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U.S. Corn Crop’s Growing Sensitivity to Drought
October 2020
New management approaches and technology have allowed the U.S. Corn Belt to increase yields despite some changes in climate. However, soil sensitivity to drought has increased significantly,...
How Extreme Heat Affects Learning
October 2020
Worsening climate change deepens educational inequities across the United States and around the world, study finds.
Exploring the sustainability of the Indian sugar industry
August 2020
Researchers analyzed the interconnected food, water and energy challenges that arise from the sugar industry in India – the second-largest producer of sugar worldwide – and how the political economy...
Air Pollution's Connection to Infant Mortality
June 2020
The study of sub-Saharan Africa finds that a relatively small increase in airborne particles significantly increases infant mortality rates. A cost-effective solution may lie in an exotic-sounding...
Stanford researchers harness satellite imagery and AI to help fight poverty in Africa
May 2020
A new tool combines publicly accessible satellite imagery with AI to track poverty across African villages over time.
COVID-19 Could Exacerbate Food Insecurity Around the World, Stanford Expert Warns
May 2020
COVID-19 and other looming threats could make it much harder for people to access food. David Lobell, director of Stanford’s Center on Food Security and the Environment, outlines likely scenarios and...
Marshall Burke Promoted to FSI Senior Fellow
May 2020
Burke’s research focuses on the social and economic impacts of environmental change, and on the economics of rural development in Africa.
The Political Economy of Water Delivery in India
April 2020
As part of a Center on Food Security and the Environment event, World Bank Country Director for India Junaid Ahmad discussed the political economy of water and managing service delivery in the...
Meeting Global Food Security Challenges with Innovation
April 2020
Agricultural and development economist Christopher B.
Researchers present their work at AGU 2019
December 2019
Each year, thousands of scientists from across the globe come together at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual fall meeting to share new findings and research on pressing topics facing our...
Reduced Soil Tilling Helps Both Soils and Yields, Stanford Researchers Find
December 2019
Agriculture degrades over 24 million acres of fertile soil every year, raising concerns about meeting the rising global demand for food.
When Food Insecurity Becomes a National Security Threat: A Conversation with David Beasley
October 2019
More than 820 million people around the world don’t have enough to eat and their hunger affects us all.
Microsatellite data can help double impact of agricultural interventions
October 2019
Data from microsatellites can be used to detect and double the impact of sustainable interventions in agriculture at large scales, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan.
Flood, Drought and Political Invasion: A Lament From Rural Iowa
September 2019
This posting, my eighth annual edition, comes again from our mid-sized corn, soybean, and cattle farm in Linn County, Iowa. My wife and I may not be typical owners, but our farming operation is a...
How to Keep the Next Generation of Farmers in Business
July 2019
Not many people go into farming to get rich. Low commodity prices, high operational costs and limited profit opportunities cloud the outlook.
ESA Honors Rosamond Naylor
April 2019
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has named William Wrigley Professor and FSE Founding Director ROSAMOND NAYLOR as one of its 2019 Fellows.
Effects of Climate Change on Suicide Rates
March 2019
As global temperatures rise, climate change’s impacts on mental health are becoming increasingly evident.
Effects of Climate Change on Hunger
March 2019
As the climate changes, where plants grow best is predicted to shift.
Oceans and the Future of Food
January 2019
Stanford’s Center for Ocean Solutions and Center on Food Security and the Environment, together with Springer-Nature, are hosting a workshop focused on building a research agenda that, for the...
The Double-Edged Sword of Palm Oil
January 2019
Nearly ubiquitous in products ranging from cookies to cosmetics, palm oil represents a bedeviling double-edged sword.
Food system failures in our age of abundance
January 2019
Twelve-year-old Lena is growing up poor and malnourished on Chicago’s West Side. She buys Blue Juice and Hot Chips from the corner store on her way to school.
Connecting food and agriculture professionals
October 2018
The recently launched Stanford Alumni in Food & Ag group aims to bring together Stanford graduates with a background or interest in food and agriculture issues.
Three new center directors look to the future at FSI
October 2018
FSI's three new center directors, Anna Grzymala-Busse, Colin Kahl, and David Lobell, outline their vision.
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Rosamond L. Naylor Senior Fellow William Wrigley Professor of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Professor, by courtesy, Economics, Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment 
Steven Gorelick Cyrus F. Tolman Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment 
Pamela Matson Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, FSE Affiliated Faculty Professor, Earth Sciences, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute 
Noah Diffenbaugh Kara J. Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment 
Stefano Ermon Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment 
Sam Heft-Neal Research Scholar, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford Department of Earth System Science 
