We stand at the tipping point of sustainability on several fronts. Threats posed by a changing climate, burgeoning human population, dwindling water supplies and rising seas — to name a few — loom large. To tackle these challenges, Woods fosters cross-discipline collaboration and sponsors solutions-focused research around the world. At the heart of this effort is the Environmental Venture Projects (EVP) seed grant program, which helps innovative, often high-risk projects get off the ground. Since the EVP program began in 2004, Woods has awarded more than $9 million in grants to 60 research teams working in more than 20 countries. These projects have garnered more than $40.5 million in follow-on funding and have involved faculty from all of Stanford’s seven schools. The newly launched Realizing Environmental Innovation Program (REIP) will support later-stage interdisciplinary research projects that have shown initial promise in identifying solutions. The program will award funding and offer external advising. Read on for highlights of the progress that Woods-funded interdisciplinary research made in 2014 and 2015.