The Forbes 2026 cohort includes five Stanford alumni working in sustainability and three students. The five women and three men have taken advantage of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in and around the university.

Yi Cui discusses how experiences in entrepreneurship can inform academia in this episode of the Stanford Ecopreneurship podcast. Cui is a professor of energy science and engineering and faculty director of the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator.

A new study links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma, lung cancer, and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%.