Stories published in 2024

News articles classified as Stories published in 2024

Stanford Digital Education —

‘This is what my school was missing’

A dual enrollment course taught by Lerone A. Martin brings the histories of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. to high school students.

Stanford Report —

Open your mind, open the world

In his new book, James Doty turns to the latest research findings in neuroscience to explain what manifestation does to the brain and body.

Stanford Impact Labs —

Rob Reich talks AI safety

Reich explains his new role serving as senior advisor to the U.S. AI Safety Institute and how he’ll use his background as a philosopher to approach his work.

Hoover Institution —

Changes in global trade pose economic risks

As trade fractures into geopolitically aligned blocs, future economic growth is in danger, the International Monetary Fund’s Gita Gopinath told a Stanford audience.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Carbon reporting, explained

For companies that want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, accurate carbon reporting is key. This video breaks it down in just over a minute.

Stanford Medicine —

Advances in diabetes care

Stanford Medicine researchers are working to get the latest diabetes management technology into the hands of every patient, and make it easier for providers to flag those who need help.

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —

New program sparks dialogue about Taiwan’s future

The Taiwan Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center will be a hub for multidisciplinary scholarship about contemporary Taiwan.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars —

Knight-Hennessy Scholars welcomes new fellows

The seventh and largest cohort to date comprises students from 30 countries who will pursue degrees in 45 graduate programs across all seven schools at Stanford.

Stanford Engineering —

We need to talk about TikTok

With the app in the hands of 170 million Americans, Amy Zegart says, it’s time to consider the consequences for national security.

3D augmented reality with regular glasses

Combining advances in display technologies, holographic imaging, and artificial intelligence, engineers at Stanford say they have produced a leap forward for augmented reality.

Stanford Global Studies —

Award-winning scenes from around the globe

This year’s Stanford Global Studies photo contest highlights the work of students who ventured abroad for research, language study, fieldwork, and internships.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Charlotte Pera to co-lead Sustainability Accelerator

The veteran philanthropic and nonprofit leader will become the first executive director of the Doerr School of Sustainability’s highest-profile initiative.

Stanford Graduate School of Education —

School segregation is on the rise

A new report finds racial and economic segregation among schools has grown steadily in large school districts over the past 30 years – an increase that appears to be driven by policy decisions, not demographic changes.

Hoover Institution —

Corporate governance matters most to investors

Big investors believe climate change will impact their portfolios in the coming years, a new report finds, but climate considerations aren’t driving their investment decisions.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

Survival is success in Mexico City rehab centers

A new book by Angela Garcia describes a troubling type of underground residential treatment program that has emerged to help Mexico City’s poor survive drug violence.

STANFORD magazine —

Meet Caeden Greene

The co-terminal junior and master’s student in mechanical engineering shares his passions for street food, fast cars, and slow pursuits.

People with gas and propane stoves breathe more unhealthy nitrogen dioxide

A new study of air pollution in U.S. homes reveals how much gas and propane stoves increase people’s exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant linked to childhood asthma. Even in bedrooms far from kitchens, concentrations frequently exceed health limits while stoves are on and for hours after burners and ovens are turned off.

Stanford Medicine —

Neuropsychiatry and sandwiches

How Karl Deisseroth’s lunches for a group of scientists, physicians, engineers, and students produced a silo-busting program to probe neuropsychiatric disease.

Stanford Athletics —

The Farm report

Three teams win Pac-12 championships, Stanford baseball clinches the series over Cal, and Joshua Karty is drafted by the LA Rams. Catch up on the latest athletics news.

Stanford Medicine —

Why exercise is so good for you

A Stanford Medicine-led effort to map the molecular changes linked to exercise and health offers the broadest picture yet of why, in the health arena, sweat is king.

STANFORD magazine —

The hospital teacher

Kathy Ho never knows exactly how her day will unfold at the high school inside Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. But she can’t imagine working anywhere else.