Improving water affordability for low-income residents
Research
Stanford researchers are working with the City of Santa Cruz to improve assistance programs for residents who pay their water bills indirectly through rent.
David G. Luenberger, pioneer in optimization theory, dies at 88
Obituary
Luenberger’s doctoral research gave rise to a technique that aerospace and robotics engineers still use to track the hidden behavior of complex systems.
Harnessing the power of fungi to create foods of the future
Profile
The global population could approach 10 billion by 2050. How do we feed that many people in an equitable, sustainable, and nutritious way? Stanford bioengineer Vayu Hill-Maini is turning to “nature’s recyclers” for answers.
John Hennessy earns top Marconi Society award
News
The chip pioneer and Stanford president emeritus was honored with a lifetime achievement award for his transformative innovations to modern computing.
‘Necessity can drive innovation’
Profile
AI is contributing to a rising demand for electricity – a pressing sustainability challenge. Professor Will Chueh says it can also be part of the solution.
Statistical test helps judge the value of personalization
Research
Stanford researchers have developed an effective statistical measure of the real-world benefits of tailoring interventions like job training, coursework, and medical treatments to individuals.
Meet Biomni – an AI-powered biomedical co-scientist
Research
In creating a comprehensive, AI-enabled research agent for the biomedical sciences, Stanford researchers hope to speed innovation by eliminating the tedium of scientific legwork.
AI hiring tools show racial bias
Research
For many job postings, AI screening tools recommend white candidates at higher rates than Black and Asian candidates, new research shows.
Instructors honored for excellence in teaching
News
Lernik Asserian, Todd Davies, and Katarina Guzman are this year’s recipients of the Lecturers Award for Teaching and Undergraduate Education.
Elite climber eyes his next peak
Feature
Connor Herson, a coterminal master’s student in electrical engineering, has earned global recognition for scaling the world’s most challenging rock walls.