http://news.stanford.edu Latest news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november16/bede-scholar-brown-111909.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november16/bede-scholar-brown-111909.html Bede was the "teacher of the whole Middle Ages" – and one Stanford scholar has devoted a lifetime to his achievements. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november16/greely-neurolaw-issues-111909.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november16/greely-neurolaw-issues-111909.html Will advances in neuroscience make the justice system more accurate and unbiased? Or could brain-based testing wrongly condemn some and trample the civil liberties of others? The new field of neurolaw is cross-examining for answers. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november16/sustainability-plan-qanda-111609.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november16/sustainability-plan-qanda-111609.html Joseph Stagner, executive director of the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management, explains what comes next in Stanford's $250 million Energy and Climate Plan. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/inca-pottery-replication-111209.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/inca-pottery-replication-111209.html The Inca artisans of the 1570s tried to recreate the pots their predecessors had made before the Spanish Conquest. Now Stanford's Archaeology Center retraces their steps and in doing so, rediscovers a vanished world. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/veterans-day-slideshow-111109.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/veterans-day-slideshow-111109.html From the Great War to current conflicts, members of the Stanford community have answered the call to military service. On this Veterans Day 2009, the Stanford community remembers them. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/ancient-sea-temperature-111109.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/ancient-sea-temperature-111109.html The blisteringly hot, primordial soup once thought to cover the Earth in its early years may actually have had a tepid temperature no hotter than a backyard hot tub, Stanford researchers say. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/adam-johnson-award-111209.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/adam-johnson-award-111209.html "Why not have a spaceship come into the story? Why not?" asks the author who has been praised for his "satiric glee and elegiac compassion." Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/sapolsky-depression-lecture-101009.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/sapolsky-depression-lecture-101009.html Depression must be understood on both a biological and psychological level, says Robert Sapolsky. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/organic-electronics-research-111009.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/organic-electronics-research-111009.html Study could lead to improved performance, consistency in devices such as flexible digital displays. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/wall-commemoration-slideshow-110909.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/wall-commemoration-slideshow-110909.html A replica of the Berlin Wall was erected and knocked down in Stanford's White Plaza on Monday, the 20th anniversary of the wall's destruction. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/oneill-award-zasio-110909.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/oneill-award-zasio-110909.html Unsung hero, near-magic man. Reese Zasio wins Marsh O'Neill Award. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/h1n1-flu-vaccines-110909.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/h1n1-flu-vaccines-110909.html Vaden Health Center has received a first shipment of H1N1 vaccines and has scheduled a clinic to distribute the shots to eligible students and their spouses or domestic partners. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/faculty-senate-powers-110909.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/faculty-senate-powers-110909.html John Powers, who manages Stanford's investments, briefed the Faculty Senate last week. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november2/faculty-senate3-setup-110509.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november2/faculty-senate3-setup-110509.html Stanford plans to reduce its campus carbon impact by as much as 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, far exceeding the aggressive goals of California's landmark legislation, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november2/bulrusher-drama-production-110509.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november2/bulrusher-drama-production-110509.html A collaboration between the Drama Department and Blackstage Theater Company, Bulrusher will be performed Nov. 5-7 at the Nitery Theater. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST