A new approach to forecasting toxic metals in wildfire smoke
Earth & ClimateVideo
Wildfires can turn natural metals in soil into toxic, airborne particles. Stanford researchers are working to predict where these metals travel and warn people in harm’s way.
Program invites faculty into world of athletics
AthleticsNews
The Faculty Athletics Fellows program pairs Stanford faculty with athletic teams, strengthening academic support for student-athletes balancing sport and scholarship.
Anesthesia dreams show promise for treating PTSD
Health & MedicineQ&A
Induced dreams during anesthesia could offer a more controlled alternative to psychedelic therapies for trauma recovery.
New scanner brings advanced whole-brain imaging to Stanford
Science & EngineeringVideo
Wu Tsai Neuro’s OPM-MEG pinpoints when and where brain activity occurs, opening new avenues for research on speech, memory, and neurological disorders.
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Fossils are our only opportunity to see into past biodiversity.
Christine Garcia, geoscience specimen collection curator and manager, commenting on an ice age tooth that has been donated to the Doerr School of Sustainability after being found in an open space preserve in San Mateo County.
What should not be for sale?
Debra Satz, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, on the moral limits of markets and why some things should not be for sale.
Stanford lab using fungi to upcycle food waste
Vayu Hill-Maini, assistant professor of bioengineering, on how we can harness the power of fungi to transform food waste into new foods and beverages.
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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.
