
Generative AI tool marks a milestone in biology
Science & EngineeringQ&A
Trained on a dataset that includes all known living species – and a few extinct ones – Evo 2 can predict the form and function of proteins in the DNA of all domains of life.

Charting the push to simplify work at Stanford
Institutional NewsQ&A
Former President Richard Saller and former Provost John Etchemendy discuss how the effort to fix cumbersome processes and frustrating policies at Stanford is taking shape – including some initial successes.

Scientists discover low-cost way to trap carbon using common rocks
Earth & ClimateResearch
The new process uses heat to transform common minerals into materials that permanently sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Katie Ledecky, Olympian and Stanford student-athlete, to speak at Commencement
EventsNews
Stanford’s 134th Commencement ceremony in June will feature remarks by Katie Ledecky, ’20, a record-setting student-athlete whose 14 medals are the most for any U.S. female Olympian.
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Indigenous science and wisdom are much older than Western conventional science, and there’s a lot of knowledge and wisdom there already.”
Tad Fukami, biology professor and executive director of Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (’Ootchamin ’Ooyakma), during a gathering of researchers to explore prescribed burns, indigenous knowledge, and the evolving science of fire stewardship.
Despite historic rains in 2023, aquifers deep beneath L.A. area remain depleted
Stanford scientists used data from seismic sensors to track groundwater beneath the Los Angeles area.
Meet Stanford students using drones and artificial intelligence to track sharks: Here’s how it works
Stanford student researchers are using AI and drones in an effort to expand shark conservation.
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