The Hoover Institution’s nearly 200 fellows, who range from renowned thought leaders to emerging scholars, continue the think tank’s long tradition of addressing issues ranging from climate change and economics to foreign policy and national security.
Most people don’t have answers to the big questions about consciousness or the meaning of life, but they do have a way of thinking about and categorizing mental life. It comes down to three things – body, heart and mind.
The dynamic space is designed to enhance cooperation and efficiency across Hoover’s departments and provide conference and workshop facilities to host hundreds of visitors.
As thousands of mostly women have come forward to share experiences on social media of sexual harassment, gender discrimination expert Deborah Rhode discusses the law and sexual harassment in the workplace.
In its first 10 years, the Stanford Center on Longevity helped expand discussion of the world’s aging population, making that discussion both more inclusive and more optimistic.
The same optical fibers that deliver high-speed internet and HD video to our homes could one day double as seismic sensors for monitoring and studying earthquakes.
Historian Richard White analyzes U.S. history from 1865 to 1896 and provides a fresh perspective on the time period, which was marked by rising inequality and corruption.
Gretchen Daily is collecting the Blue Planet Prize in Tokyo for her work promoting practical conservation by revealing the value of nature to human well-being and development.
Freidenrich, a Stanford alumnus and a successful investor, had served as chair of the Board of Trustees and director of Stanford University Hospital during his decades-long involvement with the university.
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —
In a series of essays, Stanford experts explore the factors and influences of contemporary civil wars that may cause local infectious outbreaks to become global pandemics.
Comprehensive information about medical, dental and vision plans for 2018 is now available. Stanford will offer its free employee-only coverage through Kaiser Permanente in 2018, as it did last year. Rates will increase for employees who choose plans other than Kaiser for employee-only coverage.
Brain-machine interfaces now treat neurological disease and change the way people with paralysis interact with the world. Improving those devices depends on getting better at translating the language of the brain.
As scientists get better at interpreting the language of the brain, they get closer to not just treating disease, but also enhancing our senses and our intellects. Should they go there?
The Stanford Cycling team held a one-day drive on Monday, the same day that Cardinal at Work Cares announced it has partnered with the Veterinary Technology Program at Foothill Community College to launch a donation drive to help pets displaced by the North Bay fires.
German journalist Sylke Tempel taught at Stanford’s Bing Overseas Studies Program in Berlin for over 20 years. She died Oct. 5 after a tree fell on her during a storm in Berlin.
Early October the EPA moved to roll back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. Stanford legal and economic experts discuss this move and what it means for attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Graham, an energy resources and sedimentary geologist who joined the Stanford faculty in 1980, will begin his new role Nov. 2. He succeeds Dean Pamela Matson, who led the school for 15 years.
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —
In a Q&A, Stanford terrorism expert Martha Crenshaw discusses when to call a mass shooting an act of terrorism, and why it is important to distinguish between the two forms of violence.
Stanford chemists now have a synthetic solution to dwindling supplies of a promising drug – extracted from marine creatures – for cancer, HIV and possibly other diseases.
Stanford experts say upending the Iran nuclear deal would stymie U.S. efforts to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis, isolate America on the world’s stage and strengthen hard-liners in Iran.
Von Russel Eshleman, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, developed methods of studying distant planets with radio waves and oversaw experiments between the Stanford Dish and Pioneer space probes.
