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Stanford joins White House forum on sustainability

Aurora Winslade, director of Stanford’s Office of Sustainability, discusses key takeaways from the event, how universities can partner with governments to meet sustainability goals, and how Stanford is becoming a greener campus.

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Stanford Earth Matters magazine —

Understanding the Willow oil drilling project

Stanford experts explain arctic drilling limits and why the recently approved project in Alaska has sparked controversy.

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Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

Paul R. Ehrlich’s boundless scientific career

The population ecologist and environmental activist talks about his new autobiography and why departments should disappear.

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Stanford Graduate School of Education —

The impact of racial stress on Black youth

Farzana Saleem discusses strategies to help Black youth heal from race-related stress and trauma.

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Hoover Institution —

Student loan debt forgiveness and the power of the purse

John F. Cogan and Michael McConnell discuss the US Supreme Court amicus brief they filed in Biden v. Nebraska, in which Nebraska and a number of states challenge the constitutionality of President Biden’s decision to forgive more than $400 billion worth of federal student loans.

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Stanford News —

Steven Pifer on what it will take to end the Russia-Ukraine war

As the one-year mark of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine approaches, Steven Pifer discusses what’s next for Ukraine, Russia, and the West and how the conflict may unfold in the months and even years to come.

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Stanford News —

Jeff Hancock on ChatGPT and what it means to be authentic

Communication Professor Jeff Hancock Jeff Hancock explores the impact of AI-mediated communication on interpersonal relationships.

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Stanford Law School —

Ralph Richard Banks on culture wars and critical thinking

Stanford Law Professor Ralph Richard Banks on AP African American Studies, culture wars, and why academia needs theologians, not priests.

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