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Setting Climate Priorities for the Next U.S. President White House veterans gather at Stanford for a conference on the climate agenda for the next administration. Read more and watch video..

FUEL for Green Careers Future environmental leaders face a bewilderingly broad array of challenges and opportunities. Woods' Forum of Undergraduate Environmental Leadership (FUEL) helps navigate. Read more ...

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Amazon Rainforest Responds Quickly to Extreme Climate Events Tropical ecosystems might be more sensitive to climate change than previously thought, according to a study co-authored by Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Earth System Science). Photo credit: Shutterstock Read more ...

Populations of Early Humans Grew Like Invasive Species The history of human colonization of South America – explosive growth that rapidly reached the environment's carrying capacity – could have implications for future global population change, according to a study co-authored by Senior Fellow Elizabeth Hadly (Biology). Photo credit: Amy Goldberg Read more ...

Understanding the Economics of Climate Change Gaps in social science knowledge of climate change constrain the policy impact of natural science research, according to research by a Stanford team including Center Fellow Marshall Burke (Earth System Science) and Woods-affiliated economist Charles Kolstad. Photo credit: kwest / Shutterstock Read more ...


Selected media coverage of the Stanford Woods Institute and its fellows, affiliated scholars and supported research
Could Vegetarians Save the World's Forests? The Christian Science Monitor, April 23 Senior Fellow Eric Lambin (Earth System Science) discusses food security.

California's Extreme Dry Patterns are Becoming More Common, Study Says Washington Post, April 4 Cites research co-authored by Woods-affiliated postdoctoral scholar Daniel Horton and Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Earth System Science).

Scientists Find Groundwater in Wyoming Impacted by Fracking The Weather Channel, March 31 Cites research co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).

To Save South America's Forests Harmonize Tough Environment Rules - Study Reuters, March 28 Quotes Woods-affiliated postdoctoral scholar Yann le Polain de Waroux on deforestation research.

We've Barely Begun to Tap the Sun's Mighty Power Newsweek, March 27 Cites renewable energy research by Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson (Civil and Environmental Engineering).