
Collaborative policy research takes center stage at Hoover Institution conference
News
At the 2025 Conference on Collaborative State and Local Policy Research, civil servants and leading policy scholars from 17 states gathered to discuss innovative new government programs and fresh ways of evaluating existing ones.

A new campus makerspace lets teachers tinker with AI
News
The AI Tinkery, which launched this fall at the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, helps educators explore the potential of artificial intelligence in the classroom.
Immersive technology calms kids’ fears at local vaccine clinic
Video
From Space Burgers to Whack-A-Chicken, VR games turn getting a flu shot into a playful experience.

Prescribed burns at Jasper Ridge awaken a rare plant
Analysis & Insights
The faculty director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve reflects on a locally endemic plant growing vigorously in the area where intentional burning was applied to chaparral earlier this year.

Creating a culture of civic engagement
Feature
The university community is preparing for the November election and beyond with an array of educational, civic engagement, and get-out-the-vote efforts.
Visit sparks high school students’ interests
Feature
Teens visited Stanford as part of ‘Introduction to Bioengineering,’ a dual-credit course that offers students in low-income communities access to advanced materials while encouraging them to apply to selective colleges.
Stanford’s multifaith community observes a Day of Prayer
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A time of prayer, chanting, and contemplation, coordinated by campus faith groups, will focus on “the health, wholeness, and safety of people around the globe and at Stanford.” Individuals and groups are encouraged, but not required, to sign up for time slots during the 24-hour period that begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30.

Stanford Impact Labs applies research insights to society’s most pernicious problems
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Stanford Impact Labs is taking a collaborative approach to address some of the biggest issues facing the world and society today.

Celestial spectators come out for KIPAC's solar eclipse viewing party
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Spectators of all ages gathered at Stanford on Saturday to observe a partial solar eclipse, meet KIPAC scientists, and toast marshmallows with sunlight reflected off parabolic mirrors.

Spring lecture series in architecture focuses on materiality
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The annual spring lecture series devoted to architecture, landscape, and urban design opens on April 12 with Billie Tsien, the Obama Presidential Center designer.