Stanford News Headlines: Graduate Education http://news.stanford.edu Latest Graduate Education news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif Stanford News Headlines http://news.stanford.edu Stanford humanities PhD students pitch their talents to high-tech executives http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/humanities-bibliotech-conference-050812.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/humanities-bibliotech-conference-050812.html At Stanford's second annual BiblioTech conference, business-style elevator pitches will showcase the versatile assets of 21st century humanities graduate students. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford students share the entrepreneurial spirit with women just out of prison http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/remade-probono-program-050212.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/remade-probono-program-050212.html Law and business school students in a new pro bono program teach formerly incarcerated women the basics of starting and operating a successful business. Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford grad students do basic training in the nation's capital http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/dc-boot-camp-040612.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/dc-boot-camp-040612.html Turning environmental research into action requires knowledge of how Washington works. Twenty-four Stanford PhD students pounded the pavement to learn more. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Innovation: Stanford student's robotic invention moves toward a business http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/student-robot-invention-040412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/student-robot-invention-040412.html Engineering student Jeff Kessler got his robotic chops in Stanford classes, and found financial support for his robotic puppet from strangers online. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford grad student witnesses illegal gold mines in Peru and their threat to rain forest http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/peru-gold-mining-040312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/april/peru-gold-mining-040312.html Illegal gold mining in the rain forests of Peru has devastated the environment and the health of the people there. Graduate student Katy Ashe is researching the devastation. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT Learning how to speak 'American' http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/march/english-language-tutors-032212.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/march/english-language-tutors-032212.html Since the beginning of winter quarter, Christopher Stroop, a PhD candidate in history, and Meng "Melissa" Xu, a graduate student in materials science and engineering, have been exploring American English through the medium of song. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PDT Stanford alumna named a 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholar http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/mummah-gates-cambridge-021712.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/mummah-gates-cambridge-021712.html Sarah Mummah, a Stanford alumna and founder of DreamCatchers, a tutoring and mentoring program for middle school students in Palo Alto, was recently selected as a 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholar. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST Stanford software lets aero-engineering students focus on aircraft design instead of computer code http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/aero-engineering-software-012412.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/aero-engineering-software-012412.html Stanford University Unstructured is open-source software that gives engineering students a leg up on the time-consuming process of writing code to optimize aerospace designs. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST Two Stanford students, five alumni named the newest Rhodes, Mitchell scholars http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/november/rhodes-mitchell-scholars-112211.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/november/rhodes-mitchell-scholars-112211.html The Rhodes and Mitchell scholarship programs are among the most prestigious academic honors worldwide. This year, five from Stanford - two seniors and three alumni - were named Rhodes Scholars. Two alumni, Tommy Tobin and Philippe de Koning, were named Mitchell Scholars. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST California Attorney General Kamala Harris gives public talk at Stanford Law School http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/october/kamala-harris-law-103111.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/october/kamala-harris-law-103111.html "There seem to be two positions for DAs and AGs to take: tough on crime and soft on crime. I believe there's a third way forward: smart on crime," California Attorney General Kamala Harris told the audience gathered to hear about her efforts to address the state's revolving-door prison system. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT