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The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment serves as Stanford University's environmental studies hub for faculty. An interdisciplinary research lab, Woods encompasses senior fellows and affiliated faculty as well as researchers, postdoctoral scholars, and students collaborating on sustainability research.[1] It supports research in seven areas: climate, ecosystem services and conservation biology, food security, freshwater, oceans, public health, and sustainable development. It provides seed funding for environmental research and supports seven research centers, programs and workshops. In September 2022, it became part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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In the mid-1990s, a committee chaired by former Stanford president Donald Kennedy was appointed by provost Condoleezza Rice to evaluate environmental research. In 2000, its report proposed a coherent program to coordinate major efforts.[2] As a result, president John L. Hennessy in 2003 announced a campus-wide initiative on the environment and sustainability. The following year he created the institute to serve as the initiative's centerpiece and focal point. Envisioned as a hub for environmental researchers, the Institute brought together experts from the university's seven schools to pursue interdisciplinary research addressing complex environmental challenges while attempting to prepare the next generation of environmental leaders. The community grew to more than 150 fellows, affiliated scholars, and researchers. In 2006, the Institute was formally renamed for Stanford trustee Ward W. Woods, a 1964 graduate, and his wife, Priscilla, who made a $30 million contribution.[3]
The institute has chosen several high-risk projects to fund every year since 2004.[4] Each environmental venture project (EVP) receives up to $100,000 per year.[5]
Woods awarded $8.5 million to more than 50 projects in 24 countries through 2013, and recipients have received an additional $39 million in follow-on grants from outside sources.[5][6]
EVP projects include:
Research sponsored by Woods led to innovations including solar energy pumps used to water crops in the developing world, new technology that removes pathogens from wastewater and the introduction of government policies for drinking water access in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Woods Institute is also involved in educational and leadership programs, such as:
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