Stanford will celebrate the investiture of its new president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, on Friday, Oct. 21, at 9:30 a.m., in Frost Amphitheater. A reception in the Main Quad will follow the ceremony.
Stanford University leaders and a Stanford senior welcomed first-year and transfer students during the 126th Opening Convocation Ceremony, held Tuesday in the Inner Quad Courtyard.
The United States can lead by democratic example, not imposition; invest in the international order; and adopt a flexible, efficient approach to using military assets against an expanding array of threats.
The results, published in Nature, could pave the way to the cleaner production of methanol, an important industrial feedstock and potential green fuel.
While many students experience difficulty acclimating to college, first-generation, low-income, and minority students are the hardest hit and most at risk of dropping out. Reading short narratives from upperclassmen detailing how they felt out of place at first, but gained a sense of belonging over time, could help change that.
Stanford will welcome the Class of 2020 on Tuesday. The day will culminate with the 126th Opening Convocation Ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Inner Quad.
Understanding what aids or degrades these sensitive ecosystems can help focus conservation efforts on those reefs that are most likely to survive global warming.
Meier and Norcliffe halls are the second and third new undergraduate residences opened by Stanford in the past two years. Both honor the service and contributions of committed alumni to the university.
David Demarest, Stanford’s vice president for public affairs and former White House communications director, says what it takes to be an effective president hasn’t changed.
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Abraham Verghese, professor of medicine and author of the best-selling novel Cutting for Stone, will be honored at a White House ceremony Sept. 22 for helping to deepen the nation’s understanding of the human experience.
In 2014, the university self-reported to the NCAA enforcement office two violations that unfortunately are confirmed to be Level II violations, one each in softball and football.
Jack Rakove, professor of history and American studies and of political science, says yes, get rid of this archaic system. Michael McConnell, professor of law, says no, there are more important things to work on.
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A Stanford scholar suggests in a newly published paper that the U.S. presidential candidates explain their viewpoints on nuclear policy to the American people.
Engineers demonstrate how ‘network cookies’ could allow internet users to request preferential delivery from any network or content provider, thus preserving open internet access.
Engineers happen upon a way to stop the movement of the colorful eddies on the surface of soap bubbles. The results are works of art that could lead to stable engineered foams for medical treatments, personal products and food.
Technology for reading signals directly from the brain developed by Stanford Bio-X scientists could provide a way for people with movement disorders to communicate.
History Professor Emeritus Albert Camarillo explains why the Latino vote in the presidential 2016 election is likely to have great impact on the outcome and results.
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History Professor Emeritus Albert Camarillo says that key questions in the immigration debate regarding native-born children and separation of families remain unresolved and problematic.
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Keller’s foundational theories were deeply creative and playful, providing both greater understanding to the natural world – such as how worms wriggle and joggers’ ponytails bounce – and also pivotal applications to radar, stealth technology and antenna design.
New research shows that aging adults play critical roles in the lives of young people. Volunteering is one way to bring older adults and young people together.
As the breathalyzer does for alcohol, this experimental ‘potalyzer’ could provide a practical field test for determining whether a driver might be impaired from smoking marijuana.
Lauren Schoenthaler, recently appointed senior associate vice provost for institutional equity and access, provides a current perspective on the subject of sexual violence at Stanford.
Researchers have engineered a low-cost plastic material that could become the basis for clothing that cools the wearer, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning.
