Awards & Honors

Wendy Mao, Xiao-Liang Qi, and Alberto Salleo have been honored for work in compressed-matter physics, quantum many-body systems, and organic and polymer electronic materials.

The 2026 Bass University Fellows begin their five-year terms this academic year and are invited to join a council that advises the vice provost of undergraduate education on a range of issues.

This year’s awardees are researching communication between cells, language development in children, medical AI tools, and more.

Karl Deisseroth won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday. From his mom to his kids to his colleagues, hear what those who know him had to say about the Stanford professor and his achievement.

The professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences shares the prize with two other researchers for their work in optogenetics.

From sleeping through the call to shaking hands with the king and queen, laureates reflect on what it was like to win the Nobel Prize. This year’s winners will be announced Oct. 5-12.

The researchers have been awarded Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health contracts for their work in using artificial intelligence for better patient outcomes.

Lin uses electricity to simplify complex chemical reactions, offering a path to making drug molecules more efficiently and with fewer hazardous chemicals.

The award honors outstanding graduate students pursuing careers in business, science, and engineering.

A $25 million grant will allow Stanford University researchers to explore how AI can improve care for people with dementia.