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1 - 10 of 6,351 itemsCardinal Olympians
A school-record 60 athletes with Stanford ties have qualified to compete in this year’s Games, hailing from 15 nations and representing 20 varsity sports. Stanford’s contingent includes 14 current student-athletes, led by women’s swimmer Torri Huske.
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Educating Olympians
For more than a century, Stanford athletes have excelled at the Games, breaking records and bringing home medals. What’s the secret to their success?
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A computer scientist’s take on the CrowdStrike crash
Zakir Durumeric explains the software bug that hobbled millions of computers and how we can become more resilient to future outages.
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Studying Middle Eastern history through graphic…
A spring quarter course explored how graphic novels convey the visceral realities of living amidst political violence and conflict in a way traditional media struggle to match.
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How Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
New research underscores the close relationship between dust plumes transported from the Sahara Desert in Africa and rainfall from tropical cyclones along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Florida.
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Kathryn Olivarius receives Dan David Prize
Given to scholars who deepen public understanding of the past, the award recognizes Olivarius’ research on disease, citizenship, and economics in the 19th-century United States.
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Stanford joins initiative to reach rural students
A network of U.S. colleges and universities is focused on attracting high school students from small communities and supporting them after they enroll.
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What it’s like to treat the world’s greatest…
Steven Isono, a Team USA head physician, has been keeping Olympians competition-ready for more than three decades. He opens up about preparations, dress codes, and how hanging out with elite athletes gives him perspective on life.
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How pros handle pressure can help you, too
Sport psychologist Kelli Moran-Miller shares insights into how top athletes handle performance anxiety, with lessons for the rest of us.
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Jay Hamilton appointed vice provost for…
Hamilton, chair of the Department of Communication and First-Year Requirements Governance Board, has taught and led at Stanford since 2013. He is looking forward to building on VPUE’s mission and core programs such as COLLEGE.
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