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Stanford researchers use AI to empower environmental regulators
Like superheroes capable of seeing through obstacles, environmental regulators may soon wield the power of all-seeing eyes that can identify violators anywhere a
April 19, 2021
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AI Expands the Reach of Clinical Trials, Broadening Access to More Women, Minority, and Older Patients
Pharmaceutical companies spend years and billions of dollars developing new drugs.
April 16, 2021
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Encouraging Sign: Many California Prisoners Willing To Be Vaccinated
Two-thirds of California prisoners who were offered a COVID-19 vaccine accepted at least one dose, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University
April 12, 2021
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Stanford study reveals growing neurons gain an edge by making connections
A little competition is never a bad thing, especially when it comes to fledging neurons growing in the brain, finds a new Stanford University study.
March 11, 2021
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Hiring and school decisions based on an individual’s ‘passion’ likely to miss talent, Stanford-led study shows
Imagine you’re hiring for a job or admitting students to a college: One applicant expresses great passion for the work, while another points to family encouragement
March 11, 2021
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A Story One Year in the Telling: the Stanford COVID Modeling Project
When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic one year ago today, a team of Stanford
March 11, 2021
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Small-scale fisheries offer strategies for resilience in the face of climate change
Coastal communities at the forefront of climate change reveal valuable approaches to foster adaptability and resilience, according to a worldwide analysis of small-scale fisheries
March 03, 2021
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Matt Lees receives AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Stanford Earth graduate student MATT LEES has been selected to receive an Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) from the American Geophy
March 01, 2021
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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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Quantifying the Value of Data
Each of us continuously generates a stream of data.
January 27, 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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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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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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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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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 researchers find pattern in whale songs that predicts migration
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It’s also among the loudest.
October 01, 2020
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John Mitchell and Maxwell Bigman: How can we improve online learning?
Coming off a spring quarter disrupted by a global pandemic, two scholars in modern higher education set out to explore the good and the bad in our global experiment
August 20, 2020
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Stanford scientists slow and steer light with resonant nanoantennas
Light is notoriously fast.
August 18, 2020
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Plant-based meat lowers some cardiovascular risk factors compared with red meat, study finds
Swapping out red meat for plant-based meat alternatives can lower some cardiovascular risk factors, according to a new study by researchers at
August 11, 2020
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Stanford researchers devise way to see through clouds and fog
Like a comic book come to life, researchers at Stanford University have developed a kind of X-ray vision – only without the X-rays.
August 09, 2020