Corporate law scholar Ronald J. Gilson dies at 80
Obituary
Over an academic career spanning nearly five decades, Gilson helped establish corporate governance as a major interdisciplinary field.
How to fix a broken hierarchy from the inside
Q&A
It’s hard to escape hierarchies. In a new book, organizational behavior professor Nir Halevy offers a method for diagnosing and treating dysfunctional ones.
Building neuroscience skills through mentorship
News
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute programs help Cardinal undergrads and community college students gain hands-on lab experience while exploring research careers.
Researchers open autonomous robotics learning to the world
News
A free online textbook, video lectures, and hands-on resources are making cutting-edge autonomy knowledge accessible to developers, researchers, and robot enthusiasts everywhere.
Faculty Senate hears updates on Office of Community Standards, StanfordNext
News
Senators learned more about how the university is addressing student misconduct, its plans for the campus’ future, and the president and provost’s priorities for the academic year.
AI twins find drugs that may prevent early labor
Research
A Stanford Medicine-led study used a virtual model of the immune system during pregnancy to identify a promising drug combination that could reduce the risk of preterm birth.
Antony Jameson, aircraft design pioneer, dies at 91
Obituary
The Stanford professor helped make computational fluid dynamics practical, then developed methods to improve aircraft designs using computer simulations.
Exploring the cellular mystery behind ALS
Analysis & Insights
Why ALS damages some nerve cells that control muscle movement but spares others remains unclear. Stanford Medicine’s Aaron Gitler and colleagues are searching for answers.
Stanford football player finds joy in giving back
Profile
Psychology major and defensive lineman Braden Marceau-Olayinka – nicknamed “Big Smiley” as a frosh – puts in time to volunteer, coach youth football, and speak out about mental health.
SLAC sets record for high-energy X-ray pulses
Research
Ultrashort X-ray pulses are helping scientists study electrons deep inside atoms and the hot, dense matter found in stars.
Earthquake Q&A with a Stanford expert
Video
Can earthquakes be predicted? Do they happen more at night? Can you feel one on an airplane? Seismologist Ettore Biondi explains what the science says.
On shift with Stanford Emergency Medical Services
News
Student-led StEMS provides care at campus events while providing members with hands-on experience, mentorship, and leadership opportunities.