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For more than a decade, the TomKat Center has connected Stanford students with paid summer internships at sustainability startups around the Bay Area and beyond.
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The Global Sustainability Challenge is mobilizing college students worldwide to develop sustainability solutions for their communities. Stanford University will host the Americas finals Feb. 13, with 23 finalist teams from North and South America competing for six spots at the Global Finale in Munich in April.
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Team BioGangs designed a biodigester that uses invasive water hyacinth plants to generate biogas for low-income communities in Indonesia. In January, the group competed in the 2026 Global Sustainability Challenge’s regional finals for Pacific Asia and Australasia.
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A Stanford team has designed a dual-phase fuel cell to help people generate energy in the aftermath of a flood. On Feb. 13, the group will compete in the 2026 Global Sustainability Challenge’s regional finals for the Americas.
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A team of students from Nigeria, Peru, and India has designed a system that combines solar power and a biomass generator to help small-scale farmers efficiently dry crops such as cocoa and coffee. On Feb. 13-15, the group will compete in the 2026 Global Sustainability Challenge’s regional finals for Europe and Africa.
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For Earth Systems master’s student Tom Ramsay, an internship focused on assessing the natural capital of wetlands in Uruguay inspired new interests and career ambitions.
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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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An ambitious initiative is tackling the pervasive issue of lead contamination, which exerts a heavy toll on global health. Researchers aim to identify major sources of lead exposure and develop affordable detection methods in communities worldwide.
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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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A new solar-powered microgrid at the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm will meet on-site energy needs while providing students with hands-on experience in agroecology, energy systems, and the clean-energy transition.
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The vision of a U.S. nuclear power renaissance has a blind spot – uranium fuel – in the near term and long, according to a Stanford University-led industry meeting that explored the vulnerabilities and some possible solutions.
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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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The new Chef-in-Residence program brings culinary innovation into the lab, starting with the head of creativity at a two-Michelin-star restaurant in Spain.
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A new employer-funded program invites Stanford students from all disciplines to discover how their passions can help meet sustainability goals, expanding the school’s robust internship offerings.
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Sustainability science and practice master's student Kaitlyn Sanchez spent the summer with Auckland Council, a local government body in New Zealand, as part of an internship through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. She researched approaches to economic development within a changing climate and environment while learning about climate issues and initiatives in the region.
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Political science and economics undergraduate student George Hasnah spent the summer at Jacobs as part of an internship through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Jacobs is a global engineering and professional services firm focused on delivering sustainable solutions for industrial, commercial, and governmental clients.
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Stanford-led industry roundtables in Washington D.C. highlighted the urgency in addressing China’s 95% control of global battery-grade graphite supply by reducing the costs of U.S. graphite manufacturing.
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Six students have received fellowships to help translate their research into solutions that address real world energy and environmental challenges.
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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.
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Since its founding two decades ago, the Bill Lane Center has become a thriving community of students and researchers who examine the American West in all its complexities.
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The Sustainability Accelerator at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability will support three scholars exploring creative and commercially viable solutions to challenges in food, wind energy, and cooling systems.
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Supported by the Stanford Impact Fellowship (SIF-Eco), master's student Meghan Wood is building a permit-free and renter-friendly solar solution through startup Raya Power.
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The Stanford Impact Founder program gives fellowships to graduating students who plan to start high-impact ventures addressing social and environmental problems.
