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Organized by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and King Center on Global Development, the inaugural summit convened global climate innovators to forge new connections.
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Summer fellowships have been awarded through the Haas Center’s Partnerships for Climate Justice in the Bay initiative. Fellows co-sponsored by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability will focus on environmental justice, working with local organizations on projects related to sustainable agriculture, flood risk, air and soil pollution from refineries, and more.
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Seed grants awarded under the Big Ideas for Oceans program will enable work on high-risk, potentially high-reward projects designed to conserve the ocean and address climate change.
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Citing academic freedom as “an underpinning of good science” and the need for a “robust and diverse” approach to climate solutions, a Stanford committee recommended against prohibiting research funds from fossil fuel companies. But the panel encouraged closer oversight and reviews, which are now underway, of industrial affiliates programs across the university.
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A new anthology of environmental justice storytelling from the Environmental Justice Working Group at Stanford addresses topics including childhood lead poisoning, extreme weather events, and connection to nature.
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Concrete has an outsized role in climate change. Civil and environmental engineering lecturer Kyle Douglas is inspiring a new generation of engineers and architects how to use it sustainably.
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During the school's 2024 commencement ceremony, Dean Arun Majumdar told graduates they “can change the world.”
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Leaders and experts from across sectors and countries show how investing in nature is an antidote to local and global crises and the foundation of a better future.
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Chueh is a leading materials scientist and entrepreneur whose research is paving the way for better batteries and cleaner power grids.
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The center’s move from the Precourt Institute for Energy will enable TomKat-funded student projects to compete for space and funding in the Accelerator, while the Accelerator will benefit from TomKat’s experience empowering students, researchers, and entrepreneurs to develop and launch solutions to energy and sustainability problems.
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The People, Planet, Prosperity Forum at Stanford reconnected teams that are using nature-based approaches to achieve country development, climate, and biodiversity goals.
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A school-wide celebration marked the completion of the school’s three-year DEI action plan and recognized the 2024 Excellence in DEI Award winners, individuals who go above and beyond to create a more inclusive, just, and welcoming community at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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The new prize from the Natural Capital Project honors young leaders who are expanding recognition of how nature supports human well-being and are integrating this into policy.
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Tanvi Dutta Gupta, BS Biology ’23, MS Earth Systems ’24, envisions a more sustainable world by connecting environmental justice, storytelling, and the arts.
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Alain Pérez, BA Philosophy ’23, MS Sustainability Science and Practice ’24, draws on the ethical principles of philosophy to think critically about sustainability challenges and solutions.
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In two courses during winter and spring quarters, student groups developed policy reports with the goal of informing government decisions about how to incorporate fisheries and aquaculture into Indonesia’s national development strategy.
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Ahmad Koya, ’24, aims to help improve water systems around the world. After earning his degree in environmental engineering in June, he will spend the summer studying in Jordan and working in Singapore before completing his coterminal degree in the same field.
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The professor of environmental Earth system science will focus on supporting graduate students and postdoctoral scholars as they prepare for careers in academia.
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The Natural Capital Project convened top policymakers from China to highlight the need for collaboration on ecosystem-based approaches to sustainability.
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Emily Snell, BSH Geological Sciences ’24, is passionate about studying how to mitigate hazards from volcanic eruptions to nearby communities, and connects these interests to global challenges like climate change.
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Jay Precourt has stepped down as co-chair of Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy Advisory Council. Ira Ehrenpreis has taken over as new co-chairman with Michael Morgan.
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The culminating project for the design-build seminar CEE32H: Responsive Structures is a 23-foot-high outdoor contemplation space installed in front of the Anderson Collection.
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Founders of the nonprofit organization Amanatari discussed their efforts to facilitate new businesses in the Amazon basin that generate income for local communities without destroying rainforest.
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Researchers, educators, industry professionals, and policymakers discussed the health impacts of pollution at a recent conference, which was a collaboration among the Graduate School of Business, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and School of Medicine.