Fellowship positions students to lead in tech ethics and policy
News
The Tech Ethics and Policy Fellowship program illuminates a path to careers integrating social science and technical know-how in government, corporate, and nonprofit settings.
Lessons from a Supreme Court judge on living a purposeful life
News
Justice Anthony Kennedy, ’58, returned to Stanford to share insights from his new book, Life, Law & Liberty.
New book sheds light on human and machine intelligence
Q&A
Co-authored by Stanford cognitive psychologist Jay McClelland, The Emergent Mind explores how neural networks advanced AI and radically changed our understanding of the human mind.
Exploring the Louvre heist with French culture expert Cécile Alduy
Q&A
The Stanford professor of French literature and culture unpacks what the audacious Louvre jewel heist reveals about French culture, history, and self-image today.
Stanford inaugurates new home of MLK Institute
News
Hundreds gathered Tuesday for a discussion about King’s legacy and the importance of preserving his writings for future generations.
The antidote to loneliness might be recognizing how much others care
Research
Young adults consistently underestimate how empathetic their peers are, a new study finds. But there’s a simple and scalable fix.
Capturing the brilliant, complicated life of Philip Roth
News
Philip Roth: Stung by Life, a new biography by Stanford historian Steven J. Zipperstein, took years of research – and encouragement from Roth himself.
Pulitzer-winning author returns with decade-in-the-making epic
Q&A
In The Wayfinder, award-winning author and Stanford Professor Adam Johnson draws on the cultures and landscapes of the Polynesian islands to tell a story set 1,000 years in the past – with timely echoes for today.
Stanford researchers receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward grants
News
This year’s awardees are researching cancer treatments, age-related disease, and much more.
Snow leopards’ low genetic diversity puts future at risk
News
A Stanford-led study reveals that snow leopards are the most genetically similar to each other among big cats, making them particularly vulnerable to drastic changes like the warming climate.