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August 2015
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- Stanford philosopher strengthens Kant’s connection to natural science and Newton
- Research by philosophy Professor Michael Friedman reveals how a lesser-known Kantian text serves as an important bridge between Kant’s concepts of metaphysics and natural science, as well as between defining periods in Kant’s development. Read more »
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- Stanford historian says falsified medieval history helped create feminism
- Through research into the first historians of medieval Europe, Professor Paula Findlen discovers that an interest in women’s history began much earlier than is assumed. Read more »
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- Resilience is the theme of Stanford’s summer reading program for incoming students
- Members of the Class of 2019 are reading books selected by President John Hennessy. The Three Books program serves as an intellectual springboard for freshmen and transfer students. Read more »
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- Stanford sociologist urges rethinking of sex and gender in surveys
- New research reveals that most social surveys are not measuring what surveyors think is being measured when it comes to sex and gender. Read more »
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- Stanford research shows how to improve science students’ critical thinking
- Physicists at Stanford and the University of British Columbia have found that encouraging students to repeatedly make decisions about data collected during introductory lab courses improves their critical thinking skills. Read more »
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- Stanford conservators work to preserve Rodin Sculpture Garden
- To fend off corrosion from dust, UV light radiation and acid rain, conservators wash and wax the sculptures to preserve their patina. Read more »
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- Stanford scholar digs deep into human history at Neolithic site
- Stanford archaeologist Ian Hodder is unraveling the origins of the human story at the 9,000-year-old Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey. Read more »
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- Stanford scholar illuminates history of disputed China Sea islands
- Friction between China and Japan over sovereignty for the resource-rich Diaoyu Islands has escalated in recent years. Research by Stanford graduate student Xiang Zhai reveals new details about the dispute that might help resolve it. Read more »
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- Stanford historian Robert Conquest, expert on Soviet Union, dies at 98
- A Renaissance-style thinker, Robert Conquest was a prolific Soviet historian who became the conscience of an era in the war of ideas between communism and Western democracy. As a poet, his work was considered among the most influential in British literary circles. Read more »
