Looking Forward: Woods Institute becoming part of Stanford's new school focused on climate and sustainability
People&Planet
June 2, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
In the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border, the Biden administration has acknowledged climate change among the powerful... Read More
May 24, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Every breath, bite and sip we take is a reminder that no barrier separates humans from the environment. Because so many fundamental parts of our... Read More
May 5, 2021 | Stanford School of Medicine
Women exposed to higher levels of nitrate in drinking water were more likely to deliver very early, according to a study of 1.4 million California... Read More
April 29, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
When President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, a common thread ran through much of his narrative: resilience. Beyond touting his... Read More
April 26, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Buyer beware: Single-family homes in floodplains – almost 4 million U.S. homes – are overvalued by nearly $44 billion collectively, or $11,526 per... Read More
April 19, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford Researchers, students, and staff celebrate Earth Day 2021 with a week of events, new discoveries and research advances, and community... Read More
April 19, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Monitoring environmental compliance is a particular challenge for governments in poor countries. A new machine learning approach that uses satellite... Read More
April 8, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
“Not all those who wander are lost … ”
—J.R.R. Tolkien
Known as “the lost years,” it is a little-understood journey that unfolds over thousands... Read More
March 29, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Prolonged and potentially destabilizing water shortages will become commonplace in Jordan by 2100, new research finds, unless the nation implements... Read More
