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Finding fortitude from the diaries of a man who escaped slavery

As Juneteenth approaches, Stanford law Professor William Gould IV shares how the journals of his great-grandfather, who escaped slavery and fought against the Confederacy in the American Civil War, inspired him throughout his career and personal life.

Science & Technology

Flextronics take another step closer to reality

The long-sought future of flexible electronics that are wearable has proven elusive, but Stanford researchers say they have made a breakthrough.

Medicine

Climate change lengthening allergy season

Air levels of pollen and mold spores in the San Francisco Bay Area are elevated for about two more months per year than in past decades, and higher temperatures are to blame, a Stanford Medicine study has found.

Teaching & Students

How Stanford students helped with a Pulitzer Prize-winning project

When then-Stanford student Jackie Botts got to help Reuters staff as part of her Stanford journalism class, little did she know it would culminate into Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage.

Social Sciences

Q&A: Scholars talk Sidney Drell’s legacy as an arms control and human rights advocate

Hoover fellows and associated scholars discuss the life and legacy of Sidney D. Drell, award-winning nuclear physicist, national security expert, behind-the-scenes diplomat, and champion for peace, nuclear disarmament and human rights.

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Arts & Creativity

A new installation brings playful and thought-provoking public art to the Science and Engineering Quad

The dynamic spheres created by international artist Alicja Kwade suggest alternate realities.

Campus Life

Stanford University Commencement 2021

Stanford University’s 130th Commencement weekend, June 12-13, 2021, was a testament to the strength and tenacity of students during the challenges of the pandemic.

Science & Technology

Professors explain the social cost of carbon

In a Q&A, Stanford economists discuss the importance of this number and its role in creating environmental policies.

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Law & Policy

Stanford Law’s David Studdert and Michelle Mello on SCOTUS ACA decision

In a Q&A, health law experts David Studdert and Michelle Mello discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling, the role of the Affordable Care Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the ACA might be strengthened during the Biden administration.

Science & Technology

Supporting open and reproducible science

Stanford’s Center for Open and Reproducible Science aims to make science – and research in general – more effective and accessible.

Obituaries

Herbert Leiderman, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, dies at 97

Leiderman led groundbreaking research into infant and child development that helped changed the way the world viewed newborns.

Social Sciences

What to anticipate at the Biden-Putin summit

Scholars hope that President Joe Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will lay the groundwork for negotiations in the near future, particularly around nuclear weapons.

Obituaries

Longtime Stanford-in-Berlin lecturer dies

The Stanford community remembers Jochen Wohlfeil, a German lecturer who taught in the Bing Overseas Studies Program in Berlin for more than 30 years. He died recently in Germany.

Science & Technology

Finding the ‘sweet spots’ for managed aquifer recharge

Rapidly worsening drought and a mandate to bring aquifer withdrawals and deposits into balance by 2040 have ignited interest in replenishing California groundwater through managed aquifer recharge. Stanford scientists demonstrate a new way to assess sites for this type of project using soil measurements and a geophysical system towed by an all-terrain vehicle.

Awards

Seventeen Stanford students and alumni awarded Fulbright Grants

Seventeen Stanford students and alumni have been awarded grants to pursue special projects abroad next year with funding from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, according to a recent announcement by the Bechtel International Center.

University Affairs

Stanford ending temporary campus zones program on June 16

As public health conditions improve and state regulations are relaxed, the university is restoring access to outdoor campus spaces for the Stanford community and visitors. A careful focus will remain on indoor facility access to safely support the continued resumption of onsite teaching, research and other work.

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