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Admit Weekend opens Thursday for students invited to Class of 2018

Kathleen J. Sullivan

Admit Weekend 2014 features tours of Bing Concert Hall, the Science and Engineering Quad, athletic facilities and Memorial Church, and activities such as "Cabaret Night: Explore the Arts at Stanford" and the always popular Q&A with President John Hennessy.

Stanford book club spotlights Marguerite Duras' 'The Lover'

Cynthia Haven

Marguerite Duras' erotic masterpiece "The Lover" is the subject of a May 12 "Another Look" book discussion in her centennial year. The work is an autobiographical tale of a teenage French girl's scandalous affair with an older Chinese millionaire in Saigon in the 20^th century.

Stanford scientists observe brain activity in real time

Amy Adams

A Stanford Bio-X team of scientists invented tools for watching mice brain nerves send signals in real time. The technique will make it easier to study brain functions and help develop therapies for brain diseases.

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