to once again celebrate the thriving culture of sustainability at Stanford during the annual Earth Day festival known …

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Apr 15

TomKat Center Seeds Sustainable Energy Innovations

Building on the success of its first year, the Innovation Transfer Program at the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy supported 11 new projects seeking to commercialize transformative sustainable energy solutions. …

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May 15

Student-Led Career Panel Promotes Ocean-Related Careers

Stanford Oceans Group, a student organization, brought attention to the vast opportunities for ocean-related science careers during a speaker panel on May 11. Students gathered at Old Union to hear …

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May 15

Student Group Hosts Regional Transportation Officials in Discussion of Sustainable Transit Upgrades

Students for a Sustainable Stanford hosted a sustainable transportation speaker panel on May 26 in support of the El Camino Real Bus Rapid Transit program being proposed by the Santa …

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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 …

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Jun 15

Give & Go Program Diverts Tons of Reusables from Landfill During Student Move Out

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing organized the third annual Give & Go Move Out Campaign this year, encouraging students to divert their unwanted reusable items from landfill by …

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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 …

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