In the Spotlight

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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Climate work in pictures

The Stanford community submitted more than 400 images to this year’s Doerr School of Sustainability photo contest. Check out the winners.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Planet versus plastics

Here’s how Stanford scholars are exploring the connection between plastic and disease, rethinking plastic reuse, and uncovering new ways to break down plastic waste.

Stanford Athletics —

Anna Roberts is an NCAA champion

The sophomore member of the women’s gymnastics team took home the vault championship and the Cardinal ended its season as the fifth-ranked team in the nation.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Don’t sugarcoat it

People think being indirect is kinder, but it just creates confusion, Graham Weaver says. “The more clear you can be, the more compassionate that is for the other person.”

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law —

Allies must do more, Nobel Peace Prize winner says

A defeat in Ukraine would have global ramifications for democracy, Oleksandra Matviichuk told a Stanford audience on Monday. Western aid “gives us a chance to push Russian troops out.”

Stanford Law School —

Legal phantoms

Jennifer Chacón’s new book delves into the ramifications of a decade’s worth of promised federal immigration reform.