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Build back wiser: Stanford engineer highlights the need for digitized, versatile, distributed and inclusive infrastructure systems
September 23, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Congress will soon vote on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It will invest 550 billion dollars to repair the transportation, water, and... Read More
New research looks to lower the high cost of desalination
September 17, 2021 | Stanford School of Engineering
A suite of analytical tools makes it easier for innovators to identify promising research directions in making saltwater potable.
AI system identifies buildings damaged by wildfire
September 16, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy and the Environment
A deep learning approach to classifying buildings with wildfire damage may help responders focus their recovery efforts and offer more immediate... Read More
Blue Food Revolution: Stanford researchers help lead international initiative to highlight aquatic foods’ untapped potential
September 15, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Hunger, malnutrition and obesity affect billions of people. A first-of-its-kind comprehensive review of the so-called blue foods sector reveals... Read More
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$1.3 million for three new Stanford research projects to reinvent plastics and their use
September 10, 2021 | Precourt Institute for Energy
Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy and Woods Institute for the Environment will fund three new research projects to make and use... Read More
The Heat Is On
September 3, 2021 | Stanford Magazine
Stanford faculty are blazing paths in fire control and prevention to help us live in a changed climate.
Stanford students help CAL FIRE rethink wildfire response using data science and AI methods
September 1, 2021 | Stanford News Service
Fighting fire after fire in ever-growing wildfire seasons, CAL FIRE is in search of innovative prevention and response strategies. Stanford students... Read More
Stanford’s Buzz Thompson on California’s Wildfires, Water, Drought, and Climate Change
September 1, 2021 | Stanford Law
Buzz Thompson joins Stanford Legal for a radio interview on the state of California's current wildifre season and its implications for the future.
How do people respond to wildfire smoke?
August 30, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Interviews with Northern California residents reveal that social norms and social support are essential for understanding protective health behaviors... Read More

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