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Co-author of the study, Pengli Wang, is a 2025 SIGF Fellow.

Lead author of the study, Hongquan Li, is a 2017 SIGF Fellow.

Co-researchers on the study include Michael Hardy, a 2022 SGF Fellow, and Anka Reuel, a 2024 SIGF Fellow.

Co-researcher of the study, Christopher Knight, is a 2022 SIGF Fellow.

Eeshan Chaturvedi, a 2024 SIGF Fellow, co-organized the conference in March 2025 that brought researchers, community groups, government officials, and practitioners together.

Co-author of the study, Hongquan Li, is a 2017 Bio-X SIGF Fellow.

The study's lead author, Orisa Coombs, is a 2021 EDGE Fellow and 2023 RAISE Fellow.

Featured neuroscientist Grace Huckins is a 2020 SIGF fellow.

Co-author of the study, Colin Yule, is a 2017 SGF Fellow.

Lead author of the study, Nava Haghighi, is a 2020 SGF Fellow, and EDGE student mentor.

The lead author of the study, Hamilton Oh, PhD, is a 2019 SGF Fellow.

Co-author of the study, Isabelle J. Rao, is a 2021 SIGF Fellow.

Research fellow in Bergmann Lab, PhD candidate, Gabe Amador, is a 2018 SGF Fellow, and inaugural 3MT finalist.

Aya Mouallem, a PhD candidate in electrical engineering, a Knight-Hennessy scholar and VPGE RAISE Fellow, is a Walter J. Gores award recipient.

Lead researcher of the study, Suman Pokrel, is a 2020 SGF Fellow.

The study's co-lead author, Kwamina Nyame, is a 2022 SIGF Fellow

Karishma Bhagani, a 2023 RAISE Fellow, is a dramaturg and cultural consultant for the piece.

Co-author of the study, Ashwin Balaji, is a 2021 SGF Fellow.

San Mateo County’s new Poet Laureate, Antonio De Jesús López, is a RAISE fellow.

Featured doctoral students Chris Mah, Karishma Bhagani, and Tami Gjorgjieva are RAISE fellows.

In this video, Marlon Ariyasinghe, a PhD student in Theater and Performance Studies, shares the inspiration behind his work, and discusses his theater production, "Exorcism".

Samantha Bunke, a PhD student at Stanford and one of the study’s three lead investigators, is a 2022 RAISE Fellow.

Applications for the Bio-X PhD fellowships are open. Bio-X fellows receive three years of tuition and stipend funding.

Bianca Santos, a co-author of the study, is a 2019 SGF Fellow, and Catherine 'Cathy' Anya Lee Hing, another co-author, is a 2022 EDGE Fellow.

In this video, meet Paige Hill (she/her), a PhD candidate in Stanford's Department of Political Science, a VPGE RAISE Fellow, and a former EDGE Fellow.

Study co-first author, Jessica Bullington, is a 2022 RAISE Fellow.

First author of the study, Asir Intisar Khan, is a 2020 SGF Fellow.

Co-author of the study, Christian Choe, is a 2017 SGF Fellow.

Oana Enache, a 2024 SIGF Fellow, is co-developing AI auditing tools to detect unethical practices in AI utilization.

In this video, Alexandra DiGiacomo, a PhD Candidate in Biology at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, shares what drives her passion for marine science and conservation.

The first study of the research was supported by the Stanford Graduate Fellowship (SGF).

Aya Mouallem, PhD candidate in electrical engineering, is a 2024 DARE Fellow and 2022 RAISE Fellow.

GSE doctoral student Marcos Rojas bridges education, medicine, and computer science with a platform that simulates patient-physician interactions.

Co-author of the study, Aofei Liu, is a 2017 SGF Fellow.

Co-researcher of the study, Melinda Cromie, is a Bio-X SIGF Fellow.

Calvin H. Lin, a 2024 SGF Fellow, Connor Cremers, a 2023 SGF Fellow, and Ariana Höfelmann, a 2022 SGF Fellow, are co-authors of the study.

Co-author's of the study, Olivia M. Saouaf, is a 2021 SGF Fellow, and John Klich, is a 2020 EDGE Fellow.

Co-author of the study, Jennifer Skerker, is a 2020 SGF fellow.

Tools for Transition and Work, Foothill’s yearlong certificate program for students with disabilities, aims to give students tools to pave their own paths.

First co-author of the study, Daniil M. Lukin, is a 2017 SGF Fellow.

Ashwin Balaji, co-author of the study, is a 2021 SGF Fellow.

Manu Gopakumar, co-first author of the study, is a 2020 SGF Fellow.

Emily Schell, lead author of the study, is a 2022-2025 RAISE graduate student mentor.

Co-author of the study, Zhecheng Wang, is a 2018 SGF Fellow.

Co-author of the study, Xinzhi Zou, is a 2019 SIGF Fellow.

Phil Yong Bin Kim, co-author of the study, was a 2020 EDGE Fellow, and Grayson Rodriguez, another co-author, was a 2019 SGF Fellow.

Tommaso Guffanti, the lead author of the study, is a recipient of the 2018 SGF Fellowship.

The RAISE fellowship program fosters connections between doctoral student researchers and the communities they hope to benefit.

Researchers found almost no agreement among four widely used poverty measurement approaches. The findings suggest that the choice of a measurement approach can lead...

This month we are featuring Marcos Rojas, a PhD student in Learning Sciences and Technology Design. Marcos is a 2022 EDGE Fellow and a 2023 SGF Fellow.

RAISE doctoral fellow Aya Mouallem is designing an electronic circuit simulator that uses a mix of haptic and digital components to allow blind and low-vision engineering...

In addition to receiving support for their studies, the students will join a network of accomplished scholars, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

Diversified farming is an important complement to forest protections for reversing tropical biodiversity declines.

The tumor suppressor p53 has been in the limelight for decades. But its cancer-fighting function may be only a side effect of its role in tissue repair, a Stanford Medicine study f

By tinkering with the material makeup of perovskite LEDs, a cheaper and more easily-made type of LED, Stanford researchers achieved leaps in brightness and efficiency...

In certain organisms, injuries on one part of the body can induce a healing response in another. New evidence suggests this whole-body response isn’t a side effect: it’s the...

A Stanford team has developed Sophia, a new way to optimize the pretraining of large language models that’s twice as fast as current approaches.

Intent on recording the complete journeys of proteins through different areas of cells – or between separate cells – researchers led by Stanford’s Alice Ting have devised a new...

Understanding the physics of wind currents above forest canopies may help wildfire managers forecast the flight paths of dangerous burning embers, or firebrands.

The grants will support Stanford seniors, graduate students, and alumni who will pursue projects abroad during the 2023-24 academic year.

Three Stanford graduate students share what led them to study the oceans, and why the next generation of ocean scholars must define the field more broadly.

Researchers have identified a linguistic signature that can predict whether encounters with cops will escalate. Black drivers hear this pattern as well.

The annual honor goes to undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to service to and on behalf of Stanford University.

The first study of its kind shows that a tool providing automated feedback improves instructors’ communication practices and student satisfaction.

Engineers have found a metallic compound that could bring more efficient forms of computer memory closer to commercialization, reducing computing’s carbon footprint, enabling...

Stanford scholars find a smaller percentage of Americans visited unreliable websites in the run-up to the 2020 U.S. election than in 2016 – which suggests mitigation and...

Congestion pricing schemes to lessen traffic's societal costs could benefit from a simple, practical algorithm that optimizes tolls based on driver behavior.

A molecule with hooks that can grip and disable the virus’s pesky protease shows potential for fighting infection.

Researchers have developed methods for using wastewater to track the levels of various respiratory viruses in a population.

If scaled up successfully, the team's new system could help answer questions about certain kinds of superconductors and other unusual states of matter.

In the race for fast-charging, energy-dense lithium metal batteries, researchers discovered why the promising solid electrolyte version has not performed as hoped.

Stanford researchers have created a set of open-source tools to measure therapists’ timing, responsiveness, and consistency to better understand what works.

Stanford-led study of poison frogs in tiny trackable pants tests two theories for sex differences in spatial skills.

Every month VPGE puts a spotlight on one graduate student in order to highlight the many achievements and experiences of the Stanford graduate population.

Every month VPGE puts a spotlight on one graduate student in order to highlight the many achievements and experiences of the Stanford graduate population...

Using well-known materials and manufacturing processes, researchers have built an effective, passive, ultrathin laser isolator that opens new research avenues in photonics.

Tax rebates for installing residential solar power have done little to spur adoption in low-income communities in the United States, while a less common incentive seems to...

A technique developed at Stanford Medicine allows mice with diabetes to accept unmatched islet cells and durably restores blood sugar control without immunosuppression or...

Every month VPGE puts a spotlight on one graduate student in order to highlight the many achievements and experiences of the Stanford graduate population...

The largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth ingest the tiniest specks of plastic in colossal amounts, Stanford University scientists have found.

Thanks to new RNA vaccines, we humans have been able to protect ourselves incredibly quickly from new viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Is SARS-CoV-2 hiding in your fat cells?

For nearly 37 years, she was known as Buckskin Girl — a young, anonymous murder victim found outside Dayton, Ohio, wearing a deer-hide poncho.

After the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020, more than 15 million Americans took to the streets to protest racial injustice.

At a time of unprecedented aridification across the American West, the 1,450-mile-long Colorado River and its primary storage reservoirs — Lake Powell and Lake M

Empathizing with your political opponents increases your chances of changing their minds.

A Stanford-led project has identified a set of strategies to counter anti-democratic attitudes and reduce partisan animosity.

Swaying through the currents of Monterey Bay are underwater trees enrooted to the ocean floor.

In a primary election, if voters believe that it is too hard or impossible for a woman candidate to win a general election, they’ll support a male candidate from

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

Forbes’ 2022 “30 Under 30” feature includes two current Stanford University students and eight recent alumni developing energy- and sustainability-related

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

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

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

Stanford’s scholarly communities are poised to lead the long-range vision “to accelerate our purposeful impact in the world.” At the Oct.

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

Fifteen Stanford graduate students have been honored with Siebel Scholar awards presented by the Siebel Foundation in Redwood City.

Rising consumer concern over data privacy has led to a rush of “right to be forgotten” laws around the world that allow individuals to request their personal data

As wildfires become commonplace in the western U.S. and around the world, checking the daily air quality warning has become as routine as checking the weather.

From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc.

Can you think of what you had for breakfast?

A new Stanford University study shows hot, dry conditions caused by climate change have added billions of dollars to the cost of the federally subsidized insurance

This past spring, Stanford University computer scientists unveiled their pandemic brainchild,

For much of human history, animals and plants were perceived to follow a different set of rules than rest of the universe.

Americans have always disagreed about politics, but now levels of anti-democratic attitudes, support for partisan violence, and partisan animosity have reached c

In just a few years, public DNA databases have emerged as powerful tools for solving genetic mysteries.

Stanford University geological sciences PhD student Sandra Schachat is among the 28 recipients of the 2021

Cells are the building blocks of life, present in every living organism. But how similar do you think your cells are to a mouse? A fish? A worm.

The Varsity Blues scandal triggered outrage about unfairness in college admissions, which goes far beyond the highly paid crimes of a few bad actors.

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Voice-controlled digital assistants like Siri and Alexa have become more and more adept at responding appropriately to user requests — but enabling users to hold

Expanding access to a treatment that combines medication and counseling for opioid addiction may generate significant cost savings while also saving many lives,

When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic one year ago today, a team of Stanford

What are typical work hours here?Do teammates do things together outside work?

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

Today, the average American is unlikely to spend time worrying about malaria.

Suppose Smokey Bear were to lose it and start setting forest fires instead of putting them out.

In a new study, Stanford researchers report that intensifying precipitation contributed one-third of the financial costs of flooding in the United States over th

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

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

Most solar cells today are made with refined silicon that turns sunlight into clean electricity.

Companies like Netflix and Hulu compete for subscribers to make sure their businesses thrive.

Sixteen Stanford graduate students have been honored with Siebel Scholar awards presented by the Siebel Foundation in Redwood City.

The deadly new coronavirus is spreading faster in America’s jails and prisons than it did on the Princess Diamond cruise ship or at the pandemic’s outbreak in Wu

Like spirits passing between worlds, billions of invisible beings rise to meet the starlight, then descend into darkness at sunrise.

As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to spike again in California, a team of Stanford modeling experts is working around the clock to pump data into a new assessment

Weathering the stresses of a pandemic that sent students to a foreign online learning environment followed by police brutality and systemic racism, 2020 graduate

Viruses that jump from animals to people, like the one responsible for COVID-19, will likely become more common as people continue to transform natural habitats

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new device for connecting the brain directly to silicon-based technologies.

Australians desperate for solutions to raging wildfires might find them 8,000 miles away, where a new Stanford-led study proposes ways of overcoming barriers to

A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires.

No drug can cure a paradox.

It kills a child under age 5 every minute on average.

The challenges facing humanity today – rising demands for energy, water, food, and livable land in the wake of a steadily growing global population – are critical.

By blocking a protein’s activity with antibodies, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators were able to improv

At-home DNA testing kits may be the latest fad, but according to new research by Stanford sociologists, not everyone is keen to find out whether they are related

For children undergoing immunotherapy – a promising treatment for peanut allergies – uncomfortable side effects can induce anxiety, perhaps to the point of skipping

For proper brain function, it’s crucial that certain neurons be wrapped with myelin, a coating that enhances impulse transmission.

In the age of the internet, it’s easier than ever to pull together lots of information to find the best doctor.

A research team has reason to celebrate after the Food and Drug Administration granted it approval on Friday to begin a clinical trial for a new pediatric brain

Knowing which Americans have installed solar panels on their roofs and why they did so would be enormously useful for managing the changing U.S.

An insulin injection can manage diabetes symptoms, but actually curing the disease would mean healing cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, a hormone that

Stanford will host a global meeting of the 2018-2019 Schmidt Science Fellows – the inaugural cohort of a postdoctoral scholars program – early next year.

Ice caps are melting, the ocean is acidifying and extreme weather is plaguing those who live in vulnerable areas.

Sixteen Stanford graduate students have been honored with Siebel Scholar awards presented by the Siebel Foundation in Redwood City.

Imagine a major storm hits your neighborhood and the government offers to purchase homes with “a history of flood damage.” Your basement is completely flooded.

To feel better faster, a dose of reassurance might be just what the doctor ordered.

Stanford PhD students Miyuki Hino and Philip Womble have been recognized for their contributions and commitment to improving the environment.

Most of us take it for granted that we can sense where our bodies and limbs are, even in the dark.

California’s Coachella Valley may be ground zero for a new chapter in water rights for Native American tribes, according to a new Stanford

A new combination of materials developed by Stanford researchers may aid in developing a rechargeable battery able to store the large amounts of renewable power

Storm season is upon us, the federal flood insurance plan is broken and sea level rise continues unabated.

The Stanford Woods Institute has announced its inaugural group of fellows in the LInC (Leading Interdisciplinary Collaborations) program for Stanford faculty.

The Stanford Alumni Association recently recognized undergraduate and graduate students with the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award, Class of 2018 Award of Excellence

When undergraduates know how previous students performed in courses at their university, they end up receiving slightly lower class grades on average than they w

Nearly every major plan to limit the damage from climate change relies in part on combining bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, a technology in early development

Every year, a small but not insignificant number of babies are born with hearts whose muscles are spongy and thin, although exactly what causes that condition is

Energy planners now talk about “citizen utilities” that would generate substantial power to complement the output of traditional utilities.

Many animals endemic to islands have gone the proverbial "way of the dodo", including, well,

It is now possible to scour complete human genomes for the presence of disease-associated genes without revealing any genetic information not directly associated

Team Traptasia had a problem: The tiny baby sea anemones they were trying to ensnare are, unlike their adult forms, surprisingly powerful swimmers.

A controversial California climate program got a shot of good news this month when a study suggested it is successfully reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions

The new cross-disciplinary PhD expands opportunities for students and faculty to study issues of race, inequality and language.

Devin McMahon, a PhD student in Earth system science, placed first among 2,355 women in the San Fra

Physicians have to walk a tough line when encouraging healthy behavior. Take Dr. J.

Bay Area teachers gathered at Stanford for a five-week program this spring that provided educators strategies to teach Islam.