To continue offering Cardinal Quarter fellowships during the pandemic, Stanford identified meaningful projects that students could do remotely at agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country.
Sammy Potter and Jackson Parell, ’22, are attempting a feat only nine people are known to have accomplished: thru-hiking the Pacific Crest, Appalachian and Continental Divide trails in a single calendar year. Over the course of nearly 8,000 miles, they’ll climb the equivalent of Everest from sea level about 100 times and average a marathon every day.
In a presentation to the Stanford Faculty Senate on Thursday, the Committee of 10, charged with reviewing the Student Judicial Charter, recommended how the process might be refocused on education and made more efficient.
James Kanoff, who co-founded the Farmlink Project at the start of the pandemic, will share a 2021 Congressional Medal of Honor Service Award for his work connecting farmers with fresh food to food banks.
Mercedes “Sadie” Blancaflor and Nicholas “Nick” Hakes will receive Truman Scholarships, which provide up to $30,000 to students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in public service.
During winter quarter, students enrolled in a class called “Mail Art” created small works of art, remotely, during workshops led by master artists, and mailed them to classmates across the country.
Stanford has announced the winners of the 2020 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel and Gores awards honoring faculty, students and staff. Sue Crutcher and William S. Talbot are the Cuthbertson honorees.
Five early-career scholars will join the university in fall 2021 as part of a new program to increase Stanford’s research and teaching related to race and ethnicity.
As part of an effort to celebrate and discuss identity, six Stanford Earth community members talk about how their identities as women have informed and impacted their careers.
A new Zoom-based platform developed at Stanford enables instructors to directly engage more with students and promote active learning during large lectures.
The Faculty Senate heard an update on the structure of the new school for climate and sustainability and learned that it will include a Sustainability Accelerator that will translate policy and technology solutions.
A collaboration of top research institutions has received NSF support for a program aimed at strengthening retention of diverse scholars during and beyond the postdoc, thereby enhancing faculty diversity.
Junior long jumper Yinka Braimah talks about the logo she created for CardinalBLCK, a student-athlete group encouraging dialogue about racism and injustice.
Beginning fall 2021, undergraduates on campus will live in residential neighborhoods that support lasting friendships and community-building. The neighborhoods will intersect with a new frosh curriculum and campus-wide programming through the Town Center.
Jason Spyres, who began his university studies as a transfer student in 2018, set his sights on the Farm after hearing an inspiring talk by a Stanford admission officer.
Undergraduate families with annual incomes below $75,000 will not be expected to pay tuition, room or board at Stanford, up from the current $65,000 threshold. General tuition will not increase in 2021-22, while room and board charges will increase modestly.
In an introductory seminar course, students explored how vector-borne diseases have influenced history and found that they often most heavily impacted marginalized communities.
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Provost Persis Drell and Medical School Dean Lloyd Minor brought the campus community up to date Thursday with news of the university’s adjustments to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
When a basic understanding of public health can save lives, the Stanford Global Health Media Fellowship is showing doctors how to best convey information to have impact beyond the clinic.
Liza Goldberg, ’24, is leading a team of researchers that has developed Cloud to Classroom, a series of educational apps that use satellite imagery to teach climate change.
Stanford students sent their reflections on the year and their well wishes for 2021 in video postcards from California, Texas, Massachusetts, London and beyond.
After being inspired by a Stanford course, four undergraduates teamed up to tackle important deficiencies in mental healthcare while expanding access and reducing costs.
Seniors Isabel Wang and Margot Bellon are the founders of Bridging Tech, a charitable organization that provides refurbished computers to students affected by homelessness.
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.
