High school students visited the university as part of Stanford’s Introduction to Bioengineering, a dual-credit course program that provides talented students in low-income communities with access to advanced material while encouraging them to apply to selective colleges.
The computer scientist says there’s not enough emphasis on teaching logic early. His latest effort to educate teens on the subject – which is broadly useful and crucial in computer programming – involves a new international olympiad at Stanford this spring and summer.
Stanford celebrates the pioneering spirit that has been part of the university’s legacy since its inception, with a look at women who made history in medicine, math, athletics, business, law, economics, administration, public service and space.
