Stanford School of Humanities & Sciences

The Stanford physicist has been honored with membership in the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.

A Stanford field course takes students into Bay Area forests for an up-close look at the lives of local birds.

Biologists have identified molecular anchors that secure plant cell membranes to their walls during water loss, providing insights for developing drought-resistant crops.

The W.M. Keck Foundation bridge funding initiative made one-time grants designed to support early-career scientists navigating reductions in federal research funding.

A passionate and wide-ranging scholar, the Norway-born professor reconciled two disparate philosophical traditions.

A Stanford study finds that more than three quarters of plant species diversified primarily by thriving in their original environments, challenging previous assumptions on the role of migration.

Stanford economist Neale Mahoney answers four questions about why gas prices are rising, despite record-level oil production in the U.S.

Stanford GSB professor Jennifer Eberhardt analyzed thousands of police stops to reveal how officers’ words predict escalation. Now, advances in AI could take that research further – and faster.

Historian Jessica Riskin is among 42 scholars newly elected to the oldest learned society in the U.S.

A Stanford study of fake account networks active during the 2020 elections finds that many were financially motivated, using political content as a lure for clicks and profit.