A stone ornament atop Hoover Tower destroyed by lightning last winter has now been replaced. Workers also used the repair opportunity to affix a lightning rod and install falcon boxes in the iconic tower.
The annual Stanford Family Weekend, which will feature a livestream town hall style meeting with President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell on Feb. 27, will be preceded by three days of online programs, including campus tours and “Back to School” class lectures.
Photographs by Andrew Brodhead taken on a rainy winter day reflect the relative emptiness of campus during the continuing pandemic, but also the beauty of the iconic buildings and sculptures.
The Stanford community is invited to attend a virtual event in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., including a panel discussion and a video tribute to Clayborne Carson, the Ronnie Lott Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford.
On April 14, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Memorial Auditorium about racism and civil rights in American society. He touched on many of the issues that resonate today: racism, poverty and violence versus nonviolent social activism.
Stanford will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year with a free, four-day webinar and documentary film festival that will open on Friday evening, Jan. 15, and extend through Monday, Jan. 18, the federal holiday marking the birth of the civil rights leader. At the festival, the King Institute will announce the World House Project, a new initiative.
After being inspired by a Stanford course, four undergraduates teamed up to tackle important deficiencies in mental healthcare while expanding access and reducing costs.
Looking back at what has been a turbulent year, the Stanford community has found new ways to come together to learn and to work, while also advancing research to address problems posed by the pandemic.
