Research
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AI companions may worsen loneliness for vulnerable users
Co-researcher of the study, Dora Zhao, is a 2026 SIGF Fellow
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Kids’ speech can signal risk of future mental health problems
Co-author of the study, Sabrina Jones, is a 2026 SIGF Fellow.
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Behind the science in the Nanopatterning Cleanroom
Hamish Carr Delgado, a 2021 EDGE Fellow in materials science and engineering, shares how he’s working at the nanoscale to produce more energy-efficient chips for AI data centers.
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What’s a ribosome’s role in deciding cell fate? More than we knew
Co-researcher of the study, Ching Pen Cheng, is a 2017 SGF Fellow.
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Study upends decades-old map of how the brain controls movement
Lead author of the study, Darrel Deo, is a 2016 EDGE-STEM fellow.
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Drier climate could nearly double water bills in some cities
Lead author of the study, Jennifer Skerker, is a 2020 SGF Fellow.
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Cryptography PhD by day, ballroom president by night
Rohit Nema researches zero-knowledge proofs and advanced encryption, helping to make modern systems more secure and trustworthy. Outside the lab, he runs the Stanford Ballroom Club.
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Protein engineering and testing condensed to a single day
Co-author of the study, Pengli Wang, is a 2025 SIGF Fellow.
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Grad students face off in 3 Minute Thesis competition
Three PhD candidates took top honors at this year’s event, translating years of research into presentations everyone in the room could understand.
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Researchers use ultrasound to create light inside the body
Co-author of the study, Marigold Malinao, is a 2022 EDGE Fellow.
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How climate change is fueling disease outbreaks
Lead author of the study, Mallory Harris, is a 2022 and 2023 ARCS Fellow.
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Stanford students tackle real-world AI challenges
An Amazon-funded fellowship will support 10 PhD students building AI tools to help paralyzed people communicate, create virtual cell models, protect users from profiling, and more.
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Study uncovers how schools circumvent suspension bans
Lead author of the study, Maya Provencal, is a 2025 EDGE Fellow.
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Affordable microscope speeds up malaria diagnosis with AI
Lead author of the study, Hongquan Li, is a 2017 SIGF Fellow.
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New chip-sized optical amplifier can intensify light 100 times
Co-author of the study, Hubert Stokowski, is a 2020 SGF Fellow.
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AI-driven insurance decisions raise concerns about human oversight
Lead author of the study, Artem A. Trotsyuk, is a 2018 EDGE Fellow.
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Highlights from Stanford innovation in 2025
From microscopic breakthroughs in quantum science to a telescope designed to reveal secrets of the universe, explore science and engineering shaping future technologies...
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Meet Stanford PhD Student Bernardita Ried Guachalla
Bernardita Ried Guachalla is a Stanford PhD student in Physics at KIPAC, a VPGE RAISE Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.
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New agentic AI platform accelerates advanced optics design
Co-author of the study, Chenkai Mao, is a 2020 SGF Fellow.
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Researchers work to squash ‘fantastic bugs’ hidden in AI benchmarks
Co-researchers on the study include Michael Hardy, a 2022 SGF Fellow, and Anka Reuel, a 2024 SIGF Fellow.