In the News

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New York Times — January 20, 2023

A new report outlines a vision for national wastewater surveillance

Article quotes Michelle Mello, professor of law and of health policy, on challenges to implementing a national wastewater surveillance system.

New York Times — January 19, 2023

Ten nutrition myths experts wish would die

Article quotes Christopher Gardner, nutritionist and professor of medicine, in a story on the nutrition myths experts wish would die.

USA Today — January 13, 2023

Floods, rain have plagued California – what happened to the drought? It’s still a problem, new data says

Article quotes Noah Diffenbaugh, professor of Earth system science, on the state of California’s drought after recent rains.

New York Times — January 12, 2023

R.J. Reynolds pivots to new cigarette pitches as flavor ban takes effect

Article quotes Robert Jackler, professor of otorhinolaryngology, on a new ad campaign for cigarettes developed since California passed a law banning flavors.

Newsweek — January 11, 2023

What will it take to get California completely out of drought?

Article quotes Richard Luthy, professor of civil and environmental engineering, on what recent rains mean for California’s drought.

Washington Post — January 9, 2023

Next in AI’s ‘gold rush’: Military, regulations and endless chatbots

Article quotes Russ Altman, associate director of Stanford HAI, on advancements expected in artificial intelligence during the coming year.

Washington Post — January 6, 2023

For many of the 1,271 Americans under Russian sanctions, it’s a point of pride

Article quotes Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, on being included on Moscow’s “Stop List” of 1,271 Americans under Russian sanctions.

Los Angeles Times — January 4, 2023

String of brutal atmospheric rivers imperils a California already weakened by drought

Quotes Chris Field, professor of biology and of Earth system science, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on the relationship between wildfires and mudslides.

New York Times — December 16, 2022

Childhood’s greatest danger: The data on kids and gun violence

Article quotes Maya Rossin-Slater, associate professor of health policy and senior fellow at SIEPR, on the far-reaching impact of gun violence.

The Sacramento Bee — December 16, 2022

To cut fossil fuels, California needs power lines, fast. Building them takes a decade

Article quotes Michael Wara, senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on California’s need to build more power lines in the next decade to support its goal of 100% clean energy by 2045.