Stanford celebrated the beginning of a new era today by inaugurating its 11th president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a pioneering neuroscientist, technology executive and academic leader.
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Inspired by a whirligig toy, Stanford bioengineers have developed an ultra-low-cost, human-powered blood centrifuge. With rotational speeds of up to 125,000 revolutions per minute, the device separ...
Stanford faculty and librarians are working together to modify the curriculum of large undergraduate courses to bring more students to the special collections and archives of the libraries on campus.
Among the holiday festivities at Stanford this year was a concert by visiting musicians Pink Martini at the Bing Concert Hall. And as students finished finals and prepared to head home for the holi...
Stanford women in computer science and engineering are taking aim at the gender gap in the technology industry. Founded in 2012, Girls Teaching Girls to Code is a student led organization that intr...
To test three popular models that predict the lift generated by flying animals, Stanford researchers trained birds to wear safety goggles and fly through a laser sheet.
Leading the way in sustainability and innovative green technologies, Stanford celebrated the opening of the Stanford Solar Generating Station in Kern Country. The station will provide over 50 perce...
Researchers have built a machine that texts sends messages using common chemicals. This system could be used in nanoparticle communication or to send secret notes.
Service members and the Stanford community joined together on Veterans Day to honor two Stanford alumni who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Marines Ryan McGlothlin and Michael Weston lost their lives ...
Part of Stanford’s Cardinal Service initiative, Science in Service (SIS) creates spaces that allow young people to have rich and fulfilling education experiences. Projects include one-on-one pairin...
Bioengineers combined live observation, mathematical insights and robots to reveal the movement of parasitic larvae that cause schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting millions of pe...
At Stanford's Human Cities initiative, scholars and students are looking for creative ways to make cities better places for people to live and thrive – places that offer quality and affordable hous...
Stanford celebrated the beginning of a new era today by inaugurating its 11th president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a pioneering neuroscientist, technology executive and academic leader.
Stanford+Connects is a 16-city world tour that brings the best of Stanford to alumni around the world. Each city stop brings new faculty micro lectures -- and you can watch them all right here. Presented by the Stanford Alumni Association in collaboration with alumni like you.