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Designing Infrastructure for a Changing Climate »
Stanford climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh joins a team of scientists and engineers who will study the future of infrastructure design in California under worsening climate change impacts.
By Joanna Nurmis,
Collaboration Meets Innovation »
Stanford funding kickstarts research aimed at developing a range of transformative environmental solutions.
By Rob Jordan,
DNA Left by Ocean Animals Provides Rare Glimpse of Marine Ecosystems »
As ocean animals swim past, they leave behind DNA. Now, scientists have shown these genetic clues can be used as forensic markers to accurately and easily survey marine life in complex deep-water environments.
By Rob Jordan,
What a Warming Planet Means for Mosquito-Borne Diseases »
A new analysis by Stanford researchers reveals that the ideal temperature for the spread of mosquito-born diseases like dengue, chikungunya and Zika is 29 degrees C. This finding helps predict disease outbreaks in a...
By Sarah Derouin,
Studying how and why bridges have collapsed in the past identifies the limitation of current risk assessment approach and demonstrates the value of new perspectives on climate change impact.
By Rob Jordan,
This Bug Can Eat Plastic. But Can It Clean Up Our Mess? »
Discusses ongoing research at Stanford by Weimin Wu and others on plastic-eating mealworms.
By Carrie Arnold,
These pesky caterpillars seem to digest plastic bags »
References research on plastic-eating mealworms supported by Woods Environmental Venture Projects program.
By Ben Guarino,
Watch: Virtual Reality Film The Crystal Reef Helps Kids Understand the Impacts of Climate Change »
Features virtual reality project developed with funding from Woods' Environmental Venture Projects program.
Students Become Zika Experts, Publish Paper »
Introductory freshman seminar students study the epidemic’s sparse, rapidly changing history. In an unusual twist, their coursework culminated in a journal publication.
By Taylor Kubota,
VR Experience From Stanford Shows How We’re Killing Our Coral Reefs »
Profile of Woods-funded ocean acidification virtual reality experience.
By Alice Bonasio,
Mystery of Tropical Human Parasite Swimming Solved »
Stanford bioengineers combined live observation, mathematical insights and robots to reveal the movement of parasitic larvae that cause schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting millions of people worldwide...
By Taylor Kubota,
How Virtual Reality Can Help Us Feel the Pain of Climate Change »
Feature on educational virtual reality software developed in lab of Woods Senior Fellow Jeremy Bailenson (Communication) and released to the public for free.
By Randy Rieland,
Can Stanford’s Deep Dive Into Virtual Reality Help Save the Oceans? »
Review of Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, a virtual reality science education tool developed in the lab of Senior Fellow Jeremy Bailenson (Communication).
By Tekla S. Perry,
Stanford Researchers Release Virtual Reality Simulation of Ocean of the Future »
Free science education software, available to anyone with virtual reality gear, holds promise for spreading awareness and inspiring action on the pressing issue of ocean acidification.
By Rob Jordan,