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Stanford Report —

Baccalaureate speakers announced

Yvette A. Flunder, a pastor whose work links gospel and social ministries, and Simran Jeet Singh, an educator and writer who advocates for religious and racial tolerance, will speak at Commencement Weekend 2022.

Stanford Engineering —

How social media can help gauge societal health

In this episode of The Future of Everything, computational and social scientist Johannes Eichstaedt discusses the technology behind using social media to measure well-being.

Stanford Report —

Stephen Streiffer named Stanford vice president for SLAC

Stephen Streiffer, deputy laboratory director for science and technology at Argonne National Laboratory, has been named as Stanford University’s new vice president for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Health, happiness and prosperity – with fewer kilowatts

Analysis of data from 140 countries suggests many rich countries could use less energy per capita without compromising health, happiness or prosperity. Countries struggling with energy poverty may be able to maximize well-being with less energy than previously thought.

Stanford Earth —

Why do we see the man in the moon?

New research shows how the impact that created the moon’s South Pole-Aitken basin is linked to the stark contrast in composition and appearance between the two sides of the moon.