Stories published in August, 2019

News articles classified as Stories published in August, 2019

Stanford, SEIU Local 2007 reach tentative agreement

Stanford University has reached a tentative agreement with Service Employees International Union Higher Education Workers Local 2007 (SEIU) on a new five-year contract for the approximately 1,270 workers represented by SEIU at Stanford.

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125 seasons of Stanford football

Stanford Athletics takes a decade-by-decade look at the Cardinal’s history starting with the 1890s and a victory over Cal in the first Big Game.

Ancient die-off greater than dinosaur extinction

When significant oxygen entered the atmosphere, ancient life multiplied. But after a few hundred million years, Earth’s oxygen plummeted, resulting in a die-off likely greater than the extinction of the dinosaurs.

How immigration in Seattle is driving urban change

A Stanford sociologist found that recent Asian immigrants moving to neighborhoods with more Asians explains the lack of redevelopment in these areas and contributes to the gentrification of areas with a higher African American population.

Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

Immunotherapy has great promise as a cancer treatment, but current therapies only work in some. Now, Stanford researchers are testing the idea that microorganisms in our guts might be the deciding factor.