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Concerns about the impact of corn ethanol on global warming have raised interest in more eco-friendly perennial grasses. Converting large swaths of farmland to perennial grasses for biofuels could lower regional surface temperatures, according to a recent Stanford study.
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In the 1980s, inflation was 12 percent and interest rates were 18 percent. That didn't stop John Paul DeJoria from hanging tough against great odds, building the once money-losing company he started with a hairdresser partner into John Paul Mitchell Systems, one of the largest independently owned hair care outfits in the United States. Recently, DeJoria and other business pioneers shared their views from the trenches during the 2011 Conference on Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Business.
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John Linvill, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and inventor of the Optacon character-reading device for the blind, died Feb. 19 at age 91. A pioneer of Silicon Valley, Linvill "transistorized" the Stanford electrical engineering curriculum and helped shape an industry that shaped the world.
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- Amy J. Blue Award reminder:
Do you know a Stanford staff member who is dedicated to accomplishment, takes responsibility and gets things done? Someone who is committed to people and involves, challenges and supports others? Someone who is positive, energetic and passionate about his or her work? There is still time to make your Amy Blue Award nominations, which are due by the end of the day March 22. For more information, visit the Amy J. Blue Award website.
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12 years and counting: Cardinal WOMEN'S TENNIS' home winning streak . . .
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