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How the meaning of the Declaration of Independence changed over time

When the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it was a call for the right to statehood rather than individual liberties, says Stanford historian Jack Rakove. Only after the American Revolution did people interpret it as a promise for individual equality.

Science & Technology

A new ultrafast insulin

Stanford researchers tested a new insulin drug in diabetic pigs and found that it was twice as fast-acting as traditional insulin.

Research

Air pollution’s connection to infant mortality

The study of sub-Saharan Africa finds that a relatively small increase in airborne particles significantly increases infant mortality rates. A cost-effective solution may lie in an exotic-sounding proposal.

Law & Policy

Retaining stare decisis in June Medical Services v. Russo

Stanford Law Professor Bernadette Meyler discusses the Supreme Court’s decision Monday in the June Medical Services v. Russo case.

Science & Technology

Links between COVID-19 and air pollution

A proposed change to federal regulations would give less consideration to the health benefits of air pollution rules. Mary Prunicki of Stanford’s Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research discusses likely outcomes for poor communities.

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Social Sciences

Stanford scholars examine racism, social change and how to build a more just future

Stanford scholars have been looking for ways to reduce racial disparities and how to create meaningful change.

Campus Life

Looking back on an unusual academic year at Stanford

The COVID-19 pandemic affected Stanford University deeply, creating a most unusual academic year, as illustrated in this slideshow.

Humanities

Pandemic press: Stanford alumni journalists at the frontlines of COVID-19

Stanford alumni journalists describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed their profession and what they are seeing on the frontlines.

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University Affairs

Key academic dates, times approved

An administrative session of the Faculty Senate provided approval for four 10-week quarters in the coming academic year, along with a daily course meeting schedule for both online and in-person classes.

Science & Technology

AI’s carbon footprint problem

Machine learning generates far more carbon emissions than most people realize. A Stanford team has developed a tool to measure the hidden cost.

Social Sciences

Psychological research has a racism problem, Stanford scholar says

Across five decades of psychological research, publications that highlight race are rare, and when race is discussed, it is authored mostly and edited almost entirely by white scholars, according to a new Stanford study.

Science & Technology

Stanford students learn to program robots from home

This year’s Experimental Robotics class was moved online due to COVID-19 but students used the same programming skillset in simulation to complete their tasks.

Social Sciences

Smiling in the masked world of COVID-19

People will have to learn to smile with their eyes and voices, and to read the eyes and voices of others more, Stanford scholar Jeanne Tsai says.

Social Sciences

A snapshot of a new working-from-home economy

Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom discusses the societal impacts of a new “working-from-home economy” and the challenges posed by the massive transition to widespread remote work.

Science & Technology

Storing data on 2D metals

Researchers have invented a way to slide atomically-thin layers of 2D materials over one another to store more data, in less space and using less energy.

Campus Life

Stanford to reopen Dish area

Stanford’s popular Dish area will reopen July 6 with improvements designed to promote a safe and healthy environment.

University Affairs

Stanford creates new programs and resources to support gradual campus restart

As a limited number of people return to campus, starting with additional researchers on June 22, operational changes are being implemented to maintain campus health and safety.

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