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Oil-sand wastewater triggered large Alberta earthquake

New research reveals wastewater injected underground by fossil fuel operators caused a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in November 2022 in the Peace River area of Alberta’s oil sands region. This is the first study to link seismicity in the area to human activity.

Science & Technology

Stanford researchers expand disease tracking in wastewater

Researchers have developed methods for using wastewater to track the levels of various respiratory viruses in a population. This can provide real-time information about virus circulation in a community.

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‘Two-eyed seeing’ off the California coast

A new research partnership will combine Indigenous and scientific knowledge to monitor marine life in a sacred tribal region that may be a bellwether of how native species will fare in the face of climate change.

Medicine

Partnership uncovers how cancer tricks immune cells

Carolyn Bertozzi and Dean Felsher discovered how a cancer gene deters the immune system from fighting cancer.

Science & Technology

Four takeaways from the latest AI chatbot releases

As new and more capable foundation models are released, questions around transparency loom large.

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In Their Own Words

In Their Own Words is a series in which Stanford faculty reflect on a question or topic they have been grappling with throughout their careers.

Awards

Carolyn Bertozzi wins Nobel in chemistry

Stanford chemist Carolyn Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her development of bioorthogonal reactions, which allow scientists to explore cells and track biological processes without disrupting the normal chemistry of the cell.

In The Spotlight

At Stanford 2022: The year in review

A look back on a year that included the opening of the first new school in 75 years, continued efforts to promote diversity, equity, access and inclusion, a Nobel win and Rhodes scholarship, and much more.

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Insights from medicine’s most-measured man

Michael Snyder explains why he collects vast stores of his own biodata in this episode of The Future of Everything.

Social Sciences

Many banks face the risks that brought down Silicon Valley Bank

A new analysis suggests $2.2 trillion in losses and nervous customers could spark more bank runs.

Science & Technology

The future of infectious disease immunology

The human immune system is pretty good at knowing what’s making us sick, but only now is science tuning in to what nature has to say.

Science & Technology

Why whales need to be big

Scientists studied a unique group of Antarctic minke whales and found that these gigantic mammals actually represent the smallest possible body size required for their style of feeding. The findings could inform which whale species are more vulnerable to future climate change impacts, like shifting food sources.

Social Sciences

Oil-sand wastewater triggered large Alberta earthquake

Stanford researchers expand disease tracking in wastewater

‘Two-eyed seeing’ off the California coast

Partnership uncovers how cancer tricks immune cells

Four takeaways from the latest AI chatbot releases

In the Spotlight

In Their Own Words

Carolyn Bertozzi wins Nobel in chemistry

At Stanford 2022: The year in review

More Stories

Insights from medicine’s most-measured man

Many banks face the risks that brought down Silicon Valley Bank

The future of infectious disease immunology

Why whales need to be big

A new look at immigrants’ outsize contribution to innovation in the U.S.

What even is an algorithm?

The fresh water we take for granted

Seven insights to boost creativity at work

Runaway immune reactions cause long COVID breathing problems

Update on Stanford IT community’s Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative

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