Professor John B. Taylor says that lower tax rates on people and businesses, regulatory reforms, free trade agreements that open markets, and entitlement and monetary reforms could give a much-needed boost to the U.S. economy.
Automating the analysis of slides of lung cancer tissue samples increases the accuracy of tumor classification and patient prognoses, according to a new study.
Stanford's Hoover Institution Library and Archives is helping to protect the legacy of William F. Buckley Jr.'s political talk show Firing Line by preserving approximately 700 of the 1,505 episodes.
SAVE is one of several educational initiatives designed to engage incoming students in conversations about the need for affirmative consent, the reality of sexual violence on campus and the collection of resources available to all Stanford students.
The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory’s Outreach Summer program and the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program fall under the umbrella of Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies.
A new exhibition at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University – Nick Cave – challenges the boundaries between multiple artistic and creative disciplines.
From a warehouse at 340 Bonair Siding, the Surplus Property Sales staff sells everything from computers to furniture to vehicles – all at significantly reduced prices.
Many people now text rather than call for help, allowing computer scientists to study anonymous data files and learn which counseling tactics work best.
A new 3-D printing technique developed at Stanford will help pave the way for studying delicate or hard-to-collect rock samples from afar, whether they be from a volcano on Earth or the surface of Mars.
Rising high school juniors and seniors plunge into history, literature, philosophy, art and science in small seminars led by Stanford faculty and doctoral students.
Silicon chips can store data in billionths of a second, but phase-change memory could be 1,000 times faster, while using less energy and requiring less space.
The university’s International Response Team is poised to provide assistance in the event of major political unrest, natural disaster or other crisis overseas. The Office of International Affairs encourages Stanford travelers to register their plans before they go.
An interdisciplinary team has developed a way to track how particles charge and discharge at the nanoscale, an advance that will lead to better batteries for all sorts of mobile applications.
In his recent book, Stanford historian Zephyr Frank explores how 19th century literature tells the social history of Rio de Janeiro, revealing the foundations of today’s Olympic city.
Church, who will assume her new role Sept. 1, succeeds Stanford biology Professor Elizabeth A. "Liz" Hadley, who will complete her three-year term on Aug. 31.
The project, known as SESI, has transformed Stanford into one of the most energy-efficient research universities in the world. The accolades have now gone global.
The complete closure of the Dish Area for five days will minimize the amount of time that access to the recreation region will be restricted. The Matadero Creek Trail will remain open.
By scanning the brains of subjects while they were hypnotized, researchers at the School of Medicine were able to see the neural changes associated with hypnosis.
A long-standing collaboration between Stanford and IBM chemists has led to the development of a catalyst that could make biodegradable plastics derived from renewable materials – promising alternatives to plastics made from oil.
Biologist Rodolfo Dirzo is one of dozens of researchers from around the world urging action toward the conservation of large mammals that provide substantial biologic and economic values.
A new study upends the status quo to combatting schistosomiasis. It suggests that the spread of the disease is curbed more effectively with ecological intervention than drug treatment alone.
California needs to better prepare for droughts. A new study highlights the costs, benefits and obstacles of a possible solution – managed aquifer recharge.
As the investigation into the recent coup attempt in Turkey continues to unfold, scholar Burcak Keskin-Kozat provides context for what she has described as a “socio-political implosion.”
