Around the Farm

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Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — February 14, 2023

Stanford’s Lerone A. Martin on his new book about J. Edgar Hoover and White Christian nationalism

Lerone A. Martin discusses his new book, The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism.

Stanford Report — February 13, 2023

Tony Kovscek elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability faculty member Tony Kovscek has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, which is one of the highest professional distinctions bestowed upon engineers.

Stanford Medicine — February 8, 2023

Ask Me Anything: Diets, cooking and healthy eating

Physician-chef Michelle Hauser, MD, discusses meal planning, the best foods for heart health, and getting kids to eat veggies.

Stanford Report — February 7, 2023

I’ll be there for you

Six mid-career professors on the group friendship that has sustained them since their early days at Stanford.

Stanford Engineering — January 27, 2023

Krishna Shenoy, engineer who reimagined how the brain makes the body move, dies at 54

Shenoy was a pioneer of neuroprosthetics, a field that reimagines how the brain makes the body move. He is remembered for caring deeply about everyone around him and for his “infectious enthusiasm for science.”

Stanford Libraries — January 19, 2023

Sound pioneer Ray Dolby’s personal papers are donated to Stanford Libraries’ Silicon Valley Archives

Dolby is known for developing technologies that revolutionized the entertainment industry and he meticulously documented his passion for sound.

Stanford Engineering — January 18, 2023

Gio Wiederhold, expert in databases and intellectual property, has died at 86

The professor emeritus of computer science was a noted expert in databases, the valuation of intellectual property, and computer history.

Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences — January 12, 2023

Robert Finn, an expert in the mathematics of complex surfaces and capillaries, has died at 100

A Stanford professor for nearly six decades, Finn was influential in the mathematics of complex shapes and of capillary action.

Stanford Report — January 10, 2023

Redesigning for inclusivity

The IDEAL Research Lab helps STEM instructors redesign introductory science and engineering classes to address barriers for historically marginalized students.

Stanford Report — January 9, 2023

Seven Stanford grad students among inaugural Quad Fellows

The Quad Fellowship is designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists in the U.S., Australia, India, and Japan.