Stanford in the News
Los Angeles Times 5.16.13California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus
Article quotes Sherril Green, professor of comparative medicine, who was a co-author of the study.
Wall Street Journal 5.16.13Victim-aid overhaul pushed
Article quotes law professor Michele Dauber on disaster relief programs.
The Atlantic 5.16.13Why recess might be the most important part of school
One of several articles that cites a study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their communities at Stanford on the importance of recess and play in schools.
Washington Post 5.15.13Human cloning breakthrough prompts religious objections
Post to the On Faith blog quotes William Hurlbut, consulting professor in neurobiology.
New York Times Magazine 5.15.13Some of my best friends are germs
Article quotes Justin Sonnenburg, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology and professor emeritus Stanley Falkow.
Wall Street Journal 5.14.13Actress's move shines light on preventive mastectomy
Article cites a study done by Stanford last year on BRCA1 test results.
Washington Post 5.14.13Why recruiting top talent isn?t the best way to reform schools
Post to the Answer Sheet blog cites research by Charles O?Reilly and Jeffrey Pfeffer, both professors at Graduate School of Business.
Boston Globe 5.13.13Should patients be told of unexpected risk factors lurking in their DNA?
Post to the Science in Mind blog cites critique by ethicists at School of Medicine: postdocs Megan Allyse and Marsha Michie.
New York Times 5.12.13How austerity kills
Assistant Professor of Medicine Sanjay Basu co-authored this opinion piece..
Bloomberg Businessweek 5.12.13New retirement gap is blue- and white-collar
Article quotes Steve Vernon, a scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity
Los Angeles Times 5.10.13Cold, hard data meets squishy delight
Article quotes Robert Sutton, professor of management science and engineering, and Bill Burnett, assistant consulting professor of mechanical engineering and executive director of the Design Program, about online payment systems.
New York Times 5.9.13Prices cut for cervical cancer vaccines for neediest
Article quotes Paul D. Blumenthal, professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
The Atlantic 5.8.13Why D.H. Lawrence, misogynist male author, has lots of female fans
This piece, subtitled 'His obsession with manly power is both off-putting and fascinating,' quotes Claire Jarvis, assistant professor of English.
USA Today 5.8.13Supreme Court to make crucial rulings on race
Article quotes law Professor Pamela Karlan.
Smithsonian.com 5.7.13Feel what it's like to live on an Antarctic icebreaker for two months
This piece includes video by Cassandra Brooks, graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources.
Bloomberg Businessweek 5.7.13Health-care cost slowdown seen saving up to $770 billion
Article quotes Keith Hennessey, lecturer at the Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Law School.
The Economist 5.4.13Will they come home to roost? The government is worried about British jihadists in Syria - with reason
This piece cites Thomas Hegghammer, consulting professor at Center for International Security and Cooperation at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Wall Street Journal 5.3.13Same-sex divorce stats lag
Post to The Numbers Guy blog quotes William Baude, lecturer in law.
New York Times 5.3.13Brain, interrupted: A focus on distraction
This opinion piece cites Clifford Nass, professor of communication.
Los Angeles Times 5.3.13Political calculus keeps Cuba on U.S. list of terror sponsors
This piece quotes law school student Arash Aramesh.
MIT Technology Review 5.3.13The data made me do it
This article, subtitled 'The next frontier for big data is the individual,' quotes Andreas Weigend, director of the Social Data Lab.
Slate 5.3.13Superhero or Supervillain? If science gives people superpowers, will they use them for good or evil?
Article quotes communications Professor Jeremy Bailenson and cites his lab's experiment on the topic.
Delta Sky magazine 5.1.13The new classroom? Will online education make us better students?
Series of articles on online learning features a Q&A with President John Hennessy; quotes John Mitchell, vice provost for online learning, discussing Stanford Online; and Mitchell Stevens, associate professor of education.
Chicago Tribune 5.1.13Liberate time and break free from deadlines
In a column, Arianna Huffington quotes Graduate School of Business Professor Jennifer Aaker.
New York Times 5.1.13T.M. (Tanya) Luhrmann: Is that God talking?
T.M. (Tanya) Luhrmann, professor of anthropology, wrote this opinion piece.