The annual event, which made its first appearance at Stanford this year, convened Pac-12 universities to discuss sustainability efforts on college campuses and athletic departments.
Study explores climate change impacts on seagrass meadows
Climate change is expected to deal a heavy blow to marine species. A new Stanford study predicts possible future global abundance and distribution of seagrass species under “best” to “worst-case” climate change scenarios, highlighting areas to focus conservation efforts.
On World Ocean Day, three Stanford graduate students share what led them to study the world's oceans, and why the next generation of ocean scholars must define the field more broadly.
New program accelerates sustainable solutions through ecopreneurship
The Stanford Ecopreneurship program offers a set of courses and opportunities that support students in addressing the global climate transition, piloting new strategies to foster innovation in pursuit of a more sustainable future.
A new report by Stanford’s Natural Capital Project calculates the value of food forests and urban farms for addressing myriad issues from diet-related health problems to extreme temperatures.
Natural history collections of plants, animals, and other organisms are becoming a thing of the past with the rise of biodiversity apps and digital tools. A Stanford study identifies benefits and biases in these two datasets, which are crucial for assessing climate change.
More than 50 years after the first Earth Day, Stanford experts discuss the experiences that inspire people to care about the environment and take action to preserve it.
