The former Fed chair is recognized for helping steer the U.S. economy through a global financial crisis and the Great Recession, making and influencing policy decisions that helped avert a potential second Great Depression.
Stanford Impact Labs funds partnerships to combat social ills
Stanford Impact Labs is funding eight new partnerships, including projects to reduce partisan animosity, decrease racial and economic segregation in public schools, and lift the veil on tax havens.
Karl Deisseroth to share Horwitz Prize for pioneering contributions to optogenetics
The Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and engineer is honored for developing a technology that lets researchers pinpoint the functions – and malfunctions – of specific brain circuits.
Seed grants fund research on health and environment challenges
The first three projects to receive Healthy Planet, Healthy People Early-Career Research Awards will investigate solutions to air pollution exposure, unsafe sanitation, and the impacts of extreme weather events on healthcare infrastructure.
Stanford honors staff who help make research possible
Lab services manager Cathy Booth and computing support analyst Brian Palermo will be honored with the 2021 Marsh O’Neill Award for Exceptional and Enduring Support of Stanford University's Research Enterprise.
