December 21, 2017

Stanford Report’s most popular stories in 2017

Stanford Report’s most popular stories for 2017 ranged in subject matter from climate change to the power of caffeine to the Redwood City campus. Here are some of the top stories based on story opens.

Noah Diffenbaugh — A March 21 story featuring Noah Diffenbaugh called “Heavy California rains par for the course for climate change” was the most popular story in Stanford Report in 2017. In that story, the climatologist explains why heavy rains during a drought are to be expected for a state in the throes of climate change.
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John Etchemendy — Former Provost John Etchemendy’s letter to the Stanford community appeared in Stanford Report on Jan. 9. In it, Etchemendy addressed issues such as Title IX and the fate of the Stanford Band. Etchemendy’s essay, which followed on Feb. 21, was called “The threat from within.” It was based on a speech he gave to the Stanford Board of Trustees. It addressed his concerns about growing intellectual intolerance at universities. Both were among the most popular stories in Stanford Report in 2017.
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eclipse — Just prior to the solar eclipse of 2017 on Aug. 21, scholars from the Graduate School of Education suggested how teachers and parents could use the event as a learning opportunity for children. That story proved to be popular among readers of Stanford Report.
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Computer — Data exposure became an issue for individuals, organizations and corporations throughout 2017, including Stanford. That concern led to “Stanford offers best practices for protecting personal privacy” on Sept. 13.
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Sutton book — Graduate School of Business coverage of Robert Sutton’s new book, The Asshole Survival Guide, was the among the most popular stories (“Work with a jerk? Here’s how to survive”) in 2017. It appeared in Stanford Report on Sept. 15.

coffee cup — A Stanford Medical School story, “Caffeine may counter age-related inflammation” appeared on Jan. 18. The story highlighted a study by Mark Davis and his colleagues that unearthed a connection between advancing age, systemic inflammation, cardiovascular disease and caffeine consumption.
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East side map — A story about the projects planned for the northeast part of the Stanford campus appeared on June 9 and was among the most popular stories of the year. The story, called “East Campus construction to ramp up in summer,” highlighted the Escondido Village Graduate Residences, which will add 2,431 graduate student beds in four residential buildings.
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housing coordinators — “Making the perfect first-year roommate match” proved popular with Stanford Report readers as the campus prepared for the fall quarter. The story explained the work of sophomore Cesar Arevalo and senior Devin Norder, whose summer job was to match first-year students as Stanford’s undergraduate housing coordinators.
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Soaring temps — A question-and-answer feature created by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, “Q&A with Stanford experts on the president’s climate agreement decision,” was among the most popular stories in Stanford Report in 2017. The story highlighted the opinions of environmental scholars who assessed the president’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
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James Comey — A June 8 story in which scholars offered their analysis of the congressional testimony by former FBI Director James Comey was popular among Stanford Report readers in 2017.
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Jose Montoya — Researchers led by Jose Montoya found evidence inflammation may be the culprit behind chronic fatigue syndrome, a disease with no known cure. The School of Medicine story, “Researchers identify biomarkers associated with chronic fatigue syndrome severity,” ran on Aug. 1 and was among the most popular Stanford Report stories in 2017.
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Mirzakhani — A July 15 story announcing the passing of mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first and only woman to win the Fields Medal, was among the most opened stories in Stanford Report in 2017. She died at 40 of breast cancer. The Fields Medal is awarded every four years on the occasion of the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.
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Menlo Park Middle Plaza — Stanford’s announcement on Sept. 28 of the Middle Plaza project to revitalize vacant lots in Menlo Park was among the most popular stories in Stanford Report in 2017. The story discussed plans to turn an 8.4-acre stretch of vacant car lots along El Camino Real into a vibrant mix of housing, offices and retail with a strong village character.
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