Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

During the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s 2025 diploma ceremony, Dean Arun Majumdar reminded new graduates that inquiry is the source of innovation.

A sweeping new analysis finds that rising temperatures will reduce global food production despite adaptation and development. Projected losses for U.S. agriculture are especially steep.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Professor Rob Jackson is a recipient of the international award, which recognizes significant work advancing solutions to pressing environmental problems.

A new study finds that Americans often misjudge the relative climate impact of behaviors like recycling, biking, and eating less meat. The good news? They’re willing to shift behavior when given more information.

As data, AI, and decarbonization reshape global energy systems, Stanford experts explore how energy science is evolving to meet the demands of the next 25 years.

New research reveals that earthquakes in the Campi Flegrei caldera are driven by pressure buildup in a geothermal reservoir – challenging assumptions about magma-driven activity and pointing to groundwater management as a possible mitigation strategy.

Winning images from this year's Doerr School of Sustainability photo contest convey what’s at stake in our struggle toward sustainability – along with human efforts to enact change.

Schaefer discusses the recent excitement over a detection of possible hints of biological life on planet K2-18b.

Scientists estimate that kelp forests’ annual exposure to heat will more than quintuple by 2100. New research shows that predator species like California sheephead can help these forests recover by controlling sea urchins and other grazers that feed on vulnerable kelp.

Selected projects include initiatives to detect microplastics, offer timely insights on wildfire smoke toxicity, and reduce heat-related deaths in low-income settlements.