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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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Streets receives NSF CAREER Award
Professor Aaron Streets has been awarded a 2019 NSF CAREER Award for his research on
March 05, 2019
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In the Spotlight: From Peru, to language, privilege and neuroscience
In the Spotlight features standout scholars in the School of Medicine. Read Becky Bach's interview with Eddy Albarran:
January 24, 2019
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Stanford program to diversify academia celebrating its 10th anniversary
Since Stanford launched the Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence Doctoral Fellow
November 12, 2018
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Stanford researchers make movies of photochemistry in single nanoparticles
When Michal Vadai’s experiment worked for the first time, she jumped out of her seat.
November 07, 2018
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Stanford sows the seeds of diversity in academia with PhD fellowships
On a recent autumn day, Provost Persis Drell was strolling across the campus of the University of Notre Dame on her way to cheer for the Stanford Cardinal football
November 01, 2018
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Stanford sociologists look at why women stay behind the scenes at work
While research has shown that visibility in the workplace is critical for professional advancement, the reality is that for some women, it’s easier said than done.
July 26, 2018
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Stanford doctoral fellowships ease transition to academic careers for students from diverse backgrounds
Marlette Jackson, who recently earned a doctorate in political science at Stanford, said she is grateful for the constellation of mentors – faculty, students and
July 13, 2018
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SAA recognizes students for their achievements and service
The Stanford Alumni Association recently recognized undergraduate and graduate students with the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award, Class of 2018 Award of Excellence
May 30, 2018
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Faculty diversity in the spotlight at senate meeting
At Thursday’s meeting the Faculty Senate heard a report on initiatives aimed at increasing faculty diversity and a presentation of the annual report on faculty gains
May 25, 2018
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Statistics on racial disparities should be paired with context, emphasis on importance of institutional policy in shaping inequality, Stanford scholars say
Using statistics to inform the public about racial disparities can backfire.
May 24, 2018
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Stanford honors professor, alumna, Graduate Diversity Staff Council and Leland Scholars Program with 2018 President’s Awards for Excellence Through Diversity
A linguistic professor emeritus, a recent Stanford graduate, the Graduate Diversity Staff Council and the Leland Scholars Program each received a 2018
May 23, 2018
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Stanford graduate students teach local teenagers about engineering
On a sunny Saturday, 51 students from Bay Area middle schools and high schools traveled to Stanford’s Mechanical Engineering building for an afternoon of engineering...
April 30, 2018
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Stanford unrolls welcome mat to prospective grad students from diverse backgrounds
Stanford will welcome about 80 prospective graduate students to campus Friday for Graduate Recruitment
March 14, 2018
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New test by Stanford researchers brings faster, cheaper and more reliable tuberculosis diagnosis to rural South Africa
Tuberculosis, a distant memory to most Americans, remains a serious public-health threat in developing countries, in part because the most common test for the disease
February 28, 2018
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Hoop Dreams: thoughts on diversifying our faculty
Recently I met with Jennifer Widom, dean of the School of Engineering; Stacey Bent, the senior associate dean of engineering; and legendary Stanford women’s basketball
January 29, 2018
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An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Stanford researchers can determine a neighborhood’s political leanings by its cars
From the understated opulence of a Bentley to the stalwart family minivan to the utilitarian pickup, Americans know that the car you drive is an outward statement
November 28, 2017
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Stanford GSE approves major change in program on race, inequality and language
The new cross-disciplinary PhD expands opportunities for students and faculty to study issues of race, inequality and language.
July 28, 2017
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Stanford program addresses the complexities of Islam, equips Bay Area teachers with tools to educate students
Bay Area teachers gathered at Stanford for a five-week program this spring that provided educators strategies to teach Islam.
June 30, 2017
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Stanford graduate student finds patterns in stories about multiracialism
English doctoral student Vanessa Seals studies contemporary American novels and memoirs about multiracial people’s experiences to examine the role families play
June 21, 2017