Teaching and Students
Stanford dancers delve into the physics of falling
This weekend, Stanford dancers explore the effects of gravity, with free performances Friday and Saturday night.
Top Obama adviser encourages Stanford students to follow path of public service
Valerie Jarrett emphasized the need to engage in the public sector while delivering this year's St. Clair Drake Memorial Lecture.
3.1.10
All Stanford students, staff, faculty safe in Chile following Saturday's earthquake
Students, staff and faculty at Stanford's overseas center in Santiago, Chile, are accounted for and safe following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck there early Saturday morning.
2.26.10
Three Stanford seniors and an alumna win 2010-11 Gates, Luce scholarships
Two Stanford students will begin graduate study at Cambridge next fall as Gates Scholars; another Stanford student and an alumna have been named Luce Scholars and will begin non-academic internships in Asian countries.
Stanford's Parents' Weekend draws a big crowd, despite the rainy weather
More than 3,000 family members braved the sometimes rainy weather for Stanford’s annual Parents’ Weekend. Provost John Etchemendy welcomed the visitors to kick off the weekend’s activities.
Rapping biology: 'Oxidate It Or Love It'
For an undergraduate course in Human Biology, instructor Tom McFadden has created a series of rap videos to explain concepts such as gene regulation and evolution. His latest video, entitled "Oxidate It Or Love It" explains how metabolism works.
2.23.10
High interest in Parents' Weekend a pleasant surprise, planners say
More than 3,000 family members are expected to visit Stanford for the popular annual event, which will feature lectures, open houses, campus tours and a new resource fair.
2.22.10
International visitors to get an inside look at teacher education program
Teacher educators from Chile, Hong Kong, India and Norway will convene on campus today for a weeklong institute designed to share the principles and practices of successful teacher education developed at Stanford.
Waste audit paints a smelly picture of Stanford's trash habits
Twelve students enrolled in Green Buildings and Behavior spent a recent afternoon in the company of empty potato chip bags, moldy orange peels, soiled paper towels and used coffee cups as part of a waste audit of campus trash.
2.9.10
Stanford maintains aid, raises undergraduate tuition 3.5%
The university's Board of Trustees approves 3.5 percent tuition increase; financial aid maintained for the 2010-11 school year.
2.9.10
Former Stanford Daily editor tapped for 2010 Pearl internship
The Pearl internship will have Devin Banerjee working in one of the Wall Street Journal's foreign bureaus this summer.
2.9.10
Big changes in store for Stanford student healthcare plans
Vaden Director Dr. Ira Friedman says undergraduate and graduate students should start studying now the major changes being made to the university's healthcare options. The changes will become effective Sept. 1.
2.5.10
Global changes spur comprehensive review of undergraduate education at Stanford
How does Stanford best prepare undergraduates for local, national and global citizenship? That is one of the questions a new Stanford task force hopes to answer.
1.27.10
Undergraduate applications to Stanford continue to rise
Applications for fall freshmen surged more than 5 percent for the Class of 2014.
1.19.10
Five dozen doctoral students chose bits and bytes over ink and paper
Doctoral students in more than two dozen departments – from Modern Thought and Literature to Microbiology and Immunology – took advantage of a new program to submit their dissertations electronically.