A diploma is more than a credential, says Baccalaureate speaker Lerone A. Martin
EventsVideo
At Stanford’s 2026 Baccalaureate celebration, keynote speaker Martin and student speaker Lamya Butt emphasized the communities that will sustain graduates long after they leave.
Stanford Medicine’s bold proposal to accelerate cancer innovation
Campus & FacilitiesVideo
A proposed cancer center in Redwood City would combine care and research to advance treatments for a growing patient population.
Elite climber eyes his next peak
Community & CultureFeature
Connor Herson, a coterminal master’s student in electrical engineering, has earned global recognition for scaling the world’s most challenging rock walls.
Proton therapy team treats first patient
Health & MedicineResearch
Stanford Medicine’s new proton therapy facility is ready for patients. On June 4 a child with a rare brain tumor became the first to receive treatment.
In the news

Shoot for the stars, but make sure that the stars you’re seeing are what’s really out there.
Ekaterina (Kath) Landgren, Stanford postdoctoral fellow, on new research revealing that aiming just above average in ambition leads to better outcomes.
New research explores collecting water in Earth’s driest places
Stanford researchers are working on technology that draws out water from some of the driest places in the world.
US kids caught in ‘reading recession’ that predates COVID
Research co-led by Stanford finds that children in a majority of U.S. states are performing at lower levels than they were in the decade prior.
Research Matters

Stories in Motion
MoreStories in MotionStanford internship opens a path to the chip industry
AcademicsVideo
A nano@stanford program gives community college students hands-on training in a cleanroom, paving the way for opportunities in a growing industry.


