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The 2026 Stanford Global and Planetary Health Research Convening brought scholars together to discuss solutions and strategies to address health challenges and build resilience.
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Grants support research on global sustainability challenges, with a focus on how U.S. policy shifts affect environmental and human outcomes. Funded projects examine climate and clean-energy policy impacts on communities, ecosystems, and public trust, generating insights to build more resilient and equitable environmental outcomes.
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Part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, the center aims to ensure that sustainability efforts enhance human dignity and ecological resilience.
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Budgets are tight, political winds have shifted, and competition is fierce. But environment and sustainability sector employment experts say there's reason for optimism—if you know where to look, and how to prepare.
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At the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, PhD students across disciplines build community through a cohort program for incoming students.
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NatCap celebrates 20 years of valuing nature in decisions with a new name and tiered membership structure.
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Natural Capital Project scientists offered up holistic development solutions at the 30th UN climate conference, where there was growing recognition of nature’s role.
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Emilie Moore, BS ’26, wasn’t sure what to study until she took the course CEE 134A: Sustainable Design Practice. Now, as part of the Sustainable Architecture + Engineering (SA+E) program, she is developing the design, technical, visual communication, and digital modeling skills needed to address a range of architectural and engineering problems.
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As climate threats outgrow city-by-city responses, partnerships highlight how counties can unify efforts and deliver tangible benefits for vulnerable communities.
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Howard Qin, BS Math ’24, MS Sustainability Science & Practice ’26, hosted a fireside chat with Professor Steven Chu, Nobel physics laureate and former Secretary of Energy, as part of Stanford Climate Week. President Jonathan Levin gave opening remarks.
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Academia Sinica President James C. Liao discussed Taiwan’s strategies for meeting growing energy demands and other national sustainability issues in a recent Dean’s Lecture Series event.
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A beloved engineer, researcher, educator, and colleague who sought innovative solutions to hydrate a drought-stricken American West, Luthy was a powerful force for water conservation and cleanup for more than five decades.
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Join us on Oct. 27 to hear James C. Liao, president of Academia Sinica, discuss Taiwan's role in entrepreneurship and sustainability in the 21st century.
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The chemical engineering professor was granted the award for his advances in recovering valuable materials from wastewater.
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Delta Electronics leader Yancey Hai and energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins shared advice for companies, countries, and students in Stanford’s Big Ideas in Sustainability series.
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Wildfires are threatening lives, infrastructure, and public health systems across the West. Bay Area fire management officials are implementing effective prevention measures – from prescribed burns to home-hardening rebate programs – yet crucial research gaps remain.
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A decade ago, the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm was established after years of student advocacy. Today, it thrives as a hub for teaching, research, and campus life.
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The 2025 recipients of the Natural Capital Young Leaders Prize recently came to Stanford from across the globe to share their stories, inspiration, and how nature and community are the threads connecting it all.
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The TomKat Center’s Innovation Transfer Program has awarded grants to 12 new Stanford teams creating technologies and business that address sustainability challenges.
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At a recent conference, investors, entrepreneurs, and academics convened to discuss challenges and strategies for scaling innovation in sustainability.
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At the Sustainability Conference on Capital Finance co-sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, researchers examined the changing nature of sustainability investments, insurance markets, and government incentives.
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Four hundred experts in policy, academia, business, and science met to explore greater collaboration between the U.S. and Southeast Asia to fulfill the fast-growing region’s competing promises of economic growth and greater sustainability.
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The latest awards enable development and implementation of cross-disciplinary projects tackling real-world sustainability challenges in food and agriculture, industry, water, electricity, and biology.
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This year’s Big Ideas for Oceans seed grants support research on seagrass ecosystems, carbon dioxide in seawater, kelp for climate mitigation, and women’s experiences working in fisheries and aquaculture.
