Following Commencement, the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band takes over the stage for an impromptu performance.

The Northern Lights illuminate campus during a G4 geomagnetic storm, as captured by postdoctoral scholar Mingming Tong.

Khoi Young, ’25, demonstrates his prowess on the pommel horse, for which he won individual gold at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

The sun glass frog is the only terrestrial vertebrate that is transparent in adulthood, allowing scientists a unique window into organ function and how the amphibian brain keeps time on a daily and seasonal basis.

Stephen Palumbi, a marine biologist at Stanford University, is a leading researcher on coral reef resilience to climate change, specifically focusing on the effects of ocean warming and coral bleaching.

Researchers at the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance are collaborating with Stanford Athletics to gather data from student-athletes to find ways to improve athletic performance. Here, Stanford baseball player Toran O’Harran demonstrates explosive jumps.

Stanford biochemist Lingyin Li’s lab is studying a tumor-fighting “miracle molecule” that could one day inform therapies for cancer, as well as autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and age-related diseases.

Celebrated Olympian Katie Ledecky, ’20, swims laps on campus during her visit as Stanford’s Commencement speaker.

Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott is on a “science fiction” quest to 3D print human hearts and other organs on demand, using cells from a patient’s own body.

Coldplay performs at Stanford Stadium as the first stop on its North American tour. Over two nights, the band played to 86,000 fans. | Anna Lee / @annaleemedia X