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Open science in the era of COVID-19

Science moving forward without traditional forms of peer review could shorten the path to solutions – but it also increases the chances that low-quality science gets overhyped.

University Affairs

Virtual conversation with the Stanford community on COVID-19

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell addressed the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during an online conversation with the Stanford community on Monday.

Campus Life

Religious Life at Stanford: Keeping in touch and keeping the faith

With holy days approaching for many religions and with Stanford’s faith communities unable to gather in person, Dean Tiffany Steinwert discusses the Office for Religious Life’s alternate approaches for worship and spiritual growth.

Science & Technology

Stress disrupts our ability to plan ahead

Pairing brain scans with virtual-navigation tasks, researchers found that people make less efficient and effective plans when stressed.

Science & Technology

Increasing risk of extreme wildfire weather

The study finds that autumn days with extreme fire weather have more than doubled in California since the early 1980s due to climate change. The results could contribute to more effective risk mitigation, land management and resource allocation.

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Science & Technology

Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: How technology can understand, track and improve health outcomes

Scholars, practitioners, and experts across disciplines share what’s working and where research can help during HAI's virtual conference.

Arts & Creativity

Experience the arts at Stanford from afar

From listening to watching to learning, here are ways to access remote arts experiences.

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.

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Stanford seeking to expand space for COVID-19 research

Stanford is looking to expand the only facility on campus where researchers can work with the virus that causes COVID-19. Once underway, the expansion could be completed in six months and would greatly speed research toward treatment and prevention.

Science & Technology

Tracking a killer: Hunting the coronavirus with technology, AI and analytics

Experts offer Insights on mapping and forecasting virus cases during Stanford HAI’s COVID-19 and AI Conference.

Faculty & Staff

Scattered staff members help keep Stanford operational from afar

Working from home, Stanford staff are discovering or inventing new ways to communicate, interact and support one another.

Science & Technology

A new way to fine-tune exotic materials: Thin, stretch and clamp

Turning a brittle oxide into a flexible membrane and stretching it on a tiny apparatus flipped it from a conducting to an insulating state and changed its magnetic properties.

Science & Technology

Stanford researchers help show it’s possible to reuse N95 masks

Researchers from Stanford and other universities scoured the scientific literature to create N95decon.org, a web portal that medical professionals can access for trustworthy information on how to decontaminate used N95 masks.

Science & Technology

The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation

Drawing from data on those galactic neighbors, a new model suggests the Milky Way should have an additional 100 or so very faint satellite galaxies awaiting discovery.

Science & Technology

Modeling social distancing’s impact

Biologist Erin Mordecai discusses different social distancing strategies, how long we may need to maintain them and the risk of a disease resurgence if precautions are lifted too early.

University Affairs

FAQ: Stanford’s response to and prevention of 2019 Novel Coronavirus

The university is actively monitoring the developing situation with respect to the spread of the disease and potential impacts to university functions.

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