Harrison Phillips, a rising junior, has tutored children and youth, participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and raised money to launch a new chapter of an academic, fitness and mentoring program in Omaha, Nebraska, his hometown.
Vy Tran, who is pursuing a co-terminal master's degree in Community Health & Prevention Research, began her public service journey at Stanford as a medical interpreter – in Vietnamese and Spanish – for patients at a nearby medical center.
Girls Code Camp, a nonprofit group created by three Stanford students that offered introductory computer science workshops to more than 400 schoolgirls in Hyderabad, India, is now offering its second round of classes.
Fernandez, who earned an MBA from Stanford in 1983, was honored with an Excellence in Leadership Award by the Graduate School of Business in 2013 for significant contributions to the corporate world and to the community.
A reduction in child mortality is a key driver in the declining lifespan inequality gap in wealthy countries including the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.
The horrific assault with a rental vehicle is likely to inspire copycat attacks, and could strengthen the hand of France’s far-right political parties, according to Stanford terrorism scholars.
Stanford's Office for International Affairs awarded faculty funds for international research on development economics, water and sanitation issues, innovation, health care and migration.
Racial disparities in how police treat African Americans can be improved with more public and police awareness of the key issues, better data collection, policy changes and bias training for law enforcement, among other measures.
Stanford economist Matthew Gentzkow found that the partisan hostility in American political speech has soared in recent decades. He cites the rise of around-the-clock, partisan-leaning cable news shows as one reason.
In a study of Persian literature, Stanford religious studies scholar Ahoo Najafian describes the role of poetry in the context of modernity in Iran. Ironically, those by the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spoke out against established, strict religion.
In addition to restricting the firepower a person can amass, Stanford law Professor John J. Donohue advocates efforts to build trust between communities and law enforcement agencies as a way to enhance both police and citizen safety.
The projects conducted by the winners of the 2016 Firestone and Golden medals and the Kennedy Prize represent the breadth of the undergraduate experience at Stanford. They included research on germ cell, federal farm animal policy, the tailoring industry in Naples, ethics and autonomous vehicles, and the writings of author Zadie Smith.
Business classes are not a prerequisite for entrepreneurship, but some of the most storied startup founders say they benefited from academic courses and experiential learning opportunities.
Thanks to grants from the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, interdisciplinary teams will conduct research on problems ranging from climate change and disease transmissions to harmful chemicals and household energy efficiency.
This year's Three Books program will feature two novels and a nonfiction book chosen by Stanford English Professor Elizabeth Tallent, who says the books share a fascination with human resourcefulness in the face of trauma.
A new study reinforces the need for surgeons and physicians to monitor patients’ use of painkillers following surgery and use alternative methods of pain control whenever possible.
When Girl Scouts participated in energy-saving education programs, they improved their energy-use behaviors and influenced their families to do so as well.
Study highlights that paying attention to current and future regional climate can help decision-makers expand agriculture in ways that minimize harm to, and maybe even benefit, particular at-risk species.
Investigative storytelling that questions society’s most powerful interests depends on collaboration and technology, panelists at Stanford’s John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships Reunion and 50th Anniversary Celebration said on Thursday.
In an interconnected world, a new analytical framework enables researchers to better understand everything from social media sharing to the flight patterns of commercial airlines.
An international team of scientists including Stanford researchers unveiled new findings on understanding the dynamic behavior of galaxy clusters and ties to cosmic evolution.
After a year of living and learning together, students in ITALIC (Immersion in the Arts: Living in Culture) inhabit the Cantor Arts Center for an afternoon of critical expression.
Patients with a group of cancers known as advanced systemic mastocytosis have few treatment options. A drug called midostaurin showed promise in an international clinical trial led by a Stanford physician.
Moser, a Stanford scholar celebrated for his penetrating biographies of Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, spearheaded Stanford’s Department of English during the upheavals of the mid-1960s.
During the recent Global Entrepreneurship Summit held at Stanford, the Stanford Center for International Development convened a session on entrepreneurship in China. The event featured Jean Liu, president of Didi Chuxing, a ride sharing company often called “the Uber of China.”
New Stanford research resolves the debate on the link between canned food and exposure to the hormone-disrupting chemical known as Bisphenol A, or BPA.
Survey of groundwater professionals points to need for standardized data monitoring and makes policy recommendations for successful implementation of historic groundwater legislation.
