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Q&A: Tracking COVID infections through wastewater

Civil and environmental engineering Professor Alexandria Boehm discusses the system her team developed for monitoring COVID-19’s prevalence on campus, collaboration with public health officers, and the great promise that wastewater monitoring holds for anticipating the spread of other diseases.

Science & Technology

Four questions for Desiree LaBeaud

The Stanford epidemiologist reacts to recent news about the effects of plastic on human health.

Science & Technology

Q&A: Secrets of brain health may be hidden in nerve cells’ insulation

Two interdisciplinary postdocs working at the heart of a burgeoning field discuss the overlooked cells that speed signaling between neurons, and a surprising recent discovery about aging brains.

Social Sciences

Shirin Sinnar on the Buffalo shooting, hate crimes, and domestic terrorism

In the wake of the Buffalo shooting, Stanford Law School’s Shirin Sinnar discusses the scale of white supremacist violence in the U.S. and the rise of hate crimes.

Science & Technology

SLAC’s superconducting X-ray laser reaches operating temperature colder than outer space

The facility, LCLS-II, will soon sharpen our view of how nature works on ultrasmall, ultrafast scales, impacting everything from quantum devices to clean energy.

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Social Sciences

What to know about disinformation and how to address it

Stanford scholars from across the social sciences are studying the threats disinformation poses to democracy. Here is some of their research.

University Affairs

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, university’s first new school in 70 years, will accelerate solutions to global climate crisis

Investments of $1.1 billion from John and Ann Doerr, along with gifts from other philanthropists, catalyze interdisciplinary efforts to tackle urgent climate and sustainability challenges facing people and ecosystems worldwide.

Social Sciences

Understanding the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

A compilation of Stanford scholarship and insights into the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Medicine

Mental health hygiene can improve mood, decrease stress

Hui Qi Tong, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, explains how to fit mental health hygiene into your already busy day.

Science & Technology

Training smarter bots for the real world

A breakthrough approach to Imitation Learning could create versatile AI agents that could learn to do complex tasks in ever-changing environments.

Social Sciences

Forgiveness: How the right communication repairs relationships

Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, talks about how apologies can facilitate forgiveness and repair relationships in this episode of the podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart.

Medicine

Clues from Down syndrome hint at new Alzheimer’s finding

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have discovered a possible molecule connection between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.

University Affairs

President’s statement on discovery of noose

In a message to the campus community, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne shares distress, outrage, and urgent resolve regarding Sunday's incident.

Science & Technology

Johannes Eichstaedt: Exploring the intersection of psychology and AI

Johannes Eichstaedt, a computational social scientist and faculty fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, uses social media data and machine learning to gain insight into a wide range of health-related issues.

Medicine

Missed diagnoses: Study highlights the importance of physician skills in health care

Research by SIEPR senior fellows David Chan and Matthew Gentzkow challenges the premise that different approaches to patient care are a result of practitioner preference and suggests that policies to boost skills could improve health care efficiency.

Social Sciences

Drell lecturer calls for updating U.S. nuclear launch approval process

While delivering this year’s Drell Lecture, U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu questioned the constitutionality of the American president’s ability to unilaterally order a nuclear strike.

Awards

Announcing the winners of the inaugural Andrew Olson Scientific Image Awards

Judges considered scientific importance, technical prowess, and artistic merit when selecting the 10 winners of the inaugural Andrew Olson Scientific Image Awards.

University Affairs

Stanford celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Month

Programs throughout the month include lectures and exhibits at the Cantor Arts Center.

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