Stanford News

Autonomous car research at Stanford

Researchers all over Stanford are working on our driverless future. From exploring complex ethics questions, to developing leading-edge technologies, to real-world testing of custom autonomous cars, Stanford researchers are striving to help ensure the safety of driverless vehicles.

Science & Technology

New credits make carbon capture profitable

With recent tax credits and other policies, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground is not only possible but profitable for U.S. biofuel refineries.

Science & Technology

Pediatric obesity, depression connected in the brain

Reward centers in the brains of children and teenagers who are obese and depressed show abnormalities that suggest the two conditions are neurologically connected, Stanford researchers have found.

Science & Technology

Swirling liquids shed light on how bitcoin works

The physics involved with stirring a liquid operate the same way as the mathematical functions that secure digital information. This parallel could help in developing even more secure ways of protecting digital information.

Humanities

Separating fact from myth of 1903 anti-Jewish riot

Stanford historian Steven Zipperstein analyzes the impactful aftermath of the Kishinev pogrom, an anti-Jewish massacre in imperial Russia. Using new evidence, he sheds light on how the riot took place, separating fact from myth.

In the Spotlight

Arts & Creativity

Stanford’s spring quarter guest artists

Stanford creates opportunities for meaningful engagement with the arts for students and the university community through an extensive guest artists program.

Law & Policy

Examining the complexities of migration

Global migration is a complicated issue facing people all over the world. Stanford scholars are turning to critical, social scientific inquiry to better understand its complexities.

Campus Life

Retired Stanford Trees have found a home in Green Library

The Stanford Tree, which began life as a spoof on mascots by the Stanford Band, made its first appearance during a Big Game halftime program in 1975.

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Law & Policy

Court strikes down key deportation provision

Law Professor Jayashri Srikantiah discusses the court’s decision striking down part of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Science & Technology

Stanford scientists create gold nanoparticles in water

The discovery that water microdroplets can replace potentially toxic agents in the creation of gold nanoparticles and nanowires could help usher in a new era of “green chemistry.”

Law & Policy

Global threats to companies are complex, but solutions exist

Stanford political scientists Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart offer insights about how businesses can most effectively confront “political risks.”

Science & Technology

Light-sensitive chips could one day restore sight to the blind

Millions of people are slowly losing their vision to diseases of the retina, such as age-related macular degeneration. Now, a device more than a decade in the making may help some of them see again.

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.