Past News: 2008
Reforestation Helped Trigger Little Ice Age, Researchers Say »
The power of viruses is well documented in human history. Swarms of little viral David's have repeatedly laid low the great Goliaths of human civilization, most famously in the devastating pandemics that swept the New World during...
By Louis Bergeron,
Stanford Researchers Predict Heat Waves and Crop Losses in California »
Global warming will likely put enormous strain on California's water supply and energy systems and have a devastating impact on certain crops.
By Kayvon Sharghi,
Wind, Water and Sun Beat Other Energy Alternatives, Study Finds »
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power...
By Louis Bergeron,
Groundwater Sustainability Workshop »
On Dec. 5, scholars, policymakers, and other stakeholders attended a Woods Institute workshop on groundwater, “Challenges to, Solutions for, and Research Directions in Aquifer Depletion and Salinization." The daylong discussion...
Student Brings Enterprise, Wide-Ranging Experience to Search for Solar Breakthrough »
Craig Peters has been a student of literature and martial arts, a stock trader, and an entrepreneur who built a credit card rewards company, but failed to break into the Japanese smoothie market. He’s not afraid to try new things,...
By Stanford Engineering Staff,
On Dec. 3, the Woods Institute and The Nature Conservancy held the Ecosystems Services Workshop, which explored opportunities for integrating ecosystem services values into California’s regulatory and administrative policies.
Environmental Venture Projects Grant Deadline Is Jan. 9 »
The Woods Institute for the Environment invites Stanford faculty to submit applications for the 2009 Environmental Venture Projects grant program. Grants provide seed funding for interdisciplinary research that could lead to...
By News Staff,
Natural Capital Project to Develop Conservation Software »
The Natural Capital Project—a collaboration of Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment, The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund—has been awarded a two-year, $1.97 million grant from the Gordon and Betty...
By Mark Shwartz,
Stanford Researchers Investigate How Plants Adapt to Climate »
How many mouths does a plant need in order to survive? The answer changes depending on climate, and some of the decisions are made long before a new leaf sprouts.
By Kayvon Sharghi,
Entrepreneur Says Green Tech Must First Make Economic Sense »
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla warned that the world cannot simply conserve its way out of the current environmental crisis and must instead create technology alternatives that are both affordable and widely accepted by consumers...
By Michele Chandler,
County Planners to Hear Land-Use Study »
Stanford will present a land-use study Thursday to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission that outlines how it will continue to promote compact development on its central campus and protect natural resources in its 2,200 acres...
By Kathleen J. Sullivan,
Precourt Institute Awards Faculty New Round of Research Grants »
The Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency has awarded its second round of competitive research grants to members of the Stanford faculty. Seven proposals will receive a total of $824,000 in seed grants over the next year for...
By News Staff,
Vinod Khosla to Lecture on Business and the Environment Nov. 17 »
Leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla will deliver the annual Conradin von Gugelberg Memorial Lecture on the Environment at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Bishop Auditorium at the Graduate School of Business.
By News Staff,
Woods Institute and Bill Lane Center Host Workshop on 'Water in the West' »
More than 50 researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and NGO representatives attended a workshop on "Water in the West" hosted by the Woods Institute and the Bill Lane Center for the West. The two-day discussion focused on...
Traditional Farming Sustains Bird Diversity in India, Study Finds »
A remote area of southwest India provides evidence that farming can support species conservation, according to a new study.
By Kayvon Sharghi,
Study on Sanitation in Tanzania by Woods Fellow Jenna Davis »
In a hotel conference room five floors above Dar es Salaam, Jenna Davis is prepping a team of 22 Tanzanians who soon will begin surveying hundreds of local families about their habits regarding water, sanitation and hygiene....
By Robert L. Strauss,
Natural Capital Project Releases Beta Version of InVEST Software »
InVEST is a family of tools to map and value the goods and services from nature which are essential for sustaining and fulfilling human life
By Natural Capital Staff,
Yellowstone Amphibians Killed by Global Warming, Study Finds »
Frogs and salamanders, those amphibious bellwethers of environmental danger, are being killed in Yellowstone National Park. The predator, Stanford researchers say, is global warming.
By Dan Stober,
Major Grant Awarded for Study of Tuberculosis [quotes Woods fellow Gary Schoolnik] »
Researchers at the School of Medicine are working to discover the secrets of one of the world's most prevalent diseases: tuberculosis. A new project, funded by a $19.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and...
By Stephanie Pappas,
After the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was the co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Christopher Field, faculty director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, director of the Carnegie...
By News Staff,