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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

Graduate students at Stanford School of Engineering

Sep 30, 2021

“Graduate school is one of the most exciting times in life”

School News

New analytic methods that could help desalination engineers weigh the many factors that go into building a desalination plant. | Stocksy/Jesse Morrow

Sep 17, 2021

New research looks to lower the high cost of desalination

Environment, Technology & Society Issue #122

Seeking a safer, fairer, and more just America. | Adobe Stock/Alex, Unsplash/Tingey Injury Law Firm, and Drea Sullivan

May 6, 2021

Data science takes on racial bias

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society Issue #116

Our existing system of massive power plants and huge networks of high-voltage wires is giving way to a much leaner system. | iStock/Sundry Photography

Apr 22, 2021

Ram Rajagopal: How the grid is becoming more human-centric

Energy, Technology & Society

Treasure every drop. | Adobe Stock/Q

Apr 22, 2021

Meagan Mauter: How freshwater supply is becoming more circular

Environment Issue #115

California will experience increased floodwater from both heavier rain patterns and earlier snowmelt due to warmer temperatures. | iStock/Michael Vi

Apr 22, 2021

Could floodwaters be used to weather droughts?

Environment Issue #116

Harness the wind | Reuters Pictures/Issei Kato

Apr 15, 2021

Catherine Gorle: How cityscapes catch the wind

Energy, Environment Issue #116