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‘From Black Power to BLM: Reimagining Dr. King’s Dream’

The Stanford community is invited to attend a virtual event in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., including a panel discussion and a video tribute to Clayborne Carson, the Ronnie Lott Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford: Genuine equality

On April 14, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Memorial Auditorium about racism and civil rights in American society. He touched on many of the issues that resonate today: racism, poverty and violence versus nonviolent social activism.

Stanford celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with four-day festival

Stanford will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year with a free, four-day webinar and documentary film festival that will open on Friday evening, Jan. 15, and extend through Monday, Jan. 18, the federal holiday marking the birth of the civil rights leader. At the festival, the King Institute will announce the World House Project, a new initiative.

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Reimagining mental healthcare from the ground up

After being inspired by a Stanford course, four undergraduates teamed up to tackle important deficiencies in mental healthcare while expanding access and reducing costs.

At Stanford 2020: Year in review

Looking back at what has been a turbulent year, the Stanford community has found new ways to come together to learn and to work, while also advancing research to address problems posed by the pandemic.

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Student musician goes from The Voice to Stanford

Anthony Arya, ’24, was a contestant on season 15 of the NBC television hit talent show The Voice. Now the singer, songwriter and guitarist is marking the end of his first quarter at Stanford with a new holiday album.

A look inside Stanford’s expanded Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) lab

University photographer Andrew Brodhead takes us inside Stanford’s expanded Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) lab. This type of lab is capable of handling microbes that can cause serious or potentially lethal disease through inhalation, such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

Campus on the cusp of winter

Fall foliage brightens Stanford’s main campus, while golden grasses reflect the coming transition from fall to winter. See the slideshow of a campus on the cusp of winter.  

Makerspaces get creative during coronavirus pandemic

Even faced with complete closure due to health and safety guidelines, Stanford’s makerspaces have found innovative ways to continue serving their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Escondido Village Graduate Residences open to inaugural residents

Stanford recently completed construction on the complex that will provide over 2,400 graduate student beds on the east side of campus. John Arrillaga, ’60, provided more than $100 million and other major support for the project, which also benefited from an anonymous donor.

Rockin’ the COVID-19 masks at Stanford

As they help stem the spread of COVID-19 through safe practices, members of the Stanford community reveal their creativity, passions, family relationships and innate optimism in the face of the pandemic.

Going viral, giving back

Alyssa Farrow rocked the Twitterverse when she announced that she was the first person in her Native American tribe to graduate from Stanford. Now, the 2020 graduate plans to invest her Stanford education in her hometown.

Hoover Tower struck by lightning

A bolt of lightning struck Hoover Tower for the second time in almost 50 years, causing some visible damage to the building’s recognizable silhouette.

Summer scenes from the main campus

It’s been months since most faculty and staff have been on the main campus, thanks to the pandemic. This slideshow suggests some of the changes that have occurred.

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