Stanford research teams will work with community collaborators on approaches to implementing a new California law requiring ethnic studies to be taught in high schools.
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Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, spoke about the quest for peace at an event hosted by the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy.
Stanford became national champions for the fourth time in program history on Monday, topping the field at the ICSA Women’s Team Race National Championship.
As the inaugural Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability visiting artist, Mark Baugh-Sasaki will work with scientists on a project that aims to inform ocean restoration by reconstructing its history.
Angela Nomellini, ’75, and Ram Shriram are this year’s recipients of Stanford’s Gold Spike Award in recognition of their contributions across the university.
Prioritizing future risk is difficult, says neuroeconomist Nik Sawe, because the brain’s reward pathway is “pushing you to act now and be a short-term impulsive thinker.”
Conventional sunscreen ingredients can damage coral reefs and human health. An immunologist and a marine ecologist teamed up to develop a better approach.
Virtually all countries are exploring the use of a central bank digital currency, Darrell Duffie says. “It’s hard to imagine that 100 years from now, people will be reaching into their pockets and pulling out grubby bits of paper.”
Sophomore Vihaan Agarwal was 14 when air pollution in New Delhi caused by burning trash inspired him to start a waste recycling program that now serves 25,000 households.
To understand trade-offs for coastal communities along the Mesoamerican Reef, new research looks at watershed interventions regionally versus nationally.
Here’s how Stanford scholars are exploring the connection between plastic and disease, rethinking plastic reuse, and uncovering new ways to break down plastic waste.
The sophomore member of the women’s gymnastics team took home the vault championship and the Cardinal ended its season as the fifth-ranked team in the nation.
People think being indirect is kinder, but it just creates confusion, Graham Weaver says. “The more clear you can be, the more compassionate that is for the other person.”
A defeat in Ukraine would have global ramifications for democracy, Oleksandra Matviichuk told a Stanford audience on Monday. Western aid “gives us a chance to push Russian troops out.”
The Stanford Forum on the Science of Energy Transition brought together scientific experts, technology innovators, and industry leaders to explore practical pathways to a decarbonized future.
