Are you getting enough fiber?
Health & MedicineAnalysis & Insights
Only 5% of American adults meet the daily recommended intake for fiber – and the consequences go well beyond digestion. Here’s what nutrition researchers want you to know.
Why do oil tankers spend so much time sailing empty?
BusinessNews
New research finds that small pools of shared vessels could cut ballasting-related carbon emissions by up to 15%.
Supercharged natural killer cells take on solid tumors
Health & MedicineNews
Stanford Medicine researchers found a way to enhance natural killer cells to better infiltrate and fight solid tumors in mice, with implications for more accessible cancer treatment.
Prescribed burns could cut California wildfire smoke by 10%
Earth & ClimateNews
A new Stanford study finds that burning 500,000 acres of California conifer forests per year would reduce dangerous smoke pollution, with benefits that spread for miles.
Health & Medicine
MoreHealth & MedicineStanford Medicine’s bold proposal to accelerate cancer innovation
Campus & FacilitiesVideo
A proposed cancer center in Redwood City would combine care and research to advance treatments for a growing patient population.
New center targets drug-resistant infections with viral therapies
Health & MedicineNews
A federal grant launches the Center for Phage Pharmaceuticals, which will develop bacteriophage therapies to defeat antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” increasingly common in hospitals.
AI eases burden of hospital discharge summaries
Health & MedicineNews
In a small pilot study, a Stanford Medicine-developed tool showed promise by decreasing physician burnout while maintaining safety.
Pulse oximeter bias linked to gaps in care for Black patients
Health & MedicineResearch
New research reveals that racial bias in pulse oximeters leads to significant disparities in follow-up care between Black and white patients.
Jensen Huang on AI and the American dream
The future of retinal implants
Our AI future: From abundance to apocalypse
The leadership skills we’ll need most when everything is changing
Engineering
MoreEngineering
Flatworms reveal explosive new type of immune cell
Science & EngineeringResearch
The discovery that hormonal triggers cause “ruptoblast” cells in flatworms to detonate and destroy surrounding cells within minutes could inspire new ideas in medical science.
The U.S. economy in 2026: What to watch for
Researchers at SIEPR anticipate challenges, including tariff effects, a slowing job market, and rising costs, with potential impacts from AI and fiscal policies shaping 2026.
Read the full briefArts & Humanities
MoreArts & Humanities
Sculptor forgotten by history finally gets her due
Arts & HumanitiesQ&A
Stanford Professor Jennifer DeVere Brody's new book examines the extraordinary life and legacy of Edmonia Lewis, a Black and Indigenous sculptor whose work is being rediscovered.
New book dives into overlooked childhood of MLK
Arts & HumanitiesQ&A
Lerone A. Martin, director of Stanford’s Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute, uncovers the boy behind the legacy in Young King.
Diving into the mind of pioneering French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Arts & HumanitiesNews
Jessica Riskin’s new book, The Power of Life, offers a deeply researched, amusing account of an overlooked figure.
Earth & Climate
MoreEarth & Climate
Southern California faces growing hurricane and landslide risk
Earth & ClimateResearch
Climate change could make historically rare tropical cyclones more common in Southern California, significantly expanding landslide risk across the region by 2050.
