No one was injured after burnt plastic triggered hazardous chemical and smoke alarms at Stanford’s ChEM-H building on Wednesday, temporarily restricting area traffic as a hazmat team responded to the scene.
The university is placing greeters at popular areas around campus, starting with the Oval, to further help educate visitors and the campus community on access restrictions and necessary protocols for limiting the spread of COVID-19.
CardinalReady, a new program offered by Environmental Health & Safety, is designed for all members of the Stanford community and will help them prepare for a wide range of emergency situations well in advance of an actual crisis.
The 116-page report, which promotes personal safety and crime prevention on campus, also provides crime statistics required under federal law. It is available online and in print.
The annual university publication promotes personal safety and crime prevention on campus, and provides statistics on campus crimes in nearly two dozen categories.
In the last several months, Stanford students were personally affected by hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. Chris Griffith, associate vice provost for student affairs, explains how the university responded to students in need.
Stanford’s Dish was reopened Wednesday, Aug. 23, after it was briefly closed due to a brush fire late Tuesday night. That fire burned an estimated 3 acres in the popular hiking area.
In the aftermath of a shooting and lockdown at the UCLA campus on Wednesday, Stanford Police Chief Laura Wilson and Stanford Emergency Planner Keith Perry spoke to Stanford Report about precautions the campus community can take in such an emergency and preventive efforts on campus.
The Faculty Senate approved a resolution saying that a recent campus climate survey provides valuable information on sexual offenses at Stanford, and that additional data analysis and a review of sexual assault definitions are needed.
