Warning labels could curb young people’s social media use
Research
Teens and young adults report that health warning labels would reduce their social media consumption. Messages about mental health harms resonate most strongly.
Community-first approach guides cancer center vision
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Input from local residents is helping to shape Stanford Medicine’s proposed clinical cancer care and research center in Redwood City.
Ultrafast electrons reveal unexpected optical signal
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Researchers used high-energy electrons and lasers to detect a surprisingly strong optical signal from ionized semiconductors. The findings could improve medical imaging and sensing technologies.
Innovative process boosts clean hydrogen production
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Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit.
New academy trains legal engineering leaders
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Attorneys and executives will train at Stanford on AI strategy, workflow redesign, and governance, combining legal expertise with an engineering mindset.
Lara Tiedens appointed as CASBS director
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The former CASBS fellow and board member most recently served a one-year term as the center’s interim director.
Report maps ethical path for organoid research
Research
Organizers of a Stanford-led conference have released recommendations to build global oversight and ethical guidance for neural organoid and assembloid research
South African clean air activist wins Bright Award
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Promise Mabilo has received Stanford’s highest environmental prize for fighting fossil fuel pollution and advancing landmark litigation in South Africa.
Welcoming Stanford Medicine’s next generation
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At white coat ceremonies, incoming clinicians and physician-scientists donned coats, pledged humanitarian care, and celebrated the milestone with loved ones.
Meet Stanford’s self-styled ‘art ranger’
Profile
Mark Shunney stewards the university’s world-class collection of public art from a tiny eco-outpost next to Meyer Green.
Scientists spot a possible dark matter signal
News
A world-leading dark matter detector observed a rare particle interaction that may represent dark matter, the invisible substance comprising most of the universe’s mass.
New screening tool amplifies detection of protein changes
Research
A high-throughput method enables researchers to screen hundreds of drugs in parallel, accelerating discovery of therapies that degrade disease-causing proteins.