February 2016
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- Stanford’s historic Roble Gym to open in the fall after arts-oriented renovation
- Harry Elam, vice provost for undergraduate education and a drama professor, will direct the first theater production in the newly renovated building. Read more »
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- Stanford launches Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
- This graduate-level scholarship program will prepare a new generation of global leaders to address increasingly complex challenges around the world. Read more »
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- Stanford organist draws lofty sounds from Memorial Church’s thousands of pipes
- Under the skillful hands – and feet – of university organist Robert Huw Morgan, Stanford’s Memorial Church fills with remarkable music from the Fisk-Nanney organ, a Baroque-type instrument that is one of five organs in the church. Read more »
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- Stanford Literary Lab uses digital humanities to study why we feel suspense
- Mark Algee-Hewitt and a team of grad students combine tools of textual analysis with the emotional experience of reading to uncover what creates suspense in stories. Read more »
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- Maheetha Bharadwaj ‘16 named Gates Scholar
- Bharadwaj, one of 35 American Gates Scholars, is completing a bachelor’s in biology and a master’s in biomedical informatics. She will pursue a master’s in genomic medicine at Cambridge University. Read more »
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- Stanford professor uncovers roots of George Orwell’s political language
- Through a close reading of George Orwell’s nonfiction prose, Stanford English Professor Alex Woloch shows how language and democratic socialism played roles in the British writer’s stand against totalitarianism. Read more »
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- Stanford honors leaders past, present and future with ‘Founders’ symposium
- In the second in a series of symposia marking Stanford’s 125th year, President John Hennessy will open a campus conversation with alumni who have put their ideas into action in the world. Read more »
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- Quality of schools is critical for economic growth in developing countries, Stanford expert says
- Stanford economist Eric Hanushek said that a country’s economic growth is directly based on the cognitive skills of the population, or the “knowledge capital” of a nation. Read more »
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- Economics Professor Raj Chetty: Boys Born Poor Face Higher Joblessness Than Girls
- Boys born into poverty are more likely to spiral into joblessness and crime than girls, according to a study coauthored by Chetty highlighting the effects of childhood disadvantage on men. Read more »
