Stanford experts decipher the mysteries and mechanisms of extinction and survival in Earth’s deep past and paint an increasingly detailed picture of life now at the brink.
Race and class make a difference in experiences and outcomes for criminal defendants in a system that emphasizes control and getting defendants to give in, according to sociologist Matthew Clair.
Stanford students sent their reflections on the year and their well wishes for 2021 in video postcards from California, Texas, Massachusetts, London and beyond.
The new device can continuously sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood. The researchers say it could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research.
Kari Leibowitz’s research about wintertime mindsets in Norway found that positive beliefs and attitudes can make a big difference to overall well-being during dark winter months.
Yi Cui, a preeminent researcher of nanotechnologies for better batteries and other sustainability technologies, as well as an educator and entrepreneur, will become the next director of Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy.
India will need to make the switch from coal to renewable energy to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals. Batteries could be key to meeting these targets and represent an opportunity to develop the country’s battery manufacturing industry.
The daughter of Ethiopian immigrants, Girma was raised among those who looked out for each other. And as others have looked out for her, so to Girma gives back to the community.
After being inspired by a Stanford course, four undergraduates teamed up to tackle important deficiencies in mental healthcare while expanding access and reducing costs.
Looking back at what has been a turbulent year, the Stanford community has found new ways to come together to learn and to work, while also advancing research to address problems posed by the pandemic.
On Jan. 20, Kamala Harris will be sworn in as Vice President of the United States, making her the first woman, and the first Black and South Asian person, to hold this position. Here, Stanford scholars reflect on this historic milestone.
Seniors Isabel Wang and Margot Bellon are the founders of Bridging Tech, a charitable organization that provides refurbished computers to students affected by homelessness.
The university is placing greeters at popular areas around campus, starting with the Oval, to further help educate visitors and the campus community on access restrictions and necessary protocols for limiting the spread of COVID-19.
In a series of remote meetings this week, the Stanford Board of Trustees, chaired by Jeff Raikes, discussed the ongoing pandemic, new construction, the university’s engagement with the external world and Long-Range Vision progress.
The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council and approved by the president.
When wildfires swept through the North Bay in 2017, graduate student Gabriel Smith saw a unique opportunity to study how fire affected his research subject: soil fungi.
Anthony Arya, ’24, was a contestant on season 15 of the NBC television hit talent show The Voice. Now the singer, songwriter and guitarist is marking the end of his first quarter at Stanford with a new holiday album.
Stanford engineers investigated how people’s moods might affect their trust of autonomous products, such as smart speakers. They uncovered a complicated relationship.
Stanford researchers can predict where and when uranium is released into aquifers and suggest an easy fix to keep this naturally occurring toxin from contaminating water sources.
Cullen Chosy, a Stanford senior majoring in chemical engineering, will begin his graduate studies in physics at the University of Cambridge in September as a Marshall Scholar.
A new wastewater testing approach capable of better detecting viral infection patterns in communities could prove a crucial step toward an informed public health response to diseases like COVID-19.
Judith Haccou, former director of graduate admissions, was known for her dedication to Stanford students, staff and faculty and her institutional memory.
