A freshman course takes students through the process of designing a space mission, ending with a presentation of their own mission designs to NASA scientists.
Susie Brubaker-Cole, vice provost for student affairs, has announced a series of events aiming to improve awareness of racial hatred and to honor the diversity of the campus community.
Stanford student-artists, including Jessica Yeung, showcase original artwork that challenges perspectives in the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, on display at the Stanford Art Gallery through Dec. 7.
Despite extensive records of the history of Rome, little is known about the city’s population over time. A new genetic history of the Eternal City reveals a dynamic population shaped in part by political and historical events.
Complex disease transmission patterns could explain why it took tens of thousands of years after first contact for our ancestors to replace Neanderthals throughout Europe and Asia.
On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ronald Reagan’s former speechwriter shares what inspired those now famous words and how they were almost cut from the speech.
Including a gender and sex analysis in scientific research can open the door to discovery and innovation, according to a study performed by Stanford historian Londa Schiebinger and a group of scholars.
As Stanford prepares to celebrate the new Jane Stanford Way, university archaeologist Laura Jones talks about Native American history in this area, the university’s relationship with the Muwekma Ohlone and the decision to rename landmarks that once honored Junipero Serra.
Former U.S. Secretary of State and Hoover Fellow George Shultz shares his thoughts – as a statesman and scholar – about how to address nuclear proliferation today.
After offering to further expand workforce housing, the university acknowledges obstacles preventing approval of a workable long-term land use permit. Ahead is a new phase of engagement and dialogue with local communities.
Despite statewide devastation from wildfires, a new poll conducted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West shows Californians are still reluctant to subsidize wildfire prevention or support relocating communities at risk.
Research combining future climate conditions and arsenic-induced soil stresses predicts rice yields could decline about 40 percent by 2100, a loss that would impact about 2 billion people dependent on the global crop.
Vice Provost and Dean of Research Kathryn Moler discusses two faculty committees' recommendations for how Stanford should address federal concerns about undue foreign interference in research.
Engineering professor and new Vice Provost Stacey Bent discusses how her office supports graduate students and postdocs and offers her best career advice.
Law professors address challenge to constitutionality of California’s creation of a regional cap and trade program for reducing carbon emissions that includes Quebec.
The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions and reappointments were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council and approved by the president.
Stanford researchers designed a tactile display that aims to make 3D printing and computer-aided design accessible to people who are blind and visually impaired.
Contrary to many published narratives, China’s Cultural Revolution was a rebellion that unfolded from within the party state, with party cadres seizing power from their superiors, Stanford sociologist finds.
Current approaches to carbon capture can increase air pollution and are not efficient at reducing carbon in the atmosphere, according to research from Mark Z. Jacobson. Instead of investing in carbon capture, Jacobson suggests focusing on renewable options to replace fossil fuels.
At its Thursday meeting, the Stanford Faculty Senate heard proposals for a new undergraduate first-year experience and approach to the undergraduate major. Senators also endorsed an ASSU recommendation for a plaque at a contemplative garden on campus marking the site of a sexual assault.
Sophomore Sasankh Munukutla received a fellowship from Stanford to work at a nonprofit organization whose mobile app allows people who speak multiple languages to volunteer their skills as translators and interpreters to refugees and humanitarian aid workers.
Local resident Moo Anderson and her family gifted Stanford a celebrated collection of postwar and contemporary American art and her prized collection of art books and catalogs.
