Robert E. Hall wins Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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The professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, emeritus, developed models that help governments and central banks respond to economic volatility.
As saltwater threatens forests, researchers help landowners adapt
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An online tool will guide coastal landowners through conservation programs and alternative income options as saltwater seeps into their soil.
Gut microbes across continents trace ancient human migration
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A new study suggests gut microbes traveled with humans out of Africa. Many of these microbes are now rare or absent in industrialized populations.
Nobel laureates’ advice for pursuing big ideas
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Stanford’s award-winning scholars share the insights behind their breakthroughs.
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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.
Stanford lab using fungi to upcycle food waste
Vayu Hill-Maini, assistant professor of bioengineering, on how we can harness the power of fungi to transform food waste into new foods and beverages.
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Wildfires can turn natural metals in soil into toxic, airborne particles. Stanford researchers are working to predict where these metals travel and warn people in harm’s way.
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