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Vayu Hill-Maini sits at a lab cafe table beside a leafy potted plant, looking toward the camera.

Harnessing the power of fungi to create foods of the future

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The global population could approach 10 billion by 2050. How do we feed that many people in an equitable, sustainable, and nutritious way? Stanford bioengineer Vayu Hill-Maini is turning to “nature’s recyclers” for answers.
William Chueh in a blue lab coat and glasses smiles while standing among equipment in a lab.

‘Necessity can drive innovation’

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AI is contributing to a rising demand for electricity – a pressing sustainability challenge. Professor Will Chueh says it can also be part of the solution.
Jason Oremus McLeish jumping with his creative partner in the dance duo Hammerstep

From ‘Riverdance’ to Stanford

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A successful career performing with Riverdance and on Broadway led Jason Oremus McLeish to explore the intersection of engineering and orthopedics at Stanford.