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Stanford deepens long history of supporting local students’ mental health and well-being

For decades, Stanford has engaged in school and community collaborations that support positive youth development, including efforts focusing on mental health and well-being.

Science & Technology

Improved computer simulation can build faster, cleaner, cheaper planes

Faster supercomputers and better modeling are being paired with optimized wind tunnels and flight testing to design faster, cheaper commercial planes.

Medicine

Blood test predicts recovery after hip-replacement surgery, study finds

A blood test that analyzes immune function can forecast how quickly a person undergoing hip replacement surgery will recover, according to a new study by Stanford Medicine researchers.

Social Sciences

Designing markets for faster, better vaccines

Susan Athey and a team of economists have been pushing for an unprecedented expansion of vaccine capacity.

Medicine

Scar-free healing

A phenomenon tied to animal size helps determine whether animals heal without scarring after burns, and scientists have found a way to manipulate this feature to let burns heal without a scar.

Hunger, malnutrition and obesity affect billions of people. A first-of-its-kind comprehensive review of the so-called blue foods sector reveals challenges and opportunities for creating a healthier, more sustainable, equitable and resilient global food system.

Awards

Guido Imbens wins Nobel in economic sciences

Stanford economist Guido W. Imbens was awarded the Nobel Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences today for his work in econometrics and statistics.

Science & Technology

Wearable technology research at Stanford

From developing innovative means of production to testing the quality of commercially available products, Stanford researchers are enthusiastically involved in improving wearable technologies.

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Medicine

J&J coronavirus vaccine produces low antibody response, study finds

In a head-to-head comparison of the three widely used coronavirus vaccines in the United States, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine yielded a strikingly lower antibody response in a Stanford School of Medicine-led study.

Medicine

Youngsters with ADHD often don’t receive best treatment

The first treatment offered to families is often not the recommended one that’s backed by scientific evidence, according to a Stanford Medicine study.

Medicine

Stanford Medicine launches Office of Child Health Equity

Pediatrician Lisa Chamberlain will lead a new office that promotes pediatric health equity via research, community engagement and health policy.

Social Sciences

Stanford supports community health workers conducting COVID-19 vaccine outreach in area’s Latinx community

Stanford faculty members are collaborating with community health workers to promote COVID-19 vaccine awareness and public health guidelines in the area’s Latinx community.

Faculty & Staff

Stanford charges committee with developing implementation recommendations for proposal for new institute on study of race, ethnicity and society

Provost Persis Drell told the Faculty Senate Thursday that a committee has been charged with developing recommendations for a process to create a new institute on the study of race, ethnicity and society. The Faculty Senate also heard updates on the university’s response to COVID-19 and the state of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs, among other topics.

Science & Technology

Stanford deepens long history of supporting local students’ mental health and well-being

Improved computer simulation can build faster, cleaner, cheaper planes

Blood test predicts recovery after hip-replacement surgery, study finds

Designing markets for faster, better vaccines

Scar-free healing

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Blue food revolution

Guido Imbens wins Nobel in economic sciences

Wearable technology research at Stanford

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J&J coronavirus vaccine produces low antibody response, study finds

Youngsters with ADHD often don’t receive best treatment

Stanford Medicine launches Office of Child Health Equity

Stanford supports community health workers conducting COVID-19 vaccine outreach in area’s Latinx community

Stanford charges committee with developing implementation recommendations for proposal for new institute on study of race, ethnicity and society

New model points to solution to global blood shortage

Restore – don’t reshore – supply chains

Four professors elected to the National Academy of Medicine

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