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Receiving genetic information can change risk

Simply learning of a genetic risk can alter a person’s physiology, a recent study found, causing people to perform less well on exercise tests or altering hormones that indicate fullness after a meal.

Law & Policy

Square one for U.S. nuclear waste management program

Thousands of tons of highly radioactive spent fuel are in temporary storage in 35 states, with no permanent solution being discussed. International experts led by Stanford show how to end this status quo.

Humanities

Lab explores universal basic income

Stanford philosopher Juliana Bidadanure is leading an initiative focused on fostering discussions about universal basic income and analyzing previous and ongoing unconditional cash experiments across the world.

Science & Technology

Global carbon dioxide emissions rise as coal wanes, renewables boom

Renewable energy capacity has hit record levels and global coal use may have already peaked. But the world's carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels increased in 2018, and the trend places global warming targets in jeopardy.

Science & Technology

A microbe’s membrane helps it survive extreme environments

Scientists discovered a protein that modifies a microbe’s membrane and helps it survive in hot, acidic environments, proving a long-standing hypothesis that these structures have a protective effect.

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Science & Technology

Conference develops women as leaders in global health

A meeting organized by the Center for Innovation in Global Health helped women from around the world gain skills needed to move into leadership positions in global health.

Teaching & Students

Beyond the classroom

Each year about 1,000 Stanford undergraduates work closely with faculty mentors on research ranging from engineering and medicine to the humanities, fine arts and social sciences.

Science & Technology

Ecologist finds optimism in Alaskan forests

While carrying out scientific research in forest ecology, Stanford’s Lauren Oakes found stories of hope by immersing herself in local communities.

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Obituaries

Stanford theoretical physicist Shoucheng Zhang dies at 55

Zhang was a rare theorist who concerned himself with the implications of his abstract ideas about new quantum states of matter on experiments and future technologies.

Medicine

‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells

Three types of cells in the brain’s white matter show interwoven problems during the cognitive dysfunction that follows treatment with the cancer drug methotrexate, Stanford neuroscientists have found.

Medicine

Opioid prescriptions from dentists linked to youth addiction risk

In teenagers and young adults, receiving opioids from dental providers is linked with elevated risk for continued opioid use and abuse, a Stanford study has found.

Science & Technology

Patients with paralysis use brain signals to operate a tablet

An implant the size of a baby aspirin gives paralysis patients the ability to send text messages, compose emails and browse the web, just by thinking.

University Affairs

Board of Trustees focuses on diversity and inclusion

At its Dec. 3-4 meeting, the board also updated its investment responsibility policies, set 2019-20 tuition and made enhancements to financial aid program.

University Affairs

Stanford principles regarding immigration

As events continue to unfold regarding federal immigration policy, a website has been created where Stanford leaders summarize the principles of the university’s support for international and undocumented community members. Also found on the site are links to resources for the Stanford community.

Obituaries

Agricultural economist Timothy Josling dies at age 78

Timothy Josling, a professor emeritus at the former Food Research Institute known for his encyclopedic knowledge of international agricultural policy, died on Nov. 27.

Law & Policy

The first gene-edited babies: The legal and ethical questions

Last month, a Chinese researcher announced the birth of the world’s first gene-edited babies, whose DNA had been edited to reduce the risk of HIV infection.

Teaching & Students

Senior explores opportunities in China

Working with retired NBA star Yao Ming was just one of the highlights of senior Yvonne Lee’s summer internship at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, an opportunity supported by the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

University Affairs

Receiving genetic information can change risk

Square one for U.S. nuclear waste management program

Lab explores universal basic income

Global carbon dioxide emissions rise as coal wanes, renewables boom

A microbe’s membrane helps it survive extreme environments

In the Spotlight

Conference develops women as leaders in global health

Beyond the classroom

Ecologist finds optimism in Alaskan forests

More Stories

Stanford theoretical physicist Shoucheng Zhang dies at 55

‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells

Opioid prescriptions from dentists linked to youth addiction risk

Patients with paralysis use brain signals to operate a tablet

Board of Trustees focuses on diversity and inclusion

Stanford principles regarding immigration

Agricultural economist Timothy Josling dies at age 78

The first gene-edited babies: The legal and ethical questions

Senior explores opportunities in China

Stanford expands financial aid for middle-income families as trustees set 2019-20 tuition

Stanford University reports FY2018 financial results

Provost issues annual report on Title IX, sexual harassment cases

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