
Changes in brain’s ‘sugar shield’ could be key to understanding effects of aging
Health & MedicineResearch
New findings about the sugary armor on the brain’s frontline cells could shed light on cognitive decline and diseases like Alzheimer’s – and open new avenues for treatment.

Generative AI tool marks a milestone in biology
Science & EngineeringQ&A
Trained on a dataset that includes all known living species – and a few extinct ones – Evo 2 can predict the form and function of proteins in the DNA of all domains of life.

New paper examines how cultural differences impacted COVID mortality rates
Social SciencesResearch
A Stanford-led international team found that “cultural defaults” played a significant role in how the U.S. and some East Asian countries responded to the coronavirus pandemic.
University leaders welcome families to campus
EventsVideo
President Jonathan Levin, Provost Jenny Martinez, and VPSA Michele Rasmussen discussed ways Stanford is supporting undergraduates, the challenges facing higher education, and their vision for Stanford’s future.
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Indigenous science and wisdom are much older than Western conventional science, and there’s a lot of knowledge and wisdom there already.”
Tad Fukami, biology professor and executive director of Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (’Ootchamin ’Ooyakma), during a gathering of researchers to explore prescribed burns, indigenous knowledge, and the evolving science of fire stewardship.
A closer look: Stanford researchers help Paul Simon perform again
Paul Simon is going back on tour thanks in part to a team of elite doctors at Stanford.
Three Questions on ‘Digital Education for Access and Equity’
A conversation with Stanford’s Annie Sadler and Matthew Rascoff, with Martin Kurzweil, on their chapter in the new book Recentering Learning: Complexity, Resilience and Adaptability in Higher Education
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