Katie Ledecky, Olympian and Stanford student-athlete, to speak at Commencement
EventsNews
Stanford’s 134th Commencement ceremony in June will feature remarks by Katie Ledecky, ’20, a record-setting student-athlete whose 14 medals are the most for any U.S. female Olympian.
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New findings on the power of enzymes could reshape biochemistry
Science & EngineeringResearch
Stanford researchers have illuminated how enzymes are able speed up life-sustaining biochemical reactions so dramatically. Their discoveries could impact fields ranging from basic science to drug discovery.
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NIH’s cap on indirect costs could threaten research at Stanford and across the country
Leadership & GovernanceNews
A Massachusetts court has blocked the National Institutes of Health cap on indirect costs, which university leaders say would sharply cut back U.S. biomedical research.
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Research reveals striking variations in pandemic recovery among U.S. school districts
EducationNews
An analysis by Stanford and Harvard researchers finds widening achievement gaps, with the highest-income districts nearly four times as likely to recover as the poorest ones. But it also identifies pockets of success.
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The affinity for scanning a sonnet ... is similar to wanting to develop models that make genomic or protein sequences more interpretable and reveal their hidden structure. It’s almost like literary criticism on biology sequences.”
Brian Hie, assistant professor of chemical engineering, on his “ChatGPT for genomes,” which can pick up patterns that humans can’t see.
Meet Stanford students using drones and artificial intelligence to track sharks: Here’s how it works
Stanford student researchers are using AI and drones in an effort to expand shark conservation.
Eliminating NO2 emissions from Indian farmlands could cut crop damages amounting to $800 million per year
A study by researchers at the Doerr School of Sustainability found that NO2 emissions from coal-fired plants drag down annual wheat and rice yields in many parts of India by 10% or more.
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