As the world contends with extraordinary disruption – from a worldwide pandemic to ongoing social unrest across the globe to the devastating effects of climate change – education leaders from the U.S. and China shared how their schools are responding to these crises.
Drawing on research by Stanford scientists, countries like Belize are finding new ways to supplement their devastated ecotourism-driven economies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, as well as Kathryn Ann “Kam” Moler, vice provost and dean of research, and Serena Rao, senior associate dean for finance and administration in the Dean of Research Office, focused on research – including the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 – during an online conversation and Q&A with the Stanford community.
Stanford will continue a deliberate and gradual approach in its COVID-19 response, providing increasing flexibility for the community as risk levels allow, the university’s Environmental Health & Safety leader says.
Stanford political scientist David Brady discusses the lessons pollsters learned in the 2016 election and what to know about tracking election forecasts in 2020.
People often worry about AI destroying jobs, but researchers with HAI and the Digital Economy Lab have found a correlation between an increase in AI jobs and economic growth, which improves overall well-being.
Sustainable Stanford has developed a number of ways for students, staff and faculty to continue to embrace the Cardinal Green spirit wherever they are through the Cardinal Green Anywhere initiative.
Paul Milgrom’s Nobel win on Monday cements not only his legacy as a groundbreaking economist but also his impact on public policy and dedication to nurturing new generations of economic scholars.
Stanford’s Dan Reicher discusses a new agreement addressing the role of U.S. hydropower in fighting climate change and the need to restore and sustain America’s rivers.
In the early hours of Oct. 12, 2020, after learning they had jointly won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Stanford economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson talk about their work and their collaboration.
“Bob has brought economic theory to the real world, both as a mechanism for understanding ‘how things work’ and then in the design of better institutions.”
The awarding of Nobel Prizes attracts worldwide attention. Economists Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom’s hectic day started around 2:15 a.m. PT. University Communications photographers were there to capture the excitement.
Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council and were approved by the president.
A school focused on climate and sustainability, announced last May, is beginning to take shape. Leaders anticipate blueprints for the school’s academic structure by winter quarter.
Gordon Chang, Adam Banks and Risa Wechsler have been named Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education. The program recognizes faculty members for their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education.
Provost Persis Drell announced a task force charged with recommending a new framework for the study of race and the impacts of race on society at Stanford. The senate also heard a report on a school focused on climate and sustainability and approved a proposal urging instructors to support civic engagement on Election Day.
Annelise Barron, Peter Kim, Siddhartha Jaiswal and Keren Haroush will receive grants totaling $10 million to fund their investigations. The awards support risky efforts that could potentially have a big impact in the biomedical sciences.
Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Diversity and Engagement C. Matthew Snipp talks about the new program and the challenge of diversifying Stanford’s faculty.
At their Oct. 4-6 meeting, the Stanford University Board of Trustees discussed the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, heard an update on the Long-Range Vision, and approved a campus committee’s recommendation to remove David Starr Jordan’s name from campus spaces and to relocate the statue of Louis Agassiz outside Jordan Hall.
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and the Board of Trustees approved a campus committee’s recommendation both to remove Jordan’s name from campus spaces and to take steps to make his multifaceted history better known. Stanford also will relocate a statue of Agassiz.
Stanford scientist Rob Jackson explains why emissions of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas,” are rising faster than expected and what it will take to reverse the trend.
