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Planning for healthy corals and communities

To understand trade-offs for coastal communities along the Mesoamerican Reef, new research looks at watershed interventions regionally versus nationally.

Arts & Creativity

Stellar Axis evokes artist’s journey to Antarctica

A collection of works on view at the Anderson collection harkens back to one of the most ambitious land-art projects of the 21st century.

Science & Technology

The shortest way home

Matt Jachowski puts his algorithmic skills to work on behalf of Maui residents displaced by wildfire.

Medicine

How AI improves physician and nurse collaboration

A new artificial intelligence model helps physicians and nurses work together at Stanford Hospital to boost patient care.

Science & Technology

One step greener

Sophomore Vihaan Agarwal was 14 when air pollution in New Delhi caused by burning trash inspired him to start a waste recycling program that now serves 25,000 households.

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.

Arts & Creativity

Stanford’s 2024 spring and summer quarter guest artists

Rapper and singer Blxst, comedian Zarna Garg, and Tony-winner David Henry Hwang, ’79, who will deliver the Rathbun Lecture on a Meaningful Life, are just a few of the artists who will share their work with the Stanford community in the coming months.

Arts & Creativity

Learning the history of evolution and primatology

An exhibition and undergraduate course at Stanford examines the peculiar scrutiny people have placed on their primate relatives to better understand the human condition.

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Planet versus plastics

Here’s how Stanford scholars are exploring the connection between plastic and disease, rethinking plastic reuse, and uncovering new ways to break down plastic waste.

Athletics

Men’s gymnastics wins national championship

The Stanford team won their fifth consecutive NCAA title this weekend, earning their highest score since their streak began in 2019.

Social Sciences

Allies must do more, Nobel Peace Prize winner says

A defeat in Ukraine would have global ramifications for democracy, Oleksandra Matviichuk told a Stanford audience on Monday. Western aid “gives us a chance to push Russian troops out.”

University Affairs

Stanford alum, business school dean Jonathan Levin named Stanford president

Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University, the Board of Trustees has announced.

Arts & Creativity

Climate work in pictures

The Stanford community submitted more than 400 images to this year’s Doerr School of Sustainability photo contest. Check out the winners.

Athletics

Anna Roberts is an NCAA champion

The sophomore member of the women’s gymnastics team took home the vault championship and the Cardinal ended its season as the fifth-ranked team in the nation.

Science & Technology

The linguist who laid the foundation for generative AI

Christopher Manning’s lifelong love for words continues to shape how humans and computers bridge the language gap.

Medicine

Study identifies a new target for epilepsy treatment

A little-understood part of the brain appears to be involved in starting seizures and keeping them going.

Science & Technology

How to achieve speed and scale in the clean energy transition

The Stanford Forum on the Science of Energy Transition brought together scientific experts, technology innovators, and industry leaders to explore practical pathways to a decarbonized future.

Planning for healthy corals and communities

Stellar Axis evokes artist’s journey to Antarctica

The shortest way home

How AI improves physician and nurse collaboration

One step greener

In the Spotlight

Stanford visit sparks high schoolers’ interests

Stanford’s 2024 spring and summer quarter guest artists

Learning the history of evolution and primatology

More Stories

Planet versus plastics

Men’s gymnastics wins national championship

Allies must do more, Nobel Peace Prize winner says

Stanford alum, business school dean Jonathan Levin named Stanford president

Climate work in pictures

Anna Roberts is an NCAA champion

The linguist who laid the foundation for generative AI

Study identifies a new target for epilepsy treatment

How to achieve speed and scale in the clean energy transition

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