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Members of a Stanford student-led team outside an electronics repairs shop in Narok, Kenya
New Stanford course aims to inspire environmental entrepreneurs
September 28, 2022 | Stanford Report
Students are seeking solutions to complex climate and sustainability challenges through deep analysis, innovative thinking, and careful collaboration... Read More
A model of Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag, made using the iCLIP method for 3D printing, which allows for the use of multiple types – or colors – of resin in a single object.
New 3D printing method designed by Stanford engineers promises faster printing with multiple materials
September 28, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Stanford engineers have designed a method of 3D printing that is 5 to 10 times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available... Read More
Homes in a Texas neighborhood are submerged in water.
Webinar Recap | Inequitable Climate: Hurricanes, Flooding & Vulnerable Communities
September 26, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Hurricanes are the costliest extreme disasters in the U.S., racking up billions of dollars in flood damages in the last few decades. Climate change... Read More
firefighters do prescribed burning in forest
Empowering private landowners to prevent wildfires
September 22, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Ironically, after California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever – in 2018 – insurance companies stopped providing coverage for one... Read More
wildfire in hills above a city
Stanford researchers find wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains, exposing millions of Americans to extreme pollution levels
September 22, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Stanford researchers have developed an AI model for predicting dangerous particle pollution to help track the American West’s rapidly worsening... Read More
flooded street
Stanford researchers discuss equity in storm planning and response
September 19, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
(See video and recap from related September 21 webinar here.) Storms exacerbate inequalities. Increasingly frequent hurricanes and intense... Read More
floating iceberg
A scientist uses radar technology to map the insides of ice sheets
September 19, 2022 | Stanford Engineering
In this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything, Stanford radio glaciologist Dustin (Dusty) Schroeder explains how this technique... Read More
graphic of Earth
Will AI Help or Perpetuate the Climate Crisis?
September 19, 2022 | Stanford HAI
Panelists in the Advancing Technology for a Sustainable Planet workshop detailed AI’s energy and regulatory challenges.
An iceberg near the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?
September 14, 2022 | Stanford Earth Matters
Across Antarctica, some parts of the base of the ice sheet are frozen, while others are thawed. Scientists show that if some currently frozen areas... Read More

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