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Four ambitious ideas to advance ocean health and sustainability (link is external)
This year’s Big Ideas for Oceans seed grants support research on dynamic marine monitoring to protect whales, investigating the causes of marine diseases, and engineering algae to enhance marine resilience.
A new approach to protecting workers in the fishing industry (link is external)
Labor abuses remain a challenge in parts of the global fishing industry, especially for migrant workers at sea. Stanford's Center for Ocean Solutions and Center for Human Rights and International Justice partnered with fishers, industry, government, and civil society to develop a digital platform that strengthens accountability.
Rice-fish farming may help curb schistosomiasis while increasing food production (link is external)
The chronic disease schistosomiasis wreaks havoc on more than 220 million people around the world. New research shows how introducing fish into rice fields could help reduce disease incidence and poverty in a hot spot for the disease
Sea squirt study offers clues for understanding human aging (link is external)
Brief pulses of electrical current can dramatically extend the lives of sea squirts, whose rapid stem cell regeneration and simple immune systems make them a useful analog for understanding aging in humans. The findings point toward new strategies for protecting species from environmental shifts, and mitigating age-related decline.
How researchers developed a disease-fighting AI platform (link is external)
To analyze for risk of schistosomiasis, a debilitating parasitic disease, Giulio De Leo and collaborators used AI to transform local field work into satellite-powered disease mapping in Senegal.
Reimagining global and planetary health (link is external)
The 2026 Stanford Global and Planetary Health Research Convening brought scholars together to discuss solutions and strategies to address health challenges and build resilience.
Stanford research and expertise help establish first-of-its-kind marine protected area (link is external)
A new framework informed by Stanford-led research and stakeholder convenings balances conservation with cultural heritage and sustainable resettlement of communities removed from an island chain decades ago.
Corporate reports miss the mark on ocean health (link is external)
Companies in cruise tourism, seafood, container shipping, and other sectors in the ocean economy disclose little about their ocean-specific impacts and rarely set targets for reducing them, a new study finds.
Oceanic humanities project envisions new wave in education (link is external)
Stanford researchers are working to create a unique, interdisciplinary curriculum to help students better understand both the physical and biological ocean systems and the human relationship with them.