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Stanford celebrates Black History Month
This February, Stanford will recognize Black History Month in honor and celebration of the university’s Black students, faculty, and staff.
January 31, 2022
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Stanford’s DARE fellowship prepares doctoral students for academic careers
Today’s highly competitive faculty job market can be challenging to navigate for aspiring academics, particularly those from underrepresented communities.
January 31, 2022
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New space opens for students with disabilities
Stanford’s soon-to-open Disability Community Space, part of a two-year pilot program recently launched by the Office for Inclusion, Community and Integrative Lea
January 31, 2022
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Study identifies how Epstein-Barr virus triggers multiple sclerosis
Scientists have long suspected — but failed to prove — a link between certain viral infections and the development of multiple sclerosis, a crippling autoimmune
January 24, 2022
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GradEd @Stanford: Don't hibernate on these opportunities!
This monthly newsletter compiles the latest events, news, and resources for members of the Stanford graduate education community.
January 14, 2022
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Creating spaces for diverse and intellectual communities
“Critical Studies of Blackness in Education (CSBE) creates a space where graduate students can engage with the discipline of Black Studies – particularly the the
January 12, 2022
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‘It is incredibly powerful when we see each other’
Elizabeth Reese was 15 and a prospective freshman when she first set foot on the Stanford campus.
January 11, 2022
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First realistic portraits of squishy layer that’s key to battery performance
Lithium metal batteries could store much more charge in a given space than today’s lithium-ion batteries, and the race is on to develop them for next-gen electric
January 06, 2022
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Forbes selects 10 Stanford students and alumni in cleantech for "30 Under 30" lists
Forbes’ 2022 “30 Under 30” feature includes two current Stanford University students and eight recent alumni developing energy- and sustainability-related
December 30, 2021
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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