Stanford headlines for the week of September 26, 2007

Class of 2011 arrives at Stanford
As assistant vice president for arts, Kären Nagy to focus on advancing initiative
Hennessy to new students: 'Experiment and take intellectual risks'
Student Housing giveaway turns students on to more energy-efficient lighting
Arriving on campus, new students get boisterous welcome
Stanford professor shows how avatars mimic behavior
Physicist, SLAC founding director Wolfgang Panofsky is dead at 88
Two scholars win $2.5 million awards from the National Institutes of Health
Entrepreneurship is vital to India’s prosperity, ex-president says
'Drowning out unpopular' perspectives at Stanford is counterproductive
Hoover’s appointment of Rumsfeld ‘sad, ridiculous and contemptible’
Experimental evidence buoys potential of circuit-design theory
Honors & Awards
Chemistry Department hopes curriculum changes will boost number of majors
Results of course evaluations on view
Historic archive of recordings acquired
Grand opening
Science-outreach office showed students, teachers ‘cool’ research this summer
Crowds captures a book award
Novel engineering major to prepare students to tackle climate change, pollution
Fairchild Semiconductor turns 50
Race and ethnic studies fellows named
Aging authors, eager freshmen connect over literature at ‘Three Books’ event
Less than one-third of women are aware of landmark hormone therapy study
Former faculty entrepreneur sticks to his promise
Memorial service to be held for Paffenbarger
India's former president thanks Stanford for help
New technique permits rapid prenatal test for Down syndrome, other conditions
Twins prepare for separation surgery at Packard Children's
Chien named to Avery endowed professorship
Use caution when considering hormone therapy, Stanford WHI expert says
Two professors win $2.5 million Pioneer Awards
Media monitor
Medical center people
Housing
Ph.D. Orals
Faculty urged to nominate outstanding research staff for Marsh O’Neill Award
Semlab works as a more flexible, collaborative research space
Locations where Serra complex offices will move announced
Cardinal Chronicle