Paul Kiparsky honored for lifetime achievement in linguistics

PAUL KIPARSKY, the Robert M. and Anne T. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, has been awarded the Neil and Saras Smith Award for Linguistics, which recognizes a lifetime of achievement and significant contribution in the field of linguistics. The award, given by the British Academy, recognizes a linguist of any nationality whose… Read more Paul Kiparsky honored for lifetime achievement in linguistics

Society of Environmental Journalists recognizes recent graduate Madison Pobis

MADISON POBIS, BS ’20, MA ’20, is among the winners of the Society of Environmental Journalists 19th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment for her article “Small farmers wait for California’s groundwater hammer to fall.”Written for Stanford’s Bill Lane Center for the American West, the story reports on the ways small farmers in California… Read more Society of Environmental Journalists recognizes recent graduate Madison Pobis

Cantor lights celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment

To commemorate this year’s 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the Cantor Arts Center was washed aglow in purple and gold, the official colors of the suffrage movement, for the night of Aug. 25. The 19th Amendment granted millions of women the right to vote. The special light show harked back to “Forward into Light,”… Read more Cantor lights celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Auralee Edelen and Wai Ling Wu receive 2020 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC

AURALEE EDELEN and WAI LING “KIMMY” WU have been named the 2020 Panofsky Fellows at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Both are harnessing the power of machine learning to make progress in their fields. Edelen’s research focuses on transforming the way scientists tune particle accelerators for experiments, while Wu is working to… Read more Auralee Edelen and Wai Ling Wu receive 2020 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC

JSK names 11 Community Impact Fellows for 2020-21

The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships has named 11 journalists, technologists and community leaders as JSK Community Impact Fellows for 2020-2021. The fellows will work remotely on a range of projects to close information gaps affecting people of color – deficiencies that have been exposed and exacerbated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Our new fellows… Read more JSK names 11 Community Impact Fellows for 2020-21

Robert Byer is the first-ever recipient of a new laser technology award

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has created a new annual award – the SPIE Maiman Laser Award – to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the laser’s invention. The educational nonprofit has named ROBERT BYER, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, as the award’s first… Read more Robert Byer is the first-ever recipient of a new laser technology award

Stanford’s Lingyin Li selected as a member of the 2020 ‘Talented 12’

Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, has named LINGYIN LI, assistant professor of biochemistry, to its 2020 “Talented 12” list. Li and members of her lab are currently working to understand the biochemical mechanisms of innate immunity and seek to improve the understanding of these pathways and facilitate the development… Read more Stanford’s Lingyin Li selected as a member of the 2020 ‘Talented 12’

Six book recommendations for your summer staycation from the Graduate School of Business

The Graduate School of Business asked its professors to reveal what they’ve been reading this summer. Their responses range from insights into the neurological origins of human behavior to a debunking of the belief that businesses exist only to make money. As the closing weeks of summer approach, carve out some quiet time and dive… Read more Six book recommendations for your summer staycation from the Graduate School of Business

Suzi Weersing receives School of Humanities and Sciences' Arnice P. Streit Award

SUZI WEERSING, ’84, associate dean for graduate and undergraduate studies for the School of Humanities and Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the Arnice P. Streit Award. The award, which recognizes distinguished service to the school, was created in 1987 in honor of Arnice P. Streit, who established a record of excellence and left a lasting… Read more Suzi Weersing receives School of Humanities and Sciences' Arnice P. Streit Award

Stanford PhD students Dillon Gisch and Danny Smith win Rome Prizes

Stanford PhD students DILLION GISCH and DANNY SMITH are among the winners of the 2020-21 Rome Prize, which is awarded annually by the American Academy in Rome. The prize is a fellowship that supports advanced independent scholarly research in the arts and humanities.Gisch and Smith join 20 other accomplished scholars and artists in this year’s… Read more Stanford PhD students Dillon Gisch and Danny Smith win Rome Prizes