
New project aims to explore the human-ocean connection
Research
Stanford researchers are creating an interdisciplinary approach to education that connects students with the complexities of ocean ecosystems and human interaction.

Leveraging the tools of finance to achieve sustainable development
Research
Natural capital-based approaches are supporting financial tools that direct billions of dollars toward projects and development strategies that benefit both people and nature.

Stanford neurobiologist’s research on brain development paves the way for Alzheimer’s solutions
Research
Carla Shatz, famous for discovering how neural connections develop early in life, is using that knowledge to work on the problem of how they can later deteriorate from Alzheimer’s disease.

Study finds people with ‘young brains’ outlive ‘old-brained’ peers
Research
Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that measures organ biological aging, revealing that younger brains correlate with increased longevity and reduced disease risk.

Scholars tackle the American West’s big questions
Feature
Since its founding two decades ago, the Bill Lane Center has become a thriving community of students and researchers who examine the American West in all its complexities.
Intro robotics students build AI-powered robot dogs from scratch
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In CS 123, students bring together artificial intelligence and engineering fundamentals to design and upgrade “Pupper,” a walking quadruped robot.

Stanford-led team shares honor for ‘revolutionizing’ study of high-energy cosmic phenomena
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The European Physical Society has awarded a top prize to the teams behind the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which has yielded better understanding of pulsars, supermassive black holes, neutron stars, and more.

Signaling pathway could help heal lungs and pancreas
News
Researchers have discovered that a specific signaling pathway can regenerate damaged tissue in the airways and pancreas of mice. The findings could hold promise for those with respiratory illnesses and metabolic syndrome.

‘It’s an audacious human endeavor’
Profile
Stanford physicist Lauren Tompkins is trying to solve the mysteries of the universe with subatomic particles. Such work requires teams of thousands that collaborate across the world.

Inhibiting enzyme could stabilize progression of Parkinson’s symptoms
Research
Stanford Medicine-led research in mice indicates that decreasing LRRK2 enzyme activity could halt cell death in patients with a type of Parkinson’s disease.

The rush to quit coal is leading countries into the ‘gas trap’
News
Increased natural gas production could inadvertently slow investment in clean energy and lead to higher carbon emissions, a new paper finds.

Supportive housing offers cost-effective response to homelessness and opioid use
Research
A new study shows that providing housing without requiring prior drug treatment produces major public health gains and cost savings.