Solar Car Project races across America
Clubs & OrgsNews
Students drove a solar-powered car they designed nearly 2,000 miles, earning the club’s first road race finish since 2017.
AI designs a novel E. coli killer
Science & EngineeringResearch
Using an AI model of their own creation that writes whole genomes, a team of Stanford scientists has engineered a novel bacteria-fighting phage. A new age of antibiotics could be on the horizon.
Experts break down peptides, the latest wellness trend
Health & MedicineAnalysis & Insights
Peptides are everywhere online, touted for looksmaxxing, muscle building, and weight loss. Stanford Medicine experts explain what is – and isn’t – backed by evidence.
Study uncovers how Alzheimer’s-linked protein harms nerve cells
Health & MedicineResearch
Stanford researchers have discovered that tau can interfere with the tiny powerhouses inside nerve cells, potentially triggering damage linked to Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative disorders.
In the news
It’s not like if you didn’t have a clock, you drop dead. But it’s all less well optimized.
Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on how the body’s circadian clock helps it anticipate daily needs.
Stanford team partners with youth on school air quality
A Stanford research team is helping youth-led nonprofit ConServe expand low-cost air-pollution monitoring at schools and in underserved communities.
Stanford AI summit weighs promise and risk
At the third annual AI Summit @ Stanford, researchers, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs explored how to advance AI while reducing its potential harms.
Research Matters
What I Wish I Knew About Luck
Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Moral Economics
Stories in Motion
MoreStories in MotionMolecule in python blood could point to new weight-loss treatments
Health & MedicineVideo
A molecule that increases by a thousandfold in pythons after they eat holds promise for a weight-loss drug.
