Civil & Environmental Engineering

Portrait of Henry Parker

Aug 7, 2023

Hank Parker, master of heavy construction, dies at 99

School News

High voltage electric power lines at sunset

Jul 17, 2023

Coordination could spare billions in grid upgrade costs and accelerate electrification

Energy, Environment

Portrait of Perry McCarty, 1931-2023

Jul 3, 2023

Perry McCarty, environmental engineer who launched field of environmental biotechnology, has died

School News

Forest fire at night

Jun 26, 2023

Better predictions of wildfire spread may sit above the treetops

Environment

Close-up photo of a sewage drain.

Jun 9, 2023

The future of wastewater

Environment

Illustration of a double helix with plant material sprouting from the top.

Jun 6, 2023

Scientists talk sustainability at inaugural synthetic biology symposium

Energy, Environment, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Student testing wastewater in lab.

Mar 23, 2023

Wastewater could be key to tracking more viruses than just COVID-19

Environment, Health

Dried lake and river in summer.

Jan 17, 2023

Droughts increase costs for low-income households

Environment, Technology & Society

Solar panel array on the rooftop of an apartment building.

Nov 21, 2022

Solar panels are largely confined to wealthy Americans

Energy, Environment, Technology & Society

A glass of purified water at wastewater treatment plant.

Nov 10, 2022

The cleanest drinking water is recycled

Energy, Environment, Health

Photo of a modern urban wastewater treatment plant.

Oct 14, 2022

Alexandria Boehm: Wastewater helps reveal COVID’s real reach

Health

Image of a building with air condition units hanging from the windows.

Sep 30, 2022

How can we harness wind and improve airflow to benefit society?

Environment, Health

Image of an electric car charging in the driveway of a house.

Sep 23, 2022

EV charging needs changing. Here's why.

Energy, Environment, Transportation & Robotics

A woman taking a wastewater sample at a facility on the Stanford campus

Aug 5, 2022

An initiative to monitor wastewater aims to help guide public health responses

Health, School News, Technology & Society

An image of a person's hand taking a sample of wastewater for analysis

May 24, 2022

Q&A: Tracking COVID infections through wastewater

Environment, Health Issue #138

Bleached and healthy coral patches spread in shallow water of an island.

May 6, 2022

Is your sunscreen killing corals?

Environment, Health Issue #137

May 4, 2022

Wastewater monitoring for public health

Health, Technology & Society Issue #136

Mar 25, 2022

Stanford Engineering announces the winners of its annual staff awards

School News

Photo of building exteriors with reflection of the sun.

Mar 22, 2022

A data-driven approach to cooling

Energy, Environment, Technology & Society Issue #134

Aerial view of wastewater treatment facility.

Mar 2, 2022

Researchers turn wastewater into a valuable resource

Energy, Environment Issue #132

Feb 18, 2022

Stanford faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering

School News

Electric train track

Feb 14, 2022

A scholar explores global electricity use during COVID

Energy Issue #131

Collage of sustainable planet held by a hand.

Jan 6, 2022

Martin Fischer: AI and virtual reality can help society build better

Artificial Intelligence, Environment, Materials Issue #130

Nov 30, 2021

John Barton: Running the architecture program was a literal dream

School News