EDGE News
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Stanford researchers create new catalyst that can turn carbon dioxide into fuels
Imagine grabbing carbon dioxide from car exhaust pipes and other sources and turning this main greenhouse gas into fuels like natural gas or propane: a sustainable
October 17, 2019
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Stanford doctoral student receives dissertation fellowship award
Stanford political science PhD student Ashley Fabrizio is a recipient of the Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship, awarded by the United State
October 10, 2019
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Sixteen Stanford graduate students have been named Siebel Scholars
Sixteen Stanford graduate students are among this year’s recipients of the Siebel Scholars award.
October 03, 2019
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New Treatment Helps Prevent Wildfires
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires.
September 30, 2019
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Stanford students take STEM home to Ethiopia
Loza Tadesse and Iwnetim “Tim” Abate may have left their home country of Ethiopia to pursue engineering studies, but they haven’t forgotten their roots.
September 26, 2019
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September 23, 2019
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September 09, 2019
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What it’s like to be a neuroscientist
Like a lot of people, Joy Franco gets in to work around 8 a.m.
July 16, 2019
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Government Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement Means Fewer Hispanic Students
More than 300,000 Hispanic students have been displaced from K-12 schools in communities where local police have forged partnerships with Immigration and Customs
July 08, 2019
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How the weathering of rocks cooled the Earth
Fifteen million years ago, the Earth’s climate entered into a period of slow, continuous cooling, and simultaneously the Antarctic ice sheet grew steadily larger
July 03, 2019
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Stanford Earth graduates: Meet the planet’s challenges
The challenges facing humanity today – rising demands for energy, water, food, and livable land in the wake of a steadily growing global population – are critical.
June 17, 2019
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Clayman Institute Awards 2019 Yalom and Lozoff Prizes
The Clayman Institute announced the winners of this year’s Marilyn Yalom Prize and the Marjorie Lozoff Prize in May.
June 10, 2019
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What it’s like to be a theoretical physicist
Walk into Shamit Kachru’s office, and the first things you’ll notice are the couch and the coffee table
May 03, 2019
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Scientists speak up at Stanford
A new graduate student initiative wants to combat the scourge of misinformation around science topics, such as climate change, by teaching communication skills to scientists.
April 18, 2019
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Stanford scholars show how machine learning can help environmental monitoring and enforcement
How to locate potentially polluting animal farms has long been a problem for environmental regulators.
April 08, 2019
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Stanford-led effort examines homes of 19th-century Chinese migrants
A collaboration among Stanford archaeologists and scholars in China is helping reveal the culture and lives of Chinese migrants who traveled across the Pacific Ocean
April 02, 2019
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Computer science college seniors in U.S. outperform peers in China, India and Russia, new research says
Undergraduate computer science programs at universities and colleges in the United States appear to produce more skilled students on average than equivalent programs
April 02, 2019
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Wendy De La Rosa, PhD ’21: Human Behavior and the Art of Saving
In 1998, at age 9, Wendy De La Rosa moved from her native Dominican Republic into her grandmother’s two-bedroom Bronx apartment with her mother and an ever-chang
March 29, 2019
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Chemistry students provide space for underrepresented groups in science
Breakfast conversations have taken a new shape in Stanford’s Chemistry Department, thanks to the efforts of two graduate students: Jen Marrero Hope and Natalie G
March 21, 2019
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Rescuing geologic and climate records
Scattered throughout the Philippines are many caves containing precious geological formations that hold key information about past climate.
March 07, 2019