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Reasons for hope amid California’s drought

Stanford water experts discuss lessons learned from previous droughts, imperatives for infrastructure investment and pathways for the state to achieve dramatically better conservation and reuse of its most precious resource.

University Affairs

Stanford offers novel hybrid college courses to high schoolers to expand pathways to higher ed

A new university office joins with the National Education Equity Lab to deliver dual-credit Stanford courses to underserved students nationwide.

Social Sciences

To foil fake news, focus on infectiousness

New research on the ways fake news spreads via social media refines conventional wisdom and offers potential solutions to a vexing problem.

Medicine

Moderna vaccine provides strong protection against delta variant in prison outbreak, study shows

A Stanford study at a California prison found that although there were more breakthrough COVID-19 infections than before the emergence of the delta variant, vaccinated prison residents had few symptomatic cases.

Science & Technology

Closing language gaps to improve COVID-19 tracing

Scholars employ a machine learning algorithm to predict people’s language needs, helping contact tracers resolve cases faster.

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Science & Technology

Blue food revolution

Hunger, malnutrition and obesity affect billions of people. A first-of-its-kind comprehensive review of the so-called blue foods sector reveals challenges and opportunities for creating a healthier, more sustainable, equitable and resilient global food system.

Awards

Guido Imbens wins Nobel in economic sciences

Stanford economist Guido W. Imbens was awarded the Nobel Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences today for his work in econometrics and statistics.

Science & Technology

Wearable technology research at Stanford

From developing innovative means of production to testing the quality of commercially available products, Stanford researchers are enthusiastically involved in improving wearable technologies.

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University Affairs

Stanford’s new vice provost for digital education on innovating for educational equity

Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education, talks about the newly created office that will marshal Stanford’s teaching and learning expertise and technological capabilities to reach students who have been historically underserved by higher education.

Obituaries

Remembering Donald Kennedy, former Stanford president who helped transform university

Family, friends and former colleagues among those honoring Donald Kennedy, Stanford’s eighth president, at a celebration of life in Stanford Memorial Church on Sunday.

Medicine

Blood test predicts recovery after hip-replacement surgery, study finds

A blood test that analyzes immune function can forecast how quickly a person undergoing hip replacement surgery will recover, according to a new study by Stanford Medicine researchers.

Social Sciences

Designing markets for faster, better vaccines

Susan Athey and a team of economists have been pushing for an unprecedented expansion of vaccine capacity.

Medicine

J&J coronavirus vaccine produces low antibody response, study finds

In a head-to-head comparison of the three widely used coronavirus vaccines in the United States, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine yielded a strikingly lower antibody response in a Stanford School of Medicine-led study.

Science & Technology

Improved computer simulation can build faster, cleaner, cheaper planes

Faster supercomputers and better modeling are being paired with optimized wind tunnels and flight testing to design faster, cheaper commercial planes.

Social Sciences

Stanford deepens long history of supporting local students’ mental health and well-being

For decades, Stanford has engaged in school and community collaborations that support positive youth development, including efforts focusing on mental health and well-being.

Medicine

Scar-free healing

A phenomenon tied to animal size helps determine whether animals heal without scarring after burns, and scientists have found a way to manipulate this feature to let burns heal without a scar.

Science & Technology

New model points to solution to global blood shortage

A mathematical model of the body’s interacting physiological and biochemical processes shows that it may be more effective to replace red blood cell transfusion with transfusion of other fluids that are far less in demand.

University Affairs

Stanford releases annual financial results for investment return, endowment

Stanford University today announced a 40.1 percent investment return in its Merged Pool, net of all external and internal costs and fees, for the year ending June 30, 2021.

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