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Stanford Engineering —

The linguist who lay the foundation for generative AI

Christopher Manning’s lifelong love for words continues to shape how humans and computers bridge the language gap.

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Stanford Athletics —

Anna Roberts is an NCAA champion

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.

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Stanford Athletics —

Men’s gymnastics wins fifth national championship

The Cardinal claimed the NCAA title this weekend, earning their highest score since their streak began in 2019.

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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.

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Stanford Law School —

‘Legal Phantoms’ explores the failure of immigration reform

Jennifer Chacón’s new book delves into the ramifications of a decade’s worth of promised federal immigration reform.

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Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows

Seven Stanford faculty are among the 502 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Town halls scheduled to discuss progress of the Community Board on Public Safety

Separate meetings for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars; staff and postdoctoral scholars; and faculty will be held in April and May.

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Practical paths to a decarbonized future

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?

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Stanford Medicine —

Study identifies a source of severe COVID

A type of immune cell in the lungs wreaks havoc when infected by SARS-CoV-2. Blocking the virus’s entry could be a therapeutic breakthrough.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Why gossipers have the edge

Talking about people behind their backs can spread useful information and motivate others to cooperate with you – but only if your information is accurate.

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Stanford Medicine —

Two key brain systems are central to psychosis

When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what’s likely to happen, psychosis can result, Stanford Medicine-led research shows.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business —

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.

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Stanford Athletics —

Kate Paye named women’s basketball head coach

One of the most respected assistant coaches in college basketball, Paye was a player on Stanford’s 1992 championship team.

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Stanford students receive Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

The award provides generous funding for immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate degrees.

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John Hennessy to receive Vannevar Bush Award

The former Stanford president is honored for his pioneering work in computer science and his dedication to supporting future leaders in the sciences, and beyond.

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Stanford Athletics —

Cameron Brink is second WNBA Draft pick

Cameron Brink became the 31st Stanford player to hear her name called in the WNBA Draft when the Los Angeles Sparks selected her with the second overall pick on Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.

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Mikayla Tillery is a 2024 Truman Scholar

Mikayla is being recognized for her advocacy for housing and energy justice through her policy and research work.

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Passover observances on campus

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Two Stanford scholars awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Kirstin Valdez Quade and amara tabor-smith have received 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships.

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Stanford Medicine —

‘Virtual biopsy’ lets clinicians analyze skin noninvasively

A new imaging method penetrates tissue with lasers, creating a high-resolution, three-dimensional image of its cells.

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Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

A Nobel-winning economist tackles water scarcity

Paul Milgrom envisions a new market that would resolve the allocation battles of the Colorado River and provide long-run protection for a dwindling resource.

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Training green advocates

A unique hands-on class teaches Stanford Law School students how to counsel early-stage companies that are tackling pressing environmental issues.

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High schoolers visit campus and glimpse future possibilities

High school students visited the university as part of Stanford’s Introduction to Bioengineering, a dual-credit course program that provides talented students in low-income communities with access to advanced material while encouraging them to apply to selective colleges.

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Capturing the movement

Students in an introductory seminar on conservation photography learn that a camera can be a powerful tool for change.

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Stanford Engineering —

New center brings interdisciplinary expertise to market design

A new interdisciplinary center hopes to clear the logistical hurdles to coordinating kidney exchanges internationally.

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Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

Medical debt relief may come to late to help those who need it

Buying and forgiving medical debts in collections is thought to be a scalable way to help people in need, but new research suggests those efforts may be happening too late to make a difference.

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Stanford Engineering —

‘Code in Place’ creates learning opportunities worldwide

The online introductory programming course led by Mehran Sahami and Chris Piech is back for its fourth iteration this spring.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business —

A new look at what causes conformity

The authors of a seminal paper on how corporations become more uniform over time take aim at academia.

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Stanford Medicine —

Imagining virtual reality as a tool for treating depression

Some of the 17 million Americans afflicted with major depressive disorder may soon receive a surprising prescription from their clinician: Have fun on a VR device.

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Faculty Senate sends censure questions to policy board

In Thursday’s meeting, the Faculty Senate voted to have a policy board address core governance issues, policies, and procedures related to censure, and review the 2020 censure of Scott Atlas, a Hoover Institution fellow who advised President Donald Trump on COVID issues.

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