Sustainability

A decade ago, the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm was established following years of student advocacy. Today it thrives as a hub for teaching, research, and campus life.

From affordable housing in the Bay Area to Indigenous land rights in the Klamath River watershed, Sibyl Diver’s work depends on building lasting relationships

The student package processing and delivery system will start this fall and is part of the new Mail and Package Services program announced earlier this year.

A new study underscores the importance of transformative adaptation to create a more sustainable future for tribal nations

For geophysicist Jenny Suckale, helping underserved communities navigate the extremes of climate change requires a new perspective on both.

A collaboration between Stanford researchers and Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil is turning tons of hospital textile waste into new products through upcycling

The new interdisciplinary hub seeks to address the interconnected challenges of health and environmental sustainability.

From AI-powered fire sensors to a firebreak-creating 'Burnbot' device, new techniques often get tried out through the Wildfire Resilience Program.

Stanford students and conservationists remind visitors that the lake in its dry state still supports wildlife and ongoing conservation research.

Known as a 'fire follower,' the western bewildering bushmallow, whose seeds germinate from the stimulation of heat and smoke, were likely dormant for more than a century.

Stanford has made great strides in becoming a more sustainable campus and one of the most energy efficient universities in the world.

The project, part of Stanford’s new Climate Action Plan, will increase the electrical reliability and capacity needed to reach the campus’s net-zero carbon reduction goal.

The new Aqueous Battery Consortium of Stanford, SLAC and 13 other research institutions wants to overcome the limitations of a battery using water for its electrolyte solution.

More than 70 undergraduate students engaged in climate-related research on campus this summer, exploring questions related to energy, civil engineering, oceans and more.