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December 2015
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- Cantor Arts Center at Stanford spotlights Richard Diebenkorn’s sketchbooks
- The exhibition, Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketchbooks Revealed, has been extended through Aug. 22, 2016, and all of the artist’s sketchbooks are online via a new website. An extensive catalog has been published by Stanford University Press. Read more »
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- Stanford researchers study how to reduce deadly police force in Rio de Janeiro
- Stanford researchers seek better strategies to control the lethal use of police force in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their findings offer implications for police and communities elsewhere, as the researchers are studying how social and psychological factors affect police and how body-worn cameras can be used most efficiently. Read more »
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- Stanford philosophy professor wins international book prize
- Philosophy Professor Michael Friedman has won the Fernando Gil International Prize in Philosophy of Science for his latest work on 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Read more »
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- Terrorism drives nationalistic fervor in presidential politics, Stanford sociologist says
- Professor Robb Willer says terrorism generally serves to sharpen national boundaries and increase nationalist spirit. However, scholars are largely in uncharted territory in regard to how terrorism will affect the 2016 presidential campaign. Read more »
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- Stanford launches digital humanities minor, combining tech skills with critical thinking
- A new interdisciplinary minor gives students the opportunity to blend traditional humanistic research with technology tools. Read more »
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- Award-winning Stanford author Adam Johnson discusses the renaissance of the short story
- Stanford English Professor Adam Johnson, recently the recipient of the National Book Award in fiction, weighs in on the power of the short story, the need for humor and the next generation of writers. Read more »
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- Stanford professor connects American authors to the places that inspired them
- From Minnesota to Texas, Frederick Douglass to Walt Whitman, Stanford English Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin guides readers through the sites that shaped our greatest writers. Read more »
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- Stanford’s Philosophy Department trains leaders, thinkers
- Using tools of thinking, the program explores life’s fundamental questions. Read more »
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- Stanford professor explores transformative relationships in new story collection
- Stanford English Professor Elizabeth Tallent addresses how relationships shape our identity in her latest collection of short stories. Read more »
