The bold bet that built a telescope
Science & EngineeringFeature
Two decades ago, Stanford and SLAC took a gamble on an unproven telescope design that had no funding, no home, and no official backing. Now, with first images in hand and full operations on the horizon, that bet is on the verge of paying off.
Program teaches the art and craft of live storytelling
AcademicsQ&A
The Stanford Storytelling Project helps students acquire the skills to share their experiences in an act Director Jonah Willihnganz says drives both personal growth and societal change.
Climate change reduces crop yields worldwide even with adaptation
Earth & ClimateResearch
A sweeping new analysis finds that rising temperatures will reduce global food production despite adaptation and development. Projected losses for U.S. agriculture are especially steep.
Stanford celebrates its largest graduating class ever at Commencement 2025
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More than 21,000 attendees filled Stanford Stadium for a celebration featuring Wacky Walk, student performances, academic and service awards, and an address by Olympic champion Katie Ledecky.
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If the climate warms by 3 degrees, that’s basically like everyone on the planet giving up breakfast.”
Solomon Hsiang, professor in the department of environmental social sciences at the Doerr School of Sustainability, about a new study on the impact of rising global temperatures on food crops.
Olympic champion Katie Ledecky encourages 2025 graduates to win ‘your’ race
14-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky, ’20, offered some valuable life advice to the Class of 2025 – Stanford’s largest graduating class ever.
To get from experience to emotion, the brain hits ‘sustain’
Karl Deisseroth, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of bioengineering, discusses how the brain takes an experience and responds with an emotion.
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