Stanford headlines for April 2011

Faculty hear more details about new Peking University Center
Blogging and drilling, Stanford researcher shares the joys of seagoing earthquake research
How the U.S. saved a starving Soviet Russia: PBS film highlights Stanford scholar's research on the 1921-23 famine
Lecture to focus on agricultural economics in Africa
Stanford boasts largest number of Truman Scholars for 2011
Tara VanDerveer elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
Precourt Energy Efficiency Center makes new research awards at Stanford
Stanford begins comprehensive study of Searsville Dam
Do snails need their slime trails to move ahead? It's a sticky question, Stanford researchers say
Report of the president: Academic Council Professoriate appointments
Nanopillars yield more precise molecular photography
Recent biology grad named Soros Fellow
Tuberculosis strain spread by the fur trade reveals stealthy approach of epidemics, say Stanford researchers
For coastal fish farm waste, dilution is not an automatic solution, Stanford researchers say
New virtual reality research – and a new lab – at Stanford
Trustees discuss land use, interdisciplinary centers and New York invitation
Trimpin: Making music at Stanford from flames, water, tree bark and dark memories of World War II
Stanford police update information about sexual assault at Escondido Village on Saturday
Robot Block Party at Stanford; public invited
Stanford-Berkeley group gets $25 million for advanced solar research
Spring blossoms at Stanford
Community Partnership Awards recognize three local organizations
Campus update about PG&E discussions
Original opera has Stanford students singing for their sins
Theater legend Grotowski's legacy lives on at Stanford
Stanford research casts sober light on Russia's mortality crisis
President John Hennessy will discuss Stanford's proposal to build a high-technology campus in New York City at this year's Academic Council meeting
New U.S. nuclear reactors unlikely soon, say Stanford physicist and New York Times journalist
Mobile technology is the focus of the 2011 IT Open House
Stanford's new McMurtry Building for the arts moves forward; noted architect selected for design
Counting critters at Stanford's Lake Lagunita
Hennessy sees potential for dynamic partnership in creating New York City center of innovation
Harvard names Stanford Medical School Professor Alan M. Garber as its next provost
Text of President John Hennessy's annual address to the Academic Council
Robots, inventors take center stage at Stanford's second Robot Block Party
Stanford scholar Tenzin Tethong could be the next prime minister of Tibet
Men's gymnastics capture Stanford's 100th national title
New biosensor microchip could speed up drug development, Stanford researchers say
Drama Professor Janice Ross wins 2011 Roland Volunteer Service Prize
Clay Carson's Martin Luther King play goes to East Jerusalem, West Bank
Eight Stanford scholars named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sugarcane changes the temperature of local climate, Stanford researchers say
Stanford should invite ROTC back to campus, university committee says
Q&A: Stanford's Stephen Stedman on democracy's surge and the growing need for elections with integrity
Weekend for students admitted to Stanford's Class of 2015 begins Thursday
From Greek to English: Stanford professor's translation of Euripides takes the stage
Managing California's water: From conflict to reconciliation
Google grew from Stanford engineering, and the relationship continues to provide answers to tough problems
Racial disparity remains in heart-transplant mortality rates, Stanford study finds
It's spring, so Stanford's Mary Morrison must be giving away millions
Stanford's Faculty Senate approves process for bringing ROTC back to campus