Stories published in 2022

News articles classified as Stories published in 2022

Stanford Medicine —

Do synchronized brains predict happy marriages?

Researchers seeking a way to predict marital happiness found that couples who reported higher satisfaction in their relationship had greater neural synchronization while watching marriage-related scenes in movies.

Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go

The move to electric vehicles will result in large costs for generating, transmitting, and storing more power. Shifting current EV charging from home to work and night to day could cut costs and help the grid, according to a new Stanford study.

Wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains

Stanford researchers have developed an AI model for predicting dangerous particle pollution to help track the American West’s rapidly worsening wildfire smoke. The detailed results show millions of Americans are routinely exposed to pollution at levels rarely seen just a decade ago.

Sifting through cellular recycling centers

A new method allows scientists to determine all the molecules present in the lysosomes – the cell’s recycling centers – of mice. This could bring new understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

Stanford Athletics —

All-female Hall of Fame class recognized

Stanford Athletics continued its Title IX 50th anniversary celebration with the induction of the first all-female Hall of Fame class in school history.

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

Stanford researchers discuss equity in storm planning and response

Stanford experts discuss how to build equity into planning for and responding to extreme weather events, the economic impacts of storms on communities, and the benefits of nature-based storm defenses.

The real strength of weak ties

A team of Stanford, MIT, and Harvard scientists finds “weaker ties” are more beneficial for job seekers on LinkedIn.

Stanford Engineering —

How un-syncing the brain can help Parkinson’s patients

In this episode of The Future of Everything, Stanford neurosurgery Professor Peter Tass discusses how vibrational therapies can help patients with neurological conditions by helping the neurons break and unlearn synchronicity.

Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?

Across Antarctica, some parts of the base of the ice sheet are frozen, while others are thawed. Scientists show that if some currently frozen areas were also to thaw, it could increase ice loss from glaciers that are not currently major sea-level contributors.

STANFORD magazine —

Throwing out the rule book

Pull up a chair, sports fans. The past century’s paradigm – in which student-athletes compete in exchange for an education – is being upended. And where the ball will land is anyone’s guess.

Healthy rivers, healthy people

Analysis reveals how restoring relatively narrow forest buffers could substantially improve regional water quality and carbon storage in Costa Rica and elsewhere. Such changes could have outsized benefits for vulnerable populations that rely on rivers for their water supply.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute —

Squid brains and the origins of intelligence

Postdoctoral researcher Matt McCoy studies the evolution of the cephalopod nervous system seeking commonalities with the way vertebrates’ nervous systems evolved, which could shed light on the evolution of intelligence itself.

Stanford Alumni Association —

Astronaut Jessica Watkins, ’10, talks with STANFORD magazine

NASA flight engineer Jessica Watkins, ’10, spoke with STANFORD magazine from aboard the ISS Expedition 67 about finding her path at Stanford Earth (now part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability) and what it’s like to sleep in space.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Helping women stick with STEM

A virtual program that focused on interpersonal skills such as negotiation, influencing coworkers, and networking boosted job satisfaction for women starting off in science and technology jobs.