Mechanical engineering Professor Parviz Moin in front of an image from a computer model of jet fuel injected into a supersonic flow stream within the combustor of a scramjet engine. / Photo: John Todd
Wild blue yonder: Engineers tackle challenges of hypersonic flight
Simon Firth
A multiyear collaboration among Stanford engineering departments uses some of the world's fastest supercomputers to model the complexities of hypersonic flight. Someday, their work may lead to planes that fly at many times the speed of sound.  Video
Then U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry shakes hands with a member of the U.S. military.Photo: S.K. Vemmer, U.S. Department of State
Hold military accountable, ex-ambassador to Afghanistan tells Stanford audience
Brooke Donald
At Stanford, former Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry also cited the economy as the No. 1 threat to U.S. security.
Kendrik Lamar portrait
Hip-hop reigns at Stanford's BlackFest 2012
Robin Wander
Popular music continues to be the big draw at the annual spring festival. Kendrick Lamar and E-40 are to perform at BlackFest 2012, which will take place at Frost Amphitheater. This year's event is expected to draw record crowds.
Amy Blue Award winners Steve Papier, Denni Dianne Woodward and Donnovan Yisrael
Three exceptional staff members to receive 2012 Amy J. Blue Awards
Kathleen J. Sullivan
This year's recipients of the Amy J. Blue Awards are Steve D. Papier in Land, Buildings & Real Estate, Denni Dianne Woodward of the Native American Cultural Center and Donnovan Somera Yisrael at Vaden Health Center.