Meet Bob Patterson, Stanford's new director of admission

Bob Patterson arrived on the Farm in September after spending a year and a half as deputy director of undergraduate admissions at Berkeley. "I came from an institution across the bay. I can't say the name, because I don't want anything thrown at me," he joked recently.

John Tinker, lecturer in writing and rhetoric, dead at 52

John Tinker, a lecturer in Stanford's Program in Writing and Rhetoric, died on Nov. 4 at his home in San Francisco. He was a co-founder of the Hume Writing Center and served as its assistant director between 2004 and 2007. He also taught classes in conjunction with the Cantor Arts Center.

Next-generation power grid research projects receive funds

The TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy at Stanford is awarding $1.2 million to university researchers to create a greener, more efficient system for delivering electricity through "smart power grid" systems. The four grants are the first to be awarded by the center.

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• Double your blood donation: For every two people who donate blood Nov. 22-24, the Stanford Blood Center will make a monetary donation in their honor to provide a homeless person with a bed for a night. The blood center is partnering with InnVision, a provider of housing and services for homeless families and individuals. For more information, visit the School of Medicine's news website.

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  'Seaweed lady' Isabella Abbott dies

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