Environmental Venture Projects
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Environmental Venture Projects
Promising research needs support to advance. To catalyze transformative environmental and sustainability research around the world, the Stanford Woods Institute has awarded millions of dollars in Environmental Venture Projects (EVP) seed grants to interdisciplinary faculty research teams from all seven of Stanford’s schools and 34 of its departments. These innovative research projects focus on finding solutions to challenges ranging from the protection of endangered species in California to the delivery of clean drinking water in Africa. EVPs have led to development of natural resources valuation software and biodegradable building materials.
FEATURED PROJECT
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An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of anthropogenic fire in the desert grasslands of Australia »
Intentional burning is increasingly being recognized as an important force in shaping ecosystems over time. In Australia, the impact of anthropogenic fire has been particularly significant, with indigenous burning hypothesized to have radically altered the continent's biogeography.
IN THE NEWS
Monterey-Based Researchers Use Nature to Fight Skin-Burrowing Parasites »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.
By Diana LaScala-Gruenewald,
How Many Fish in the Sea? Genetic Testing Could Answer That »
Woods postdoctoral scholar Jesse Port explains how he uses DNA testing to reveal which organisms have been in the Monterey Bay.
By Lauren Sommer,