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January 2016
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- Filmmaker Ken Burns to be Stanford’s 2016 Commencement speaker
- The documentary filmmaker, who has received dozens of major awards for his work, will speak at the university’s main ceremony in Stanford Stadium on Sunday, June 12. Read more »
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- Stanford’s interdisciplinary approach fuels critical advances in research
- A culture of collaboration drives innovative discoveries in areas vital to our world, our health and our intellectual life. Read more »
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- Warrior’s view of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on display at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
- The Red Horse exhibition provides a treasure trove of illustrations and insights into the iconic battle in 1876. Read more »
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- Stanford experts reveal latest Doomsday Clock estimate
- The world remains perilously close to a nuclear disaster or catastrophic climate change that could devastate humanity. Read more »
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- Stanford’s Faculty Senate discusses shifting educational environment
- Harry J. Elam Jr., vice provost for undergraduate education, titled his annual address to the senate “Our Shifting Educational Environment: Why Stanford’s Leadership in Higher Education is Critical Now.” Read more »
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- Stanford New Ensemble presents new classical music in new ways to new audiences
- The Stanford New Ensemble offers music that is experimental and performed in untraditional venues around campus. Read more »
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- Stanford professors win prestigious Swedish prizes in mathematics, astronomy
- Math Professor Yakov Eliashberg and physics Professor Roger Blandford have been awarded 2016 Crafoord Prizes from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for groundbreaking research and discoveries. Read more »
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- Film director Werner Herzog visits Stanford to talk about literary classic on falcons
- Legendary film director Werner Herzog will discuss J.A. Baker’s book The Peregrine with Robert Harrison, a Stanford professor of Italian literature, at the Feb. 2 Another Look book club event. Read more »
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- Stanford celebrates a life and legacy of inspiration
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute offers an extensive archive of the civil rights leader’s work. Read more »
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- Stanford students among winners of new scholarship for study in China
- Alina Luk, ‘16 STS, and Jordan Shapiro, ‘15 B.S. Bioengineering, ‘15 M.S. MS&E, have won 2016 Schwarzman Scholarships for graduate study at Tsinghua University in Beijing. They are among 111 inaugural recipients worldwide of a new, one-year scholarship in China that will lead to a master’s degree. Read more »
