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In a new collaboration, the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Stanford Graduate School of Business will offer an executive education program designed to help both current and aspiring chief sustainability officers become more effective leaders in their organizations.
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Ching-Yao Lai combines her passion for physics with climate science to better understand Earth’s polar ice sheets and how they contribute to climate change.
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Two courses in the SUSTAIN 101 series use nontraditional approaches to teach complex climate data and community-focused sustainable design.
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“We can solve the coral reef problem, but scientists can’t play their cards close to the chest. We need to figure out the science and share it. That possibility fills me with optimism.”
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The Haas Center for Public Service is thrilled to announce a special Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor program for 2024 focused on environmental sustainability.
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Whether leading student retreats, organizing professional development opportunities, or advising first year students, Jacob Totaro, MS Civil and Environmental Engineering ’24, believes that the most meaningful way to succeed is by helping others succeed.
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The scholarship will support Goldberg’s graduate studies in climate change, planetary health, and environment and development.
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The new department within the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability incorporates the human element into interdisciplinary efforts to tackle humanity’s greatest sustainability challenges.
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The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hosted a Native American-Indigenous Heritage Month Coffee Conversation on Nov. 14 for students, faculty, and staff from across the university.
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President Joko Widodo of Indonesia spoke as part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Dean’s Lecture series, where he discussed sustainability in Indonesia and the needs of the developing world.
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Cui has been leading both the Sustainability Accelerator and the Precourt Institute for Energy since April. With Horne transitioning to interim director of the Precourt Institute, Cui will continue engaging with the accelerator’s efforts to generate potentially scalable solutions for global sustainability challenges.
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“The goal of the Understand Energy Learning Hub is to demystify energy a little or a lot for, hopefully, millions of people over time,” said Jane Woodward, one of the instructors of the Understand Energy course.
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A self-described 'accidental environmentalist' tells photographic stories about Earth, agriculture, and community, often taken from a glider and always with an expansive view on the world.
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A deep respect and vision for her community’s Indigenous culture, rich history, and exquisite environment grounds the work of this dynamic Hawaiian educator and researcher.
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How industry and conservation groups got past their differences to reach a landmark agreement advancing large-scale solar development while championing land conservation and local community interests.
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In its inaugural academic year, the program is supporting 16 students who are working on interdisciplinary projects that directly contribute to the university’s sustainability objectives.
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The federal Commission on Accelerating Climate Action, co-chaired by Stanford ecologist and climate scientist Chris Field, calls for organizations to work together to achieve climate goals and accelerate adaptation with new recommendations.
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Students in the new Stanford Ecopreneurship program spanned the globe to help build climate-focused ventures.
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Dustin (Dusty) Schroeder, associate professor of geophysics, of electrical engineering, and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, was appointed the William and Lynda Steere University Fellow in Undergraduate Education.
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The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability hosted the entrepreneur and philanthropist for a discussion about global health, energy, and the future of Earth’s climate.
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"As a kid I would go to construction sites with my dad, a civil engineer, and he’d show me plans for putting reinforcement inside concrete columns. Together, we would count that the right amount of steel was there to protect a structure."
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Dean Arun Majumdar shares a welcome message for students and postdocs and shares resources for getting involved.
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This brief presents computer vision as an essential technique that can help policymakers understand residential solar usage. The research uses computer vision to build a nationwide dataset to capture information about solar PV deployment in the United States across time and geography in an automated and scalable manner.
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"I was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and moved to the U.S. with my parents and older sister when I was 2 years old. We lived in a predominantly white and wealthy suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, where I really never saw individuals who looked like me, which often left me feeling out of place."
