Stories published in 2023

News articles classified as Stories published in 2023

Breast cancer metastasis on/off switch revealed

New research from Stanford and the Arc Institute could lead to a new and more effective immunotherapy and help clinicians better predict patient response to existing medicines.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Fungi and the future of forests

Climate change is poised to disrupt the complex partnerships between trees and the fungal communities that help them thrive.

Stanford Law School —

Regulating quantum tech

The smallest particles in the universe have the potential to create some of the world’s biggest quandaries.

Stanford Medicine —

Digital interventions for binge drinking

Emergency medicine specialist Brian Suffoletto lost two friends to an alcohol-related accident in college. He now develops smartphone tools to head off unsafe drinking.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Tips for successful negotiating

Organizational behavior Professor Michele Gelfand is “a little bit obsessed” with crafting win-win agreements.

King Center on Global Development —

Pioneering research to fight gender-based violence

A postdoc fellow on her work tying economic policy to social change: “It’s very important to me not to overly intellectualize this topic. I really want to start talking about solutions.”

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Chatbot boosts productivity

The first large-scale study of a ChatGPT-like assistant in the workplace found that it helped less experienced employees perform better and made customers happier.

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

Can technology reduce social inequality?

Stanford researchers are using vehicle-mounted sensors, cameras, and other devices to collect neighborhood data that could make life better for people in cities.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

The geopolitics of cleaner chips

The prime minister of the Netherlands and other European leaders met with Stanford students to discuss the sustainability challenges of the semiconductor industry.

Wildfires leave a trail of toxic metal in soil

New research from Stanford University shows wildfires can transform a natural element in soils into a cancer-causing and readily airborne metal known as chromium 6.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Pronoun power

A study found that changing “you” to “we” made polarizing messages less likely to be censored and more likely to persuade others.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Harnessing farming’s human capital

Shiro Wachira envisions a new form of agricultural education that could empower Africa’s rural communities to see farming not as an unchanging method of survival but as a dynamic entrepreneurial activity.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Emissions reach a record high

Declining coal use helped shrink U.S. emissions by 3%, even as global emissions keep the world on a path to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming before 2030.

Stanford Law School —

Filing Fairness Project Toolkit

Stanford Law School’s interactive guide helps state courts increase access to justice by standardizing processes and technology.

Stanford HAI —

Seven AI trends to watch

From white-collar work shifts to large video models, these are the stories Stanford HAI faculty and fellows predict will make headlines in 2024.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute —

Mondays are blue, obviously

Neuroscientist David Eagleman on synesthesia, sensory substitutions, and why we’re all trapped inside our own reality.

Hoover Institution —

Polarization and public opinion

Scholars and policy leaders addressed how to restore trust in Congress, the military, and more at a conference hosted by the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions.

Stanford Medicine —

Investigating the brain’s deepest mysteries

Karl Deisseroth created a multidisciplinary in-patient research program and laboratory to better understand neuropsychiatric disorders and share those discoveries with the world.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

Most people don’t understand how money works

Stanford economist Annamaria Lusardi makes the case that personal finance education is as important as learning to read and write.

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law —

Identity, democracy, and justice

A new research initiative led by Hakeem Jefferson will explore the role identity plays in the development of fair societies.

Stanford Graduate School of Education —

The power of ‘critical ignoring’

As more states move to require media literacy in schools, Sam Wineburg’s new book breaks down strategies for assessing online content.

Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence —

Amy Zegart on AI and spycraft

A profession that once hunted diligently for secrets is now picking through huge haystacks for needles of insight – precisely the kind of work at which AI excels.

Stanford Medicine —

Feeling lonely?

You’re far from alone. This new animated video from Stanford Medicine has tips for getting reconnected.

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

Hope for climate solutions

Stanford ecologist and climate scientist Chris Field looks to COP28 for a roadmap of what he considers solvable challenges.