Fifty years after Stanford sociologist Mark Granovetter’s groundbreaking research on the strength of weak ties, casual acquaintances are more important than ever.
What we can learn from the masters of regeneration
In some organisms, injuries to one part of the body induce a healing response in another. New evidence suggests this whole-body response isn’t a side effect: it’s the main feature.
Students craft silver pendants in the Product Realization Lab
In a workshop at the Product Realization Lab, students from a variety of disciplines used computer-aided design, 3D printing, and a lost-wax casting process to create unique silver pendants.
The universe’s first light continues to illuminate
When the Advanced Simons Observatory currently under construction in the Atacama Desert in Chile comes online later this year, it will give us a better picture of the early universe and many phenomena within it.
The switch from hydropower to fossil fuels when water is scarce has increased carbon emissions and cost Western states tens of billions of dollars, new research shows.
An affordable solution for the power grids of tomorrow
The increasing demand for electricity could mean substantial and costly upgrades to infrastructure, but a new study suggests a more affordable software solution.
How Stanford is reimagining the undergraduate experience
Stanford’s new first-year requirement, Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE), invites students to reflect on their own place and purpose at Stanford, in society, and in the world.
Astrophysicist Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez explains the extraordinary new results from the Survey of extragalactric magnetism with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SALSA) project, which compared magnetic fields from different environments in deep space.
Watch loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific Ocean
Scientists are tracking the epic migration of 100 endangered North Pacific loggerhead turtles from Japan to test a hypothesis that warm water events like El Niño unlock a corridor allowing some turtles to ride ocean currents all the way to North America.
Stanford undergraduate helps tell the story of an Afghan girl’s fight for education
Malaina Kapoor, an international relations student, has co-written a book chronicling how a young Afghan woman defied the Taliban and found freedom by educating herself.
Stanford’s newly restructured undergraduate requirement program kindles students’ curiosity about ideas in the world, and also about themselves and each other.
100 years ago, Stanford’s first general education requirement was a course on citizenship
In 1923, Stanford introduced its first required class to its incoming frosh: Problems of Citizenship. The course was part of a series of changes that have shaped what undergraduate education at Stanford looks like today.
A rising Stanford sophomore is the second-ranked woman in U.S. chess and close to achieving grandmaster status – but don’t try to define her by the game. “There are so many other things I’m interested in and passionate about.”
How to tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges
A spring-quarter course taught by Stanford professors William Barnett and Chris Field asked students to consider solutions to global predicaments. “This new generation will be known as the greatest generation ... they will be building sustainability into everything they do.”
A new playbook for efficient, sustainable economic development
A new joint report from the Natural Capital Project and the World Bank offers insight into how countries can optimize use of their natural resources in ways that balance both environmental and economic goals.
The annual event, which made its first appearance at Stanford this year, convened Pac-12 universities to discuss sustainability efforts on college campuses and athletic departments.
Ziyad Gawish, a first-generation student who grew up on Long Island, New York, graduated in June with a degree in computer science. He will return to campus in the fall to complete a coterminal degree in electrical engineering.
Gas stoves raise benzene to levels higher than in secondhand smoke
About 47 million homes use natural gas or propane-burning cooktops and ovens. Stanford researchers found that cooking with gas stoves can raise indoor levels of the carcinogen benzene above those found in secondhand smoke.
Study explores climate change impacts on seagrass meadows
Climate change is expected to deal a heavy blow to marine species. A new Stanford study predicts possible future global abundance and distribution of seagrass species under “best” to “worst-case” climate change scenarios, highlighting areas to focus conservation efforts.
Victory comes from playing the long game, John McEnroe tells graduates
During Sunday’s Commencement ceremony honoring the Class of 2023, the tennis legend and former Stanford student-athlete shared lessons he learned from his life, career, and time on the Farm.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl encourages Class of ’23 to cultivate awe
Leading a life filled with wonder for every moment was a theme that ran throughout Saturday’s Baccalaureate ceremony, a multifaith celebration for graduating students and their families and friends.
The veteran and transfer student from San Jose, California, graduates this weekend with a degree in economics. She plans to pursue a career supporting clean energy initiatives in the nonprofit or public sector.
Four questions for Carlos Andres Salgado on seasonal allergies
The Stanford allergy and clinical immunology expert discusses the extended duration and increased severity of seasonal allergies, and how allergies relate to climate change and COVID-19.
With science fiction as inspiration, faculty encouraged students in the course "Imagining Adaptive Societies" to imagine a future where people thrive in a sustainable and equitable world.
Study links heat-damaged DNA in food to possible genetic risks
Diets high in red meat and fried foods have long been tied to health risks, including cancer, and now a new study has revealed food DNA as a novel potential source of genetic damage.
Stanford Alumni Association honors outstanding students
Among this year’s honorees are graduating seniors Tina Wong, recipient of the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, and Labib Tazwar Rahman and Selaine Rodriguez, recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award.
A new book unveils how undocumented immigrants navigate everyday surveillance
Sociologist Asad L. Asad’s new book looks at how undocumented immigrants interact with the societal institutions that both threaten and maintain their life in the U.S.
