Sep 15

Energy@Stanford & SLAC Conference Introduces Incoming Graduate Students to Global Energy Initiatives

Some 125 Stanford graduate students attracted to the study of energy interacted with each other and leading scholars at the annual Energy@Stanford & SLAC conference. Held before the start of …

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Sep 15

Arun Majumdar Named Co-Director of Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy

Arun Majumdar, a professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford, has been named co-director of the university’s Precourt Institute for Energy. He will serve with the current director, Sally M. Benson, …

Oct 15

Knowledge Grows at New Educational Farm

Thanks to the generous support of Laura and Kevin O’Donohue, MBA ’87, Stanford unveiled its new educational farm on October 14 at a dedication ceremony attended by scores of alumni, …

Oct 15

Stanford Earth Undergraduate Research Symposium Showcases Sustainability

The School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences’ Stanford Earth Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SESUR) gives students the opportunity to gain research experience while working closely with faculty to explore …

Oct 15

White Paper on Plug Load Study Informs Sustainability Professionals

The Office of Sustainability released a white paper discussing the results of its campus-wide plug load equipment inventory. The inventory, which documented 110,000+ pieces of equipment in 220 buildings on …

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Oct 15

Stanford Solar Car Demonstrates Increased Efficiency in Race across Australia

The Stanford Solar Car Project made great strides during the 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, placing sixth (and reducing its distance from the leading team) in the biannual competition against …

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Oct 15

R&DE Hosts Menus of Change University Research Collaborative

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) and the Culinary Institute of America’s Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC) kicked off the 2015-16 school year with the first annual MCURC conference …

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Oct 15

Global Economic Cost of Climate Change Higher than Expected, Stanford-Cal Collaboration Finds

A new study published in the journal Nature shows that the global economy will take a harder hit from rising temperatures than previously thought, with incomes falling in most countries …

Dec 15

Young Environmental Scholars Conference Encourages Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Improving ocean scientists’ communication with seafood industry workers was the topic of one of 13 insightful presentations at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s Annual Young Environmental Scholars Conference, …

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Dec 15

Stanford Scientists Informed Climate Agreement in Paris

Stanford scientists joined representatives from 196 countries around the world in Paris for the COP21 conference on climate change. The agreement reached seeks to limit the rise in global temperature …

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Jan 16

Jeffrey Koseff to Receive Stanford’s 2015 Richard W. Lyman Award

Jeffrey Koseff, Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, received the Richard W. Lyman Award for his extraordinary service to the alumni community and Stanford …

Jan 16

Four Stanford Students and Recent Alumni Made Forbes Magazine’s Annual 30 Under 30 in Energy List

Four Stanford students and recent alumni made Forbes magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 in Energy list. “Energy” is one of 20 categories—from music to finance—in which the magazine applauds auspicious …

Feb 16

Student Partnership with Local Community Results in Clean Energy Investment

Graduate students in the fall 2015 Energy Transformation Collaborative course leveraged class time to support sustainability in one of Stanford’s neighboring communities. The city of East Palo Alto asked for …

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Feb 16

Campus-Wide Partnerships Bring Attention to Environmental Justice

Environmental justice was a key topic of interest for students in 2016. To raise awareness and inspire action among the campus community, student organizations partnered with community centers to host …

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Feb 16

Rooted Words Bring Poetry and Prose Back to Earth Science

It wasn’t long ago that scientists such as Reginald Daly, William Davis, and John Hack communicated their research with lofty prose. Earth was magnificent to behold, and its processes could …

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Feb 16

Stanford Scholars Author Detailed Book, Ecosystems of California

Emeritus Stanford Professor and Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Harold Mooney (Biology) co-edited the book Ecosystems of California, which provides a thorough overview of the state’s varied and rich ecosystems. …

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Feb 16

Stanford Global Climate & Energy Project Awards $7.6 million for Clean Energy Research

The Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford has awarded $7.6 million for research on advanced energy technologies for industrialized countries and the developing world. The funding will be …

Mar 16

Campus Forum Highlights Solutions to Reducing Food Waste

The Roadmap to Reduce Food Waste Forum, co-hosted by national organization ReFED and Stanford’s FEED (Food Entrepreneurship Education Design) Collaborative, aimed to advance the national dialogue on scalable solutions to …

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Apr 16

Codiga Resource Recovery Center Nears Completion

Stanford moved into the final phase of construction of the William and Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, which will test and accelerate the development of promising technologies for the recovery …

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May 16

Urban Farmer Shares Successes at Stephen H. Schneider Memorial Lecture

One garden can change a community. That was the message Will Allen, farmer, founder, and CEO of Growing Power, Inc., emphasized at the fourth annual Stephen H. Schneider Memorial Lecture. …

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May 16

A Leadership Forum for Green Careers

The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment launched a pilot program, the Forum for Undergraduate Environmental Leadership (FUEL), which allows Stanford undergraduate students to investigate environmental career opportunities by connecting …

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May 16

Stanford Faculty Weigh In on Climate Priorities for the Next U.S. President

Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior and Woods Consulting Professor David Hayes (Distinguished Visiting Professor, Law) organized a panel of climate change, energy, and governance experts …

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May 16

Stanford, MIT, and U.S. Department of Energy Host C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium

Stanford hosted the 5th Annual Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium. This year’s theme: “The role of women internationally in decarbonizing our energy future.” The …

Jun 16

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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Jun 16

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 …

Jul 16

Girl Scouts Can Help Parents Make Energy-saving Decisions at Home, Research Shows

Adults get most of the credit for managing the world, but children play a much bigger role in society than we often imagine. Using behavioral theory and approaches borrowed from …