Research
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Babies Born Too Early Likely to Face Educational and Lifelong Behavioral Setbacks
Babies who are born early are likely to face adverse neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes as they go from kindergarten through high school, according to new St
February 16, 2021
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Message from leadership: Black History Month
Dear Stanford community,
February 10, 2021
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Stanford course explores how diseases have shaped human history
Today, the average American is unlikely to spend time worrying about malaria.
January 27, 2021
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Quantifying the Value of Data
Each of us continuously generates a stream of data.
January 27, 2021
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Stanford continues to adjust to the pandemic challenges
Delays in vaccinations and the continuing challenges posed by COVID-19 means many – if not most – members of the Stanford community will need to continue working
January 21, 2021
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Study reveals immune driver of brain aging
Suppose Smokey Bear were to lose it and start setting forest fires instead of putting them out.
January 20, 2021
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Homogeneity at the Top
Pressed in recent years by the media, activist shareholders, customers, and even Nasdaq, the country’s largest corporations have been prolific in expressing their
January 19, 2021
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Stanford engineers find a way to control chemical catalysts with sculpted light
Like a person breaking up a cat fight, the role of catalysts in a chemical reaction is to hurry up the process – and come out of it intact.
January 15, 2021
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2020 Stanford MBA Employment Report Shows Strong Outcomes
The Class of 2020 began their MBA studies in September 2018 in the midst of a healthy economy.
January 14, 2021
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Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural Zambia
Water isn’t just crucial for life, it’s fundamental to increasing opportunities for women and girls in rural areas across the globe.
January 13, 2021
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Lab life at Stanford during the COVID-19 pandemic
When researchers at Stanford University prepared to shut down lab operations in mid-March last year amidst a worsening pandemic, every lab was faced with a unique
January 13, 2021
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Stanford celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with four-day festival
Stanford will celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 13, 2021
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Stanford researchers combine processors and memory on multiple hybrid chips to run AI on battery-powered smart devices
Smartwatches and other battery-powered electronics would be even smarter if they could run AI algorithms.
January 11, 2021
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Climate change has caused billions of dollars in flood damages, according to Stanford researchers
In a new study, Stanford researchers report that intensifying precipitation contributed one-third of the financial costs of flooding in the United States over th
January 11, 2021
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Stanford scholar applies a Norwegian mindset about winter to a COVID-19 world
As people brace themselves for a long winter of cold weather, short days and COVID-19 lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders, they might find inspiration from Nor
December 18, 2020
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New Stanford study allows regional prediction of uranium in groundwater
Lurking in sediments and surrounding the precious groundwater beneath our feet is a dangerous toxin: uranium. Scientists have long known this and tested for it.
December 08, 2020
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Stanford researchers use Kilauea crystals to understand hidden volcano behavior
Scientists striving to understand how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the processes take place deep underground in lava tubes churning w
December 04, 2020
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Stanford Campus Conversation stresses pandemic perseverance
Although advances in COVID-19 vaccines represent “a light at the end of the tunnel,” President Marc Tessier-Lavigne told members of the campus community Monday t
November 30, 2020
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Stanford scientists invent ultrafast way to manufacture perovskite solar modules
Most solar cells today are made with refined silicon that turns sunlight into clean electricity.
November 25, 2020
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Stanford researchers explore potential for kelp to relieve ocean acidification
Ethereal, swaying pillars of brown kelp along California’s coasts grow up through the water column, culminating in a dense surface canopy of thick fronds that pr
November 19, 2020