Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel, and Gores award winners announced
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The university awards recognize Stanford community members for exceptional teaching, service, and academic achievement.
Asian American research center launches
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Gifts from a global community of donors are providing funding for the new center, which was co-founded by Gordon H. Chang, Stephen Sano, and Jeanne Tsai. Chang will serve as the center’s inaugural director.
Alumni honored with President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good
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José Padilla, ’74, and Fred Swaniker, MBA ’04, received the President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good, which honors alumni who have positively impacted communities.
Paula Welander named associate vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs
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The professor of Earth system science will focus on supporting graduate students and postdoctoral scholars as they prepare for careers in academia.
Mapping the night sky
After two decades of work, scientists and engineers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are celebrating the completion of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera, the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy. Once in place atop Rubin Observatory’s telescope in Chile, the camera will generate an enormous trove of data that will help researchers understand dark energy and other mysteries of the universe.