June

Campus-Wide Conservation Efforts Greatly Reduce Water Use during Drought Conditions

In June 2015, Provost John Etchemendy issued a letter asking the campus community to take action for water conservation. To comply with state drought regulations, Stanford University limited domestic water …

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Student Research Moves Sustainability Forward in Residences

For the past several years Residential & Dining Enterprises Student Housing has managed dozens of student sustainability interns and has partnered with different academic departments to perform research in residences …

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Give & Go Program Diverts Tons from Landfill during Student Move Out

Residential and Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing organized the fourth annual Give & Go Move Out Campaign to encourage students to divert their unwanted reusable items from the landfill by …

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Jun 16

Executive Director of Sustainability and Energy Management Receives Sustainability Champion Award

At the 2016 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), Joe Stagner was recognized as the Sustainability Champion for private colleges and universities. The Sustainability Champion Award is the highest-level award …

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Jun 16

Graduate Go Pass Program Extended to Encourage Sustainable Transportation

Under the Pilot Go Pass program, eligible graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can purchase the Caltrain Go Pass, which offers unlimited travel on Caltrain. Not only can the Go Pass …

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Chris Field Named New Director of Environmental Research Institute

On June 7, Chris Field, the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, was announced as the new Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for …