A look at the economic risks of global trade changes
As trade fractures into geopolitically aligned blocs, future economic growth is in danger, the International Monetary Fund’s Gita Gopinath told a Stanford audience.
Envisioning the future for Palestinians and Israelis
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Israeli Professor Alon Tal discussed the feasibility of a two-state solution as part of Democracy and Disagreement, a spring quarter course that brings experts with opposing viewpoints together to model civil discourse.
Social science takes the stage in a live storytelling event at the Cantor Arts Center
Stanford researchers shared stories of psychotic breaks, economic disparities, and criminal justice reform at an event Tuesday hosted by Stanford Impact Labs in collaboration with The Story Collider.
A forum on the science of energy transition poses the question, how do we shift to clean energy with enough speed and scale to prevent the most extreme impacts of climate change?
Forum addresses responsible leadership in a polarized world
Jerome Powell, Sundar Pichai, and Patti Poppe discuss technology, sustainability, and more at the first Business, Government, and Society Forum. Watch the highlights.
America can continue its economic and technological dominance while maintaining strong alliances, Condoleezza Rice said in the 2024 Drell Lecture. “It requires a sense of national mission to make things better here at home first.”
Female scholars reflect on progress – and new challenges
At a Hoover Institution event marking International Women’s Day, senior fellows talked about navigating the academic landscape and rising to become leaders in their respective fields.
The 20th SIEPR Economic Summit brought more than 500 leaders in business, academia, and government to campus to discuss and debate implications of AI, EVs, inflation, big city woes, and more.
Battery pioneer urges innovators to ‘reinvent everything’
“When we’re talking about these global problems, the scale is gargantuan,” JB Straubel told a Stanford audience. “If you have an idea on how to attack sustainability, challenge yourself, ‘Why can’t it be 100 times bigger?’ ”
How an Israeli Arab scholar finds ‘pieces of peace’
In a webinar for the Stanford community, an expert on Jewish-Arab relations in Israel shared what he and other scholars have found works – and doesn’t – in advancing peace between the two communities.
People around the world are watching as the Golden State tries to decarbonize electricity by 2045 while balancing inequities and growing a $4 trillion economy.
Thirty years after her testimony brought sexual misconduct into the national spotlight, Anita Hill describes the pursuit of equality as “not a sprint or a marathon, but a relay race.”
President and provost address antisemitism concerns
At a public discussion Wednesday, President Richard Saller and Provost Jenny Martinez addressed ways that Stanford is responding to antisemitism and religious bigotry on campus.
The Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker visited Stanford last Thursday to screen and discuss his documentary, Superpower, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his country’s war with Russia.
Scholars address how to restore trust in public institutions
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.
Survey offers a window into Palestinians’ views ahead of the Hamas attack
Principal investigators from the nonpartisan research network Arab Barometer shared insights from their latest public opinion survey at an event hosted by Stanford’s Program on Arab Reform and Democracy.
At a Stanford-hosted summit, researchers and entrepreneurs considered how AI and other technologies can support effective, equitable, and responsive learning.
Legislation will bolster public sector AI research
Stanford AI leaders gathered last week to discuss the National AI Research Resource, a program that gives academic and nonprofit researchers access to the computing power and government datasets needed to advance artificial intelligence.
