Stanford University

Inside Stanford Earth

Julia Novy-Hildesley teaching by Toni Bird

We Teach Sustainability

What is Sustainability?

Meeting the needs of people now and in the future; and sustaining the life support systems of the planet.

Change Leadership for Sustainability Program

Check out our coterminal  Sustainability Science and Practice MS/MA program to prepare Stanford students for leadership in sustainability, as well our executive education for working professionals.

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A conversation on sustainability

with environmental scientist Pamela Matson.

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Climate Solutions

Climate change has brought us to a defining moment in human history. Stanford faculty describe how they are looking at the problem from multiple angles to limit impacts of climate change and adapt where we must.

Interdisciplinary resources at Stanford

We partner on research and programs with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment,  the Precourt Institute for Energy, the Center on Food Security and the Environment, and other centers across campus.

Woods institute office

Woods Institute for the Environment

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copper particles

Precourt Institute for Energy

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Corn plants

Center on Food Security and the Environment

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O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm

Hands-on courses, research and other learning experiences take place every day at our farm. 

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Sustainability at Stanford

See how we "walk the talk" on campus through operations, research, employee programs, and student activities.

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Undergraduate Majors

Coral reef

Earth Systems

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Geological Sciences

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park

Geophysics

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windmills

Energy Resources Engineering

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Graduate Programs

coral reef

Earth Systems Co-term degrees

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Death Valley

Geological Sciences

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park

Geophysics

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windmills

Energy Resources Engineering

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boat and ice

Earth System Science

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Forest

Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources

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Julia Novy-Hildesley teaching by Toni Bird

Change Leadership for Sustainability Program

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