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Makerspaces at Stanford

Dozens of spaces at Stanford help students and faculty – and, in some cases, staff and community members – explore their inner maker while also supporting those who are experienced creators.

Social Sciences

In a war perceived as just, many Americans excuse war criminals

Political scientist Scott Sagan finds that almost half of Americans are willing to allow a war crime – a massacre of innocent women and children – to go unpunished when they believe the act was committed by soldiers fighting for a just cause.

Law & Policy

Q&A: David Sklansky on articles of impeachment

Stanford Law Professor David Sklansky, a former federal prosecutor, explains what the Constitution says about impeachment and next steps in this historic process.

Campus Life

Women win soccer championship

Stanford women’s soccer team beat North Carolina on penalty kicks, 5-4, to win the NCAA championship on Sunday.

Campus Life

Water polo wins NCAA championship

Stanford jumped to an early lead and never looked back in winning the Cardinal's first men’s water polo NCAA championship since 2002.

In the Spotlight

Social Sciences

Reagan’s ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall’ was almost left unsaid

On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ronald Reagan’s former speechwriter shares what inspired those now famous words and how they were almost cut from the speech.

Science & Technology

Life-changing first glimpse of a laser

Physicist Robert Byer worked on lasers when they were still just an interesting technology, never imagining their myriad modern uses or how they would affect his life.

Science & Technology

Understanding wildfire season

With California’s wildfire season bringing yearly evacuations, damage to communities and lasting health effects, Stanford faculty have been exploring ways of preventing fires and managing health risks.

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Science & Technology

Reduced soil tilling helps both soils and yields

By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, Stanford scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and soybeans and improve the health of the soil – a win-win for meeting growing food needs worldwide.

University Affairs

Programs arising from Stanford’s long-range vision launching new activities for research and education

With the goals of transforming learning on campus and beyond and accelerating discovery and the impact of research, initiatives arising out of the long-range vision are ramping up with activities to engage faculty and students.

Science & Technology

Flatten Greenland, and the Atlantic jet stream goes with it

Building off previous research showing the Atlantic jet stream hovers between three preferred latitudes, researchers found the topography of Greenland is responsible for its northernmost position.

University Affairs

Trustees set 2020-21 tuition, again expand financial aid for middle-income families

Beginning in 2020-21, Stanford will provide scholarship support to cover the price of undergraduate tuition for parents with annual incomes below $150,000, up from the current $125,000 threshold.

University Affairs

External review of athletic admissions reaches conclusions, recommends reforms

In a letter to the university community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reports that an external review commissioned in the wake of Operation Varsity Blues found no evidence of additional fraud at Stanford but made recommendations for policies and procedures that the university will fully adopt.

University Affairs

Makerspaces at Stanford

In a war perceived as just, many Americans excuse war criminals

Q&A: David Sklansky on articles of impeachment

Women win soccer championship

Water polo wins NCAA championship

In the Spotlight

Reagan’s ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall’ was almost left unsaid

Life-changing first glimpse of a laser

Understanding wildfire season

More Stories

Reduced soil tilling helps both soils and yields

Programs arising from Stanford’s long-range vision launching new activities for research and education

Flatten Greenland, and the Atlantic jet stream goes with it

Trustees set 2020-21 tuition, again expand financial aid for middle-income families

External review of athletic admissions reaches conclusions, recommends reforms

Letter from the Provost on the AAU’s Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct

Richard Goode, Stanford otolaryngologist and inventor, dies at 84

Stanford scholar Herb Lin elected AAAS Fellow

Two Stanford students named 2020 Marshall Scholars

Hector Garcia-Molina, influential computer scientist and database expert, dies at 65

Annual Title IX/Sexual Harassment Report released

Stanford University reports FY 2019 financial results

Stanford withdraws General Use Permit application

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