With the rainy season upon us, Stanford Report dug into the photo archives to remind members of the campus community to don their boots and raincoats and carry their umbrellas. Here comes winter.
An international research team reports that the increase in global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has resumed after a 3-year respite and may increase again next year. Despite the findings, improved energy efficiency and a booming renewables market provide signs of hope.
A team led by Yi Cui has created clothing fabric that keeps in warmth on cool days and releases heat on warm ones. The new textile could save energy costs from cooling or heating buildings.
Since its inception in 1892, Stanford University Press has published thousands of books and other research works authored by faculty at Stanford and across the world.
Stanford University Press has published a diverse and influential portfolio of scholarly work over the past 125 years, including works on U.S. economics, marine biology and the ancient Mayan civilization.
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Stanford faculty are leading a new initiative to help the World Health Organization and humanitarian NGOs revamp the medical response system in communities impacted by war.
Stanford researchers are leading a national effort to improve the next generation of gravitational wave detectors by creating new and better coatings for LIGO’s mirrors.
Former Vice Provost for Student Affairs Mary Edmonds, known as a charismatic leader on campus, in higher education and in the community, has died at 85.
Federal regulators have indicated they may open some marine national monuments to commercial fishing. Researchers who have studied these and adjacent areas discuss their value and the potential impacts of a change in protected status.
