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Stanford research reveals a hidden obstacle for women in academia
For more than a decade,
December 16, 2021
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Stanford engineers and physicists study quantum characteristics of ‘combs’ of light
Unlike the jumble of frequencies produced by the light that surrounds us in daily life, each frequency of light in a specialized light source known as a “soliton
December 16, 2021
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Stanford engineers develop a robotic hand with a gecko-inspired grip
Across a vast array of robotic hands and clamps, there is a common foe: the heirloom tomato.
December 15, 2021
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GradEd @Stanford: A winter wonderland of resources
This monthly newsletter compiles the latest events, news, and resources for members of the Stanford graduate education community.
December 15, 2021
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Stanford researchers test physics of coral as an indicator of reef health
Vast amounts of energy flow around the ocean as waves, tides and currents, eventually impacting coasts, including coral reefs that provide food, income and coast
December 14, 2021
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Supporting graduate life outside classrooms and labs
Tom Sengmany plays an integral role in the multipronged efforts to help members of Stanford’s graduate community take full advantage of their time on the Farm.
December 08, 2021
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Underrepresented groups the fastest growing among Stanford’s graduate student population
Years of enrollment data analyzed by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education reveal that underrepresented minorities (URM) and women in STEM fields
December 08, 2021
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Stanford researchers reveal how to turn a global warming liability into a profitable food security solution
Like a mirage on the horizon, an innovative process for converting a potent greenhouse gas into a food security solution has been stalled by economic uncertainty
November 22, 2021
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You belong here: a message for students on the diversity survey results
Dear students and postdoctoral scholars,
November 17, 2021
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In their words: Indigenous and Native-identifying students reflect on their experience at Stanford
Stanford is home to 450 Indigenous and Native-identifying students. They represent tribes and communities from across the country and around the world.
November 15, 2021
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Stanford researchers design a frugal way to study complex systems and materials
To celebrate the 60th birthday of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway in 1889, the journal Acta Mathematica offered a prize for manuscripts that could he
November 15, 2021
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GradEd @Stanford: A season for self-nurturing
This monthly newsletter compiles the latest events, news, and resources for members of the Stanford graduate education community.
November 15, 2021
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Sierra Nevada range should celebrate two birthdays
When geologist Elizabeth Miller started mapping a fault system in Death Valley, she questioned the origin of some sedimentary rocks previously assumed to be locally
November 15, 2021
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Stanford researchers develop a quantum simulator that exhibits the building blocks of sound
When sound was first incorporated into movies in the 1920s, it opened up new possibilities for filmmakers such as music and spoken dialogue.
November 10, 2021
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AI Experts Establish the “North Star” for Domestic Robotics Field
Robots that do everything from helping people get dressed in the morning to washing (and putting away) the dishes have been a dream for as long people have utter
November 08, 2021
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Gift advances postdoctoral training opportunities in sciences and medicine
A generous new donation to Stanford will provide funding for postdoctoral scholars who join the university through the
November 03, 2021
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Stanford researchers find whales are more important ecosystems engineers than previously thought
From 1910 to 1970, humans killed an estimated 1.5 million baleen whales in the frigid water encircling Antarctica.
November 03, 2021
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Immersive sustainability course embodies new school principles
Among the persimmon trees, flowering perennials and cover crops on the west side of campus, more than two dozen graduate students and postdoctoral researchers ga
October 27, 2021
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Stanford invests in doctoral students with new RAISE Fellowship
Stanford’s scholarly communities are poised to lead the long-range vision “to accelerate our purposeful impact in the world.” At the Oct.
October 25, 2021
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Stanford charges committee with developing implementation recommendations for proposal for new institute on study of race, ethnicity and society
Provost Persis Drell told the Faculty Senate Thursday that a committee has been charged with developing recommendations for a process to create a new institute on
October 22, 2021