Stanford releases long-term campus plan
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StanfordNext, shaped by months of engagement with university and regional stakeholders, prioritizes new academic space, student and workforce housing, and stronger connections with local communities.
Emmanuel Mignot wins Lasker Award for narcolepsy research
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Through genetic and immunological studies, the Stanford Medicine sleep researcher found that narcolepsy stems from a deficiency of orexin in the brain, opening the door to new sleep therapies.
Model shows partial vaccine could contain Ebola outbreak
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Researchers modeled how existing vaccines could slow the rare Bundibugyo outbreak in the Congo. Their findings show vaccination works best alongside robust case detection and contact tracing.
New mural brings community touch to Stanford hospital
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A 90-foot mural at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital became a community effort when staff and young patients added their own brushstrokes to the work.
From the archives
Teaching the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
Social SciencesNews
Four Stanford scholars and leading experts in national security, terrorism, and contemporary conflict – Condoleezza Rice, Amy Zegart, Martha Crenshaw, and Lisa Blaydes – reflect on how their teaching of the terrorist attacks has evolved.
In the news
Markets don’t just distribute goods and services, they can shape our culture and they can shape us, in ways that sometimes we have a reason to care about.
Debra Satz, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, on the moral limits of markets and why some things should not be for sale.
Stanford team partners with youth on school air quality
A Stanford research team is helping youth-led nonprofit ConServe expand low-cost air-pollution monitoring at schools and in underserved communities.
Why scientists are using cheap picnic coolers to protect some of the world’s most endangered animals
Steve Palumbi, professor of oceans, on the limits of conventional reef restoration. His team is testing a low-cost way to identify corals that may tolerate warming waters.
Research Matters.
What I Wish I Knew About Luck
Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Moral Economics
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MoreStories in MotionMolecule in python blood could point to new weight-loss treatments
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A molecule that increases by a thousandfold in pythons after they eat holds promise for a weight-loss drug.
