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11 - 20 of 6,921 itemsUniversity leaders welcome the community to spring…
President Jonathan Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez share principles that are guiding the university’s approach to challenging issues.
New book examines how historical fiction fueled rise …
As nationalism grows both domestically and abroad, Literature for the Masses explores how Japanese popular culture from a hundred years ago resembles that of the 21st century.
Beanbags and boundaries
More than two dozen Stanford frosh gathered recently in the West FloMo lounge to learn about sexual citizenship and make one-of-a-kind beanbag chairs for their dorm rooms, hosted by Stanford’s PEERs (prevent, educate, empower, refer) program. Learn more about PEERs and upcoming workshops on the Vaden Health website.
Stanford Football announces Frank Reich as interim…
Reich is one of the sport’s most well-respected offensive minds thanks to over 30 years in professional football, combining a 14-year playing career as an NFL quarterback with 18 seasons in various coaching roles.
Career event explores paths for PhDs and postdocs
Doctoral students and postdocs interested in exploring paths beyond academia heard from Stanford alumni and industry leaders about careers in business, biotech, the arts, and more.
Windhover Contemplative Center reopens
Leaders from across faiths celebrated the reopening of the center with rituals related to the blessing of spaces from Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, and secular traditions. The center closed following winter storm damage in 2023.
Melting ice and more rain drive Southern Ocean…
Stanford researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.
Jean Lythcott, beloved former Stanford GSE educator, …
Lythcott was best known for her exemplary teaching, advocacy for students, and infectious love of science.
Exploring a future with in-home robot caretakers
Allison Okamura, a science fellow from Hoover’s Technology Policy Accelerator, is working on a new generation of robots that can help care for people in their homes as they get older. She answers seven questions about what life with ‘soft robots’ could look like.
Scenes from Democracy Day 2024
The academic holiday was founded in 2021 by Sean Casey, ’22, and Jonathan Lipman, ’22, with the goal of engaging students in the democratic process. This year’s programming, the first in a presidential general election year, featured 30 events across campus, from panel discussions to public service career mixers. “It’s not just a day off, but a day on,” said YuQing Jiang, ’25, one of this year’s student organizers.
