Charlotte Pera to co-lead Sustainability Accelerator
The veteran philanthropic and nonprofit leader will become the first executive director of the Doerr School of Sustainability’s highest-profile initiative.
As the inaugural Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability visiting artist, Mark Baugh-Sasaki will work with scientists on a project that aims to inform ocean restoration by reconstructing its history.
Conventional sunscreen ingredients can damage coral reefs and human health. An immunologist and a marine ecologist teamed up to develop a better approach.
Meet three students advancing sustainability across campus
From greening campus events to protecting biodiversity on university lands, these three students are integrating climate solutions into life on the Farm.
Here’s how Stanford scholars are exploring the connection between plastic and disease, rethinking plastic reuse, and uncovering new ways to break down plastic waste.
A forum on the science of energy transition poses the question, how do we shift to clean energy with enough speed and scale to prevent the most extreme impacts of climate change?
Race and socioeconomic status are often at the forefront of conversations about environmental justice, but other aspects of identity also play a role in who suffers most from climate change.
Michelin Star chef shares tradition and innovation
Stanford community members gathered at the O’Donohue Family Educational Farm to taste the work of Mingoo Kang, who is reimagining Korean cuisine for health and sustainability.
Can a decarbonized grid be everything we need it to be?
A Stanford-led consortium funded by the Department of Energy seeks to balance multiple and sometimes competing goals for the electric grid of the future.
Battery pioneer urges innovators to ‘reinvent everything’
“When we’re talking about these global problems, the scale is gargantuan,” JB Straubel told a Stanford audience. “If you have an idea on how to attack sustainability, challenge yourself, ‘Why can’t it be 100 times bigger?’ ”
Committee to evaluate School of Sustainability affiliates programs
The newly established Industrial Affiliates Review Committee will evaluate all industrial affiliate programs in the school to ensure they are in alignment with university guidelines.
People around the world are watching as the Golden State tries to decarbonize electricity by 2045 while balancing inequities and growing a $4 trillion economy.
A program co-developed by Chris Field pairs business skills with sustainability science to help executives advance their company’s goals. “I’m confident they’ll be able to take what they are learning back to their jobs the very next day.”
Marine aquaculture has promise for supporting food security, but its growth can come at a cost to small fisheries. A new paper explores policies that promote positive outcomes for both sectors.
The movers and shakers of Stanford’s earthquake center
From a single footfall to catastrophic tremors, waves of impact are all around us. The researchers at the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center study the world’s vibrations – big and small.
Haas Distinguished Visitors focus on environmental justice
Four climate entrepreneurs and community leaders will work with students and faculty this year in a special sustainability-focused residency, co-hosted by the Stanford Doerr School for Sustainability.
Associate Professor Jane Willenbring brings her passion for people and surface processes to understand how environmental changes impact life on Earth, and how life impacts the planet.
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record high in 2023
Declining coal use helped shrink U.S. emissions by 3%, even as global emissions keep the world on a path to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming before 2030.
New department broadens the scope of sustainability scholarship
The Department of Environmental Social Sciences incorporates the human element into interdisciplinary efforts to tackle humanity’s greatest sustainability challenges.
Doerr School fellowship attracts innovative scholars
The newest cohort of Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellows are practicing inclusive leadership while delving into ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on tribal communities, water resources, and plant life.
Indonesian President urges sustainability collaboration
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia spoke as part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s dean’s lecture series, where he discussed sustainability in Indonesia and the needs of the developing world.
