NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Jennifer Davis
World Toilet Day: Not All Can Flush and Forget »
Chances are most people in the developed world can easily access a safe, convenient toilet. Globally, however, more than one in four people live in a world without access to a decent sanitation facility.
A Sanitation Solution Worth Paying For »
Stanford-led study shows three out of four residents of an impoverished Haitian neighborhood continued to use – and pay for – a new toilet service after a test period ended.
By Leslie Willoughby,
Showcasing Stanford Work to Engineer Clean Water Solutions »
Engaging multimedia story / educational project features Stanford project to develop low-cost, low-tech solutions to reduce the spread of disease in regions of low water quality.
By Leslie Willoughby,
How Toilets Affect Child Health »
For decades, scientists have evaluated the health impact of sanitation conditions by measuring rates of diarrheal disease. New studies show that child growth improves after communities reduce open defecation.
By Leslie Willoughby,
Sanitation Solution Exceeds Expectations »
Portable dry toilet and waste service system prove effective in urban slums
By Rob Jordan,
Drinking Water: Safe at the Source »
Program on Water, Health and Development researchers are developing affordable, sustainable solutions to the challenge of providing safe drinking water to nearly 1 billion people in city slums. This story is part of a...
By Rob Jordan,
Sanitation: When Toilets Fly »
Initiative run by Stanford graduate students aims for a dry solution to sanitation challenges in urban slums where untreated sewage in waterways spreads disease
This story is part of a...
By Rob Jordan,
Stanford Environmental Researchers Work to Put Sustainability into Action »
Stanford professors Jenna Davis and Anna Michalak have been selected as Leopold Leadership Program Fellows.
By Paige Miller
20 Researchers Selected as 2015 Leopold Leadership Fellows »
Twenty North American environmental researchers have been awarded Leopold Leadership Fellowships for 2015.
Marking a Decade of Cross-Cutting Collaboration »
Woods anniversary symposium reflects on progress made and challenges ahead for Stanford researchers seeking environmental solutions
By Rob Jordan,
Sanitation Solution for Urban Slums Gets National Recognition »
Stanford researchers working on sustainable, low-cost water delivery received prestigious federal grant recently
By Rob Jordan,
Global Recognition for Stanford Freshwater Solution »
Low-cost, easy-to-use device could help provide clean water to world’s poor
By Rob Jordan,
Bold Solutions for People and Planet »
Stanford Woods Institute announces 2014 Environmental Venture Projects
By Rob Jordan,
Stanford researchers pioneer use of video surveillance to better understand essential hygiene behavior.
By Rob Jordan,
Neighborly Transaction As Health Solution »
Researchers working in Mozambique point the way for an informal water practice to help solve one of the world's most pressing health and welfare issues
By Rob Jordan,
Hiding in Plain Sight: Factoring the Environment Into Human Health »
A special report in Stanford Medicine magazine looks at the connection between health and the environment through the work of Stanford Woods Institute senior fellows and others
Sanitation Solution Gets Kudos From Innovators »
Stanford Woods Institute-backed project holds promise of hygienic household sanitation for urban slums
By Rob Jordan,
Showcasing Environmental Breakthroughs »
Stanford Woods Institute researchers demonstrate cutting-edge environmental technologies at Stanford sustainability event
By Terry Nagel,
In sub-Saharan Africa, a Shorter Walk to Water Saves Lives »
In the fight against child mortality in the developing world, simple things make a big difference. A new study by Stanford researchers published by the journal Environmental Science and Technology shows that decreasing...
By Andrew Myers,