Stanford headlines for the week of February 25, 2009

Hands-on science takes root in high school’s backyard
Exxon chief praises energy research
Russia expert appointed to national security post
Female, minority physical scientists needed to maintain U.S. edge
Coasts catch fish farming’s dirty drift
Stereotype threat harms female, minority performance
Nuclear is going worldwide, but U.S. is not in the game
Changes to employee retirement plans
Letter to the editor: To defend humanities, call on scientists and engineers, too
Late art historian deserves mention for helping develop Rodin collection
'Love's Labor's Lost' at Stanford
Honors & Awards
Stanford named top fundraiser
Three Stanford researchers awarded Sloan Fellowships
Undergraduate expansion plan shelved
'Historical consciousness' can be double-edged sword, historian says
Scientists address climate change
Reversing ecology reveals ancient environments
Patients' genetic profiles could prevent fatal doses of common drug
New immune system 'atlas' allows quicker diagnosis of kidney transplant rejection
Stanford Hospital ranks No. 1 in general surgery
Study shows benefits of purified blood stem cells for leukemia and lymphoma
Vaccines don't cause autism: Can we move on now?
Media monitor
Stem cells say 'cheese?' Contest for science photos
Medical center people
Workshops to assist employees through organizational change
Faculty Senate minutes - February 19, 2009 meeting
Voting for new Faculty Senate to begin
Memorial Resolution: Holt Ashley
Memorial Resolution: Donald Baganoff
Memorial Resolution: William A. Lyell
Housing
Ph.D. Orals
Diversity award debuts; Dinkelspiel, Cuthbertson, Gores return
Cardinal Chronicle