Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Excessive groundwater pumping in California’s San Joaquin Valley has caused the land to sink at a record pace since 2006. New Stanford research could be key to addressing the problem.

What can we expect for the future of climate action and clean energy? Government leaders and scholars discussed at a recent event hosted by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Here’s what they had to say: https://lnkd.in/gPj4Re5k Featuring insights from BRUCE CAIN, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Eeshan Chaturvedi, and David J. Hayes

Learn about a new ocean-themed art installation on campus, the result of a collaboration between Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability visiting artist Mark Baugh-Sasaki and ocean scientist Mehr Kumar: https://lnkd.in/gsZjEH6F

“To me, the essence of why we have this program is to get students together to talk about impacts of climate change and share, from their different backgrounds, how they might address it.” –Mark McVay, who helps coordinate the new Climate Security Fellowship. A joint initiative of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and the Naval Postgraduate School, the fellowship brings together climate change experts and military personnel. Learn about its goals and impact:

Image search results for “climate change” vary widely by country and tend to reinforce existing beliefs, a new study finds. Authors emphasize the need for algorithms that accurately depict climate impacts. Read more:

What if innovation could make the concept of “wastewater” obsolete? Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University Assistant Professor William Tarpeh envisions a future where any waste stream can be a source of valuable products for other industries, eliminating the idea of wasted water altogether. ?? Read his story: https://lnkd.in/g_WaWApG Stanford University School of Engineering

Congratulations to Gretchen Daily, co-founder & faculty director of the Stanford-based Natural Capital Project, who has been named one of Business Insider’s 2024 climate action leaders ?? Announcement: https://lnkd.in/gjmRSyMr

“In my lab, we bring together data science, social science, and natural science to answer policy questions about problems that are fundamentally global in nature. This type of policy work is much less about critiquing existing policies, and more about helping people think through the policy questions of tomorrow before we get there. You’re trying to meet a moving train. That’s part of the challenge, but also what’s exciting.” Meet Solomon Hsiang, new professor of environmental social sciences. ?? Read his spotlight: https://lnkd.in/gqxS4qAM ?? Hear what excites him about coming to Stanford: https://bit.ly/4eo2rFP Photo credit: Brittany Murphy

?? Reminder: Apply by Monday, Nov. 11 for the Dean’s Sustainability Leaders Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, designed to support outstanding scholars in sustainability who are also leaders in diversity and inclusion. https://lnkd.in/eiZAv64S

Human health ?? planetary well-being: A new center at Stanford seeks to address the interconnected challenges of global health and environmental sustainability. https://lnkd.in/g2aWev8x The Center for Human and Planetary Health is a joint effort between the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and is the result of years of work from Stanford scholars focused on how environmental changes directly impact human well-being.