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Experts at the 2026 Water in the West conference examined the governance failures putting the West's water future at risk.

With energy costs up and electricity demand climbing, Stanford researchers are leading efforts to make clean power affordable and reliable for all while cutting the emissions that drive climate change. Their work ranges from deep underground heat to solar on farms, renewable fuels, and upgrades for the power grid and batteries.

Researchers have developed a volcanic rock formula that cuts carbon emissions by 67 percent, potentially offering an affordable alternative to increasingly scarce cement additives.

As a Stanford undergraduate, William Tarpeh learned to spot problems others ignore. Financial aid gave him a path forward—all the way to a MacArthur Fellowship.

By tapping residents’ deep knowledge of their neighborhoods, Stanford experts are working to design better infrastructure solutions in flood-prone communities.

Thanks to a generous endowment from Autodesk for our Sustainable Architecture and Engineering program, CEE hosted the Deans and the CEO of Autodesk along with several people from Autodesk on campus for a “naming event” for the Architecture Suite in Y2E2.

Dozens of teams from across North and South America competed at Stanford to become finalists in the inaugural Global Sustainability Challenge. Four Stanford teams are headed to the final event in Munich in April.

While 14% of major companies report carbon emissions, just 9% disclose water withdrawals and only 1% reveal recycled water use. Stanford and Korea University researchers have developed a scoring system that weighs where companies draw water and how they use it.

The Bruce Bolt Medal honors the legacy of Bruce Alan Bolt (1930-2005), a pioneer at the intersection of earthquake science and earthquake engineering.

Grocery stores typically place older products in front. New research suggests the opposite approach actually works best.

The Medal is given every three to four years and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in research in geomechanics

The award recognizes Tarpeh’s pioneering work in developing energy-efficient, scalable methods to recover valuable molecules from wastewater and underscores his contributions to sustainable engineering and circular resource recovery.