Allyson Hobbs, Jeanne Tsai and Thomas Kenny have been named Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education. The program recognizes faculty members for their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education.
Harry Elam concludes his tenure as the Freeman-Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at the end of the 2019-20 academic year. He will remain in his roles as senior vice provost for education and vice president for the arts.
Vaden Health Center is piloting a program called the Stanford Red Folder designed to help guide Stanford faculty and staff who are responding to and supporting students in distress.
Through his work – now on exhibit in the Coulter Art Gallery – Stanford professor of art and art history Enrique Chagoya explores issues of ethnicity, immigration and borders.
Stanford’s 2019 Community Partnership Awards have been awarded to Children’s Health Council, CrashCourse and Future Advancers of Science and Technology in recognition of collaborative work with the university in support of the community.
Scientists knew that plants wage chemical war against bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Now they’ve learned how to “vaccinate” tomato plants with a natural chemical to boost their defenses against a pest that makes leaves shrivel up and die.
New research led by Stanford education professor Thomas S. Dee provides the first evidence of effectiveness for a district-wide initiative targeted at black male high school students.
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell addressed many issues of concern to Stanford community members, including the results of the AAU 2019 Campus Climate Survey and the 2019-20 university budget.
Pass By Catastrophe’s recently released debut Extended Play album was recorded at Hyde Street Studios, which has hosted some of the world’s biggest musical acts, including Kanye West and Green Day.
Associated Students of Stanford University executives Erica Scott, ’20, and Isaiah Drummond, ’20, discuss their goals for student government for the academic year, the pressing issues facing the Stanford student body and how students can get involved.
Stanford engineers Aisulu Aitbekova and Matteo Cargnello say a new process shows promise in turning the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back into usable fuels, and yields four times as much fuel as previous approaches.
A new and ambitious research project looks to develop affordable devices to recycle most of the water we now throw away, as well as to desalinate saltwater. The project’s research director describes the project’s vision and operation.
Vincenti’s research laid the foundation for many advances in aeronautics, including supersonic flight and spacecraft reentry. He also co-founded the interdisciplinary Stanford Program in Science, Technology and Society.
By scooping the guts out of bacteria and refilling them with an expansive fluid, scientists can discover whether a microbe is structurally strong or weak, gaining insights that could help fight infectious diseases or aid studies of the beneficial bacterial communities known as microbiomes.
In a 2019 Sophomore College course, students traveled to Dallas, Texas, where they helped staff a landmark experiment that brought together more than 500 registered voters who represent the political, cultural and demographic diversity of America in one room.
Transient bursts of high-frequency electrical activity in epileptic brain tissue can impair cognition even when no seizure is occurring, Stanford scientists have found.
Stanford Athletics registered an overall graduation rate of 96 percent in the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate report, with 20 programs earning a 100 percent graduation rate.
A new study led by Francis Pearman of Stanford Graduate School of Education suggests that efforts to address the racial discipline gap could help narrow the black-white achievement gap.
Reflecting on the 30th anniversary of Loma Prieta, earthquake experts share their perspectives on how the event affected them, the Bay Area and the research community at large.
At its meeting this week, the Board of Trustees also discussed investment responsibility, received briefings on the AAU Campus Climate Survey and the General Use Permit, and honored departing board member Ram Shriram.
Stanford is making some changes to its health plan offerings in 2020. Stanford is discontinuing the EPO health plan and adding a new affordable plan, Trio, to the lineup. Stanford Healthcare Alliance members will need to designate a primary care provider.
In this letter, Provost Persis Drell addresses the Stanford community following the release of the results of the Association of American Universities' (AAU) 2019 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct.
Even at a young age, children know that deciding what to teach is as important as knowing how to teach. This ability to instruct each other could explain why humans are so adaptable.
