Remembering Clayton Bates, champion of equity in STEM
The professor emeritus of materials science and engineering was an expert in photoelectronics and a pioneering advocate for Black students in the sciences.
Remembering writing instructor and author Amy Ettinger
The Stanford Continuing Studies instructor was known for encouraging and championing her students – and for providing practical advice for getting published.
The Hoover Institution’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer was known for her deep faith, warm heart, and lifelong devotion to Stanford.
Walter Falcon, global authority on food security, has died
Raised on a farm in east Iowa and educated in a one-room schoolhouse, the Stanford economics professor was an internationally sought-after agricultural adviser.
Marshall S. Smith, former dean at Stanford GSE, dies at 85
An influential figure in education who served in four federal administrations, Smith was a strong advocate for educational equity and standards-based reform.
Robert Gregg, former dean for religious life, has died
Scholarly, approachable, and direct, Robert Gregg created new opportunities for worship and the exploration of questions about faith while serving as a professor and dean for religious life at Stanford.
In a 40-year career that began when he earned his PhD at Stanford, Tyler led studies of Mars and the rings of Jupiter and Saturn, among other explorations of Earth’s solar siblings.
David conducted influential research on technology diffusion and sought to make the study of economic history more rigorous by promoting a quantitative approach to the field.
The professor emeritus of history helped found the fields of modern Japanese history and Asian studies and is remembered for his prolific scholarship, humor, and grace.
Longtime Stanford GSB lecturer Bill Meehan has died
The longtime lecturer at Stanford GSB is remembered as a devoted teacher, generous mentor, and prolific volunteer for a host of Stanford organizations.
Ronald Lyon, geologist and expert in remote sensing of Earth and moon, dies at 95
The professor emeritus of applied Earth sciences was a pioneer in geological remote sensing whose research mapped surfaces from the Amazon basin to the moon.
Shenoy was a pioneer of neuroprosthetics, a field that reimagines how the brain makes the body move. He is remembered for caring deeply about everyone around him and for his “infectious enthusiasm for science.”
An active researcher, collaborator, and mentor at Stanford Medicine for nearly three decades, Levy’s discovery of a family of molecules called tetraspanins launched a new field of cancer research.
Harumi Befu, professor emeritus of anthropology, dies at 92
Harumi Befu, a professor emeritus of anthropology in Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences who challenged and exposed stereotypes about Japanese people and their culture, died Aug. 4. He was 92.
