Chris Field: The Reality of Climate Change

April 1, 2014

Senior Fellow Chris Field, co-chair of Working Group II for the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report, discusses how humans are changing the climate and how climate change is impacting us. Read more.

Dry Times Call For New Approaches

February 28, 2014

At a panel organized by Water in the West, a joint program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, experts discussed causes, policy implications and possible responses to California's historic drought.
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Rob Dunbar: What the Antarctic Can Tell Us About a Warming Earth

February 21, 2014

Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Rob Dunbar, the W.M. Keck Professor of Earth Science, discusses his Antarctica research during a talk at Stanford sponsored by the Stanford School of Earth Sciences and Stanford Continuing Studies.

Christopher Field Wins 2014 BBVA Foundation Award

January 10, 2014

Christopher Field, a Stanford Woods Institute senior fellow, discusses his work during interview for BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change. The 400,000-euro award recognizes Field's "visionary research on the global carbon cycle" and his role in "discovering the importance of ecosystems and their effective management in the battle against climate change." Field is co-chair of a United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change working group that will release a major report in March 2014.

Dr. Chu Goes to Washington

November 25, 2013

Handwashing Promotion in Low-Income countries

November 5, 2013

Numerous studies demonstrate that regular handwashing with soap and water removes environmental contaminants and improves health. However, in settings where diarrhea is a leading cause of child death, handwashing with soap is uncommon. In this Environmental Forum held on Oct. 31, 2013, Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Steve Luby explores why this seemingly simple intervention has been so difficult to implement, and reviews research areas that could contribute to broader uptake of this lifesaving practice. (Note: video does not include entire presentation.)

Robust Increases in Severe Thunderstorm Environments in Response to Greenhouse Forcing

October 16, 2013

Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh discusses resaearch that predicts more damaging storms. Read more.

Mark Jacobson Talks Clean Energy with David Letterman

October 10, 2013

Senior Fellow Mark Z. Jacobson (Civil and Environmental Engineering) was a guest on the Oct. 9 episode of "Late Night With David Letterman." Read more.

Agricultural Ecologist David Lobell, 2013 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation

September 24, 2013

Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow David Lobell was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2013. The Fellowship is a $625,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.