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.
Records trace Stanford students through WWII incarceration
Community & CultureFeature
Newly digitized papers illuminate how wartime incarceration upended Japanese American students’ lives and studies – and how some remained connected to Stanford.
Researchers rethink the aging brain’s immune system
Health & MedicineNews
A discovery from an unusual team of computer scientists and pathologists overturns longstanding dogma and could point the way toward new therapies for neurodegenerative disease.
Study shows extreme heat keeps older adults closer to home
Health & MedicineResearch
A Stanford Medicine app found that older adults’ daily travel range shrank as temperatures rose, potentially limiting social, physical, and community activity.
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That’s a real opportunity for immigrants to come in and start something for their families.
Laura Jones, Stanford University archaeologist, on how flower farming’s small acreage requirements made it an accessible path to economic opportunity for immigrant families, many of whom got their start on land leased from Stanford.
Giving kids access to AI tutors doesn’t mean they’ll use them
New Stanford research finds that students left alone with an AI tutoring platform spent just two to five minutes interacting with it each week, raising questions about access versus meaningful use.
California researchers say controlled burns reduce long-term pollution
A Stanford study finds that prescribed burns in California’s conifer forests immediately reduced severe wildfire risk by 92% and cut cumulative smoke pollution by 10% over a decade.
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MoreStories in MotionMeet Heloise Hoffmann, ’26
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The bioengineering student and singer-songwriter graduates this month with plans to continue researching a cure for a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
