The Three Books Program culminates in discussions with the authors and guests during New Student Orientation and autumn quarter – including an in-person author panel at Stanford in September.
Power restored after partial outage at Stanford’s main campus
A power system fault resulted in a partial power outage at Stanford’s main campus on Tuesday. The problem was traced to a fault in a power line feeding Green Library East and the adjacent Coupa Cafe.
Stanford leads in asset manager diversity, Knight Foundation report shows
A Knight Foundation study on asset manager diversity of large U.S. university endowments found that Stanford University ranks highest among 16 colleges and universities participating in the study, with 38% of U.S.-based assets managed by diverse investment firms.
Community Board on Public Safety to host meeting July 19
The Community Board on Public Safety (CBPS)’s virtual meeting on July 19 is a chance for all Stanford community members to hear from experts on issues affecting policing and public safety at Stanford.
Contribute your voice to institutional DEIB goal setting
Stanford encourages staff, students, faculty, postdocs, and alumni to provide input on the university’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals by participating in one of several upcoming 90-minute virtual focus groups.
Stanford ramps up work to reduce wildfire risk on university lands
The university is taking a comprehensive and coordinated management approach to reducing wildfire risks in response to hotter and drier conditions that are creating more dangerous annual fire seasons.
Biotechnology incubator in Stanford Research Park anchors growing life sciences district
A new life science incubator in Stanford Research Park will serve as an anchor for a thriving life science district that directly connects Stanford’s biomedical research and hospitals with industry partners to accelerate new medicines.
Stanford’s Board of Trustees holds final meeting of the 2021-22 academic year
Trustees approved the 2022-23 budget, heard reports on Stanford Medicine and ResX, granted approval for construction on building projects, and took action on other items.
Faculty Senate discusses DEI survey, faculty diversity, and anti-doxxing policy at final meeting of 2021-22 year
Senators heard a presentation on the qualitative results of the campus-wide DEI survey and a report on faculty gains and losses. The Steering Committee also reported on the Stanford Anti-Doxxing Policy.
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CASBS announces 2022-23 fellows
Three Stanford faculty are among the scholars who will explore pressing societal issues as members of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences’ residential fellows program.
2022 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel, and Gores awards winners
The awards recognize Stanford faculty, students, and staff for their exceptional contributions to the university. The winners will be honored at Stanford’s 131st Commencement ceremony.
The Stanford-affiliated Fulbright recipients will travel to 14 countries, including the Dominican Republic, India, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, and Zimbabwe, where they will research and study during the 2022-23 academic year.
New investments in shared instrumentation and data resources – encompassing equipment, hardware, facility, and critical staffing – will help Stanford researchers continue to explore the boundaries of knowledge and achieve transformative advances.
Jimmy Chen, Camara Phyllis Jones receive inaugural President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good
Stanford alumni Jimmy Chen and Camara Phyllis Jones are the inaugural recipients of the President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good, which honors alumni who have positively and sustainably changed the trajectory of people’s lives in their communities and around the world.
Stanford Faculty Senate approves changes to conflicts of interest, commitment policies
On Thursday, the Faculty Senate voted to approve proposed changes to the Research Policy Handbook from the Committee on Research and proposals from the Committee on Undergraduate Standards and Policy. Senators also voted to approve three recommendations related to military transfer credits, Cardinal Service, and part-time enrollment for coterminal students.
2022 President’s Awards for Excellence Through Diversity
Stanford honored PhD candidate Sedona Murphy, clinical associate professor of radiology Peter Poullos, and Residential & Dining Enterprises with the 2022 President’s Awards for Excellence Through Diversity for their exceptional contributions to enhancing and supporting diversity within the university community.
A lecture hall at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station will be named for Isabella Aiona Abbott, a pioneering marine botanist and the university’s first Native Hawaiian faculty member and first female full professor in biological sciences. “Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge and Marine Conservation Science,” this year’s memorial lecture honoring her, will be delivered on Friday, May 27.
Findings include firsthand accounts of discriminatory, harassing, and other harmful behavior that are consistent with previously released quantitative data. Beginning this summer, a series of focus groups and community forums will be held to discuss the survey results and next steps.
Stanford provost presents 2022-23 budget plan to Faculty Senate
At Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting, senators heard the provost’s annual budget presentation as well as a presentation from the Committee on the University Press.
Stanford’s Precourt Institute announces winners of 2022 Global Energy Heroes competition
Three sustainability organizations received 2022 Global Energy Heroes prizes from Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy. The competitive prizes drew 44 submissions across five continents.
One of three winners of this year's award, Taylor is honored for her many contributions in her nearly 50 years at Stanford, most recently as the finance manager in the Department of Economics.
Research initiative on hydrogen for decarbonization
The Stanford Energy Hydrogen Initiative will fund research to evaluate hydrogen’s role in the transition to sustainable energy and the technologies, policies, and financial mechanisms to fulfill that role.
Growth, diversity, and public service underscore five years of Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Impactful public service projects and an increasingly diverse network of scholars are among the highlights of the first years of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, which supports Stanford graduate students and strengthens their leadership skills.
