Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

06/18/2026

Scenes of celebration and community from the school’s diploma ceremony 🎓♥️ Congrats to the class of 2026!

📸: Javier Flores

06/15/2026

Congrats to the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability class of 2026! 🎓🌟

06/12/2026

Meet Anna Gomes, Earth System Science PhD ’26 🌱

As a soil scientist, she has studied how farming practices can improve nutrient cycles and reduce groundwater pollution.

As a reuse advocate, she has helped create opportunities to share resources and swap supplies across campus, keeping tens of thousands of pounds of waste out of the landfill.

As a research mentor, she has supported high school, undergraduate, and coterminal master’s students in finding their path in the Earth sciences.

06/05/2026

🪐 There are thousands of planets outside our solar system. Which of them might have the conditions to sustain life as we know it?

A new research model can help scientists study this question, focusing on size and atmospheric dynamics.

Researchers have developed the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM) to assess which planets can maintain life-supporting atmospheres, focusing on size and atmospheric dynamics.

06/04/2026

Meet Anneli Chow, Earth Systems ’26 🩰 Between soil science research, ballet performances, and sessions as a writing tutor, Chow blends science, creativity, and community.

🔗 stanford.io/3RPZNTJ
📸 Larry Chow

06/03/2026

Why is the cost of electricity going up in U.S. western states? Stanford experts explain how wildfires, AI data centers, extreme weather, and deferred grid maintenance are affecting utility bills, along with strategies that could help lower costs. ⬇️

Why is the cost of electricity going up in U.S. western states? Stanford experts explain how wildfires, AI data centers, extreme weather, and deferred grid maintenance are affecting utility bills, along with strategies that could help lower costs.

05/29/2026

Speakers at the Stanford Sustainability Forum last month discussed topics ranging from wildfire pollution to food security. Here are some of their takeaways.

05/28/2026

Know a staff member, alum, or student in our school community who should be recognized for their outstanding contributions? Nominate them for one of the following awards:

🏆 Dean's Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service for staff (due May 29) bit.ly/4u1Knci

🎓 Alumni Awards (due June 1) bit.ly/4fMnypz and bit.ly/4e9bCNq

📚 Siebel Scholars Program (due June 5) bit.ly/4u73Lop

Images of 2025 Alumni Award recipients, Narasimha Rao and Jan Pepper. Credit Javier Flores

05/22/2026

The inaugural Stanford Sustainability Forum convened more than 480 researchers, entrepreneurs, executives, and civil society leaders from dozens of states and 13 countries to examine how research can translate to solutions.

Find the recap at the link in the comments and stay tuned for more insights from the event.
📸: Patrick Beaudouin

05/21/2026

A new cross-campus initiative based in the Precourt Institute for Energy, part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, aims to fundamentally rethink how people and goods move across land, sea, and air.

Read about the new center: stanford.io/4uS8Cuu