Public service

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New Stanford graduate is empowering people with disabilities in Thailand

New Stanford graduate Oranicha “Natty” Jumreornvong moved across the world to learn more about how to improve the lives of people with disabilities at home in Thailand. Next year she'll attend medical school and hopes to apply what she learns to help people back home.

New course tackles designing for people with disabilities

A new course teaches undergraduates how to design for people with physical disabilities. Each week, students learn about a different disability, then brainstorm design ideas to address issues and present their work to the class.

Girls Teaching Girls to Code

Founded in 2012, Girls Teaching Girls to Code is a student-led organization that introduces Bay Area high school girls to computer science and programming basics.

Stanford Athletics —

Unexpected insight

Stanford student-athletes gain perspective on their own lives while serving others for three weeks overseas as participants in the Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement Program.