Stem cell biologist Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science
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Often called “America’s Nobel Prize,” the National Medal of Science honors the country’s leading researchers. Helen Blau, professor at the Stanford School of Medicine, was recognized for her work on cellular plasticity and aging.
President Levin paddles with the kayak club
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Jon Levin, ’94, dropped by the Avery Rec Pool for an informal paddle with the Stanford Kayak Club – the student group he once led.
Students help Stanford archivists preserve the past
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Each year, a handful of undergrads support Stanford Archives as processing assistants. “It quenches your intellectual curiosity, and you get to work with a lot of really interesting, and sometimes weird, stuff,” says Bradley Strauss, ’25.
Terence Ketter dies at 74
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The Stanford Medicine psychiatrist ran the university’s bipolar disorder clinic and studied associations between mental illness and creativity.