Stanford headlines for the week of April 29, 2009

Minor fire at Law School causes water damage
Prospective students and their families arrive for Admit Weekend
Faster, more accurate method for producing nanoribbons
University cautions against travel to Mexico in light of swine flu developments
Stanford completes sale of $1 billion of taxable bonds
International scholars to be in residence for pilot program
Scholar illuminates forgotten life of writer Isaac Rosenfeld
Education professor wins volunteer service prize
Construction projects advance with green light from trustees
Honors & Awards
Lecture aims to shed light on dark energy
‘What Matters’ talk by police chief a tale of many firsts
Dickson named adviser on campus life
Provost issues memo to campus community on swine flu
Scholar gets nod to fill Defense Department job
Round-the-clock effort fuels stimulus grant drive
Brain works best when cells move to the right rhythms
Two possible causes for bowel disease in infants
Heart docs outpush 49ers in contest
Hospital nurses to be honored May 4-8 for skills, caring
Six research teams receive Coulter grants
Ralph Spiegl, devoted alumnus and fundraiser, dies at 86
Gold Foundation honors six residents
Medical center people
Berek on health risks of removing ovaries
$15 million NIH grant for study of flu vaccines
Housing
Ph.D. Orals
New service for computers carrying sensitive data
Cardinal Chronicle
Three community partnerships celebrated
Stanford prepares to implement its pandemic plan if needed