Krishna Shenoy, engineer who reimagined how the brain makes the body move, dies at 54
Shenoy was a pioneer of neuroprosthetics, a field that reimagines how the brain makes the body move. He is remembered for caring deeply about everyone around him and for his “infectious enthusiasm for science.”
An active researcher, collaborator, and mentor at Stanford Medicine for nearly three decades, Levy’s discovery of a family of molecules called tetraspanins launched a new field of cancer research.
Harumi Befu, professor emeritus of anthropology, dies at 92
Harumi Befu, a professor emeritus of anthropology in Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences who challenged and exposed stereotypes about Japanese people and their culture, died Aug. 4. He was 92.
The former associate director of Stanford’s Food Research Institute, Gotsch was a technology evangelist best known for his research on irrigation development in South Asia and use of mathematical models to study agricultural policy.
Noddings, best known for her groundbreaking theory on the ethics of care, was the first woman to serve as dean at any of the professional schools at Stanford.
Roger Shepard, pioneer in research on mental imagery, has died
Shepard, professor emeritus of psychology and a National Medal of Science winner, introduced techniques for quantifying mental processes and contributed to the fields of computer science, AI, linguistics, robotics, and physics.
