Opinion piece by Jack Rakove, professor emeritus of history, argues that understanding the author of the Declaration of Independence means wrestling with his contradictory legacies as a visionary egalitarian and a racist slaveholder.
This tiny glass pyramid could make solar panels cheaper than ever
Reports on Stanford researchers who engineered a device that can concentrate light that falls on it from any angle and at any frequency and then direct it to a single point.
Are pockets of Covid in the gut causing long-term symptoms?
Quotes Ami Bhatt, associate professor of medicine, on a study that looked at viral shedding in feces months after patients cleared the virus from their airways.
What does it mean for a hotel to be carbon neutral?
Quotes Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program and a senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on greener choices travelers could make.
Yellowstone floods highlight gaps in the government’s infrastructure plan
Article quotes Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program and a senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on the costs of ignoring climate change and its effects.
Article quotes Jonathan Long, assistant professor of pathology, on research that used newly developed techniques to hunt for molecules that appeared in greater numbers in the bloodstream after exercise.
Did California learn anything from the last drought? ‘Gambling’ with water continues
Article quotes Felicia Marcus, visiting fellow at Stanford’s Water in the West Program, on how Californians will have to learn to hold back on water use in normal times to get through longer and more frequent dry times.
Virus update: COVID can cloud the brain for half a year, study finds
Article quotes Abraar Karan, infectious disease fellow, on how community policies are needed to prevent COVID re-infections, especially to help medical professionals at work.
Children at particular risk of climate change, air pollution effects: analysis
Article quotes Kari Nadeau, professor of medicine and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on a study that found infants, children, and unborn babies are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of both climate change and air pollution.
Land is sinking as groundwater levels drop. New research shows how California could fix it
Article quotes Rosemary Knight, professor of geophysics and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, warning that the Earth's surface will continue sinking if underground water levels aren't allowed to rebound.
How ordering a pint of Guinness might explain economics
Article cites a paper by Paul David, professor emeritus of economics, on "path dependence," how once society starts down a certain path, feedback effects kick in that make it hard to switch to a different path.
Quotes Morris Fiorina, professor of political science and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, arguing fewer swing seats makes the House more vulnerable to changes between the two parties for control.
Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 found in Santa Clara County’s wastewater as cases continue to climb
Reports on work by Stanford's Sewage Coronavirus Alert Network team that is sampling increasing amounts of Covid-19 in Santa Clara County’s wastewater.
Dr. Alok Patel on COVID-19 surge: ‘We’re seeing an unprecedented amount of cases.’
Interview with Alok Patel, clinical instructor of pediatrics, about the FDA’s review of COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5 and under, as well as whether to be concerned about monkeypox.
How language-rich math can help students learning English
Reports on how Stanford's Understanding Language center helped teachers in three school systems learn strategies to help multilingual learners engage with rigorous math assignments.