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Contributing to science through games

Scientific discovery games have been speeding otherwise time-consuming biomedical research. Players also experience real-world science, which is often otherwise hidden behind laboratory doors.

Science & Technology

How do we design buildings that enable occupants to thrive?

Architectural and digital innovations could help make the indoor spaces we spend so much time in healthier places to be.

Social Sciences

Good news and bad news on tax evasion

A tough new law made it much harder for American tax cheats to hide their money offshore. But a new study shows they haven’t given up.

Science & Technology

Researchers solve the mystery of the disappearing jumbo squid

Stanford-led research identifies a perfect storm of warming waters and reduced food to blame in the collapse of the once lucrative jumbo squid fishery off Baja California.

Humanities

Developing skills for humanities research

A new one-week course, called Humanities Research Intensive, teaches first- and second-year undergraduate students what research in the humanities could be and what skills are needed to do it.

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Humanities

New faculty draw on diverse subjects and backgrounds to open eyes, challenge students

Racial aspects of art, literature, political science, psychology and sociology inform scholars’ examinations of U.S. culture.

Science & Technology

What it’s like to be a neuroscientist

Neuroscientist Miriam Goodman and four members of her lab talk about their paths to neuroscience, the kind of failure that is essential to science, and the hopes and joys that keep them coming back for more.

Arts & Creativity

Science meets art

From first-time dancers to life-long painters, these Stanford scientists give us a glimpse into the many ways science and art intersect.

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Law & Policy

It takes more than mass protests to drive change

Those large-scale protests on everything from climate change to wealth inequality make for engaging news segments. But do they result in real change? It turns out social advocacy organizations have greater impact on federal legislation when their experts get to testify.

Humanities

A Hollywood treasure trove at Stanford

Stanford’s archive on film pioneer Spyros Skouras has expanded to include more than 120 hours of audio recordings and rare documents about his life and Hollywood career as well as his philanthropic efforts, such as raising foreign aid for World War II.

Law & Policy

Unlocking the bar

Stanford Law study recommends improving access to the legal profession for qualified people with criminal records in California.

Teaching & Students

Stanford labs welcome teachers for summer research fellowships

Three Stanford schools have opened the doors of their laboratories to teachers under a Stanford summer research program for middle school, high school and community college teachers.

University Affairs

Stanford information on college admissions case

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a number of people around the country in an alleged scheme in which payments were made to try to win the admission of prospective students to a number of U.S. colleges and universities. Stanford’s former head sailing coach pleaded guilty to a charge in this case.

Obituaries

James Johnston, expert in fluid dynamics, has died

An expert in fluid dynamics, James Johnston was also a respected teacher and mentor.

Medicine

Team stimulates neurons to induce hallucinations in mice

Stanford scientists, using only direct brain stimulation, reproduced both the brain dynamics and the behavioral response of mice taught to discriminate between two different images.

Medicine

Stanford’s resilient researcher

Noel Vest, PhD, hasn’t let his past experiences with addiction and incarceration keep him from a science career. He recently joined Stanford Medicine as a postdoctoral scholar in the Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, focusing on research and public policy.

Law & Policy

Sharing data key in fight against illegal fishing

Illegal fishing robs nations of approximately $23 billion annually while also undermining legal fisheries management and industry practices.

University Affairs

General Use Permit application moves ahead

Stanford’s proposal for a long-term land use permit moves from the Santa Clara County Planning Commission to the Board of Supervisors. Over the summer, the university hopes to engage the county on an agreement it says would benefit the campus and the broader region.

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