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Video: West, Rivera discuss race, class, educational access

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Venture capitalist and Stanford Trustee Miriam Rivera and Princeton scholar and public intellectual Cornel West engaged in a lively conversation Saturday during a forum in Memorial Auditorium titled "Access, Success, Impact: How Low-income Students of Color Succeed in College and Beyond."

Modern humans originated in southern, not eastern, Africa

The largest analysis of the genomic diversity of African hunter-gatherer populations reveals that modern humans likely originated in southern Africa, rather than eastern Africa as is generally assumed. This study provides the clearest idea of where modern humans actually originated.

Scientist Natalie Batalha to give Bunyan Lecture Thursday

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Natalie Batalha, a key scientist in the search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars, will talk about that quest Thursday evening as the speaker for the annual Bunyan Lecture, presented by the Stanford Astronomy Program. The 7:30 p.m. talk is free and open to the public.

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  • Financial Knowledge: Financial Knowledge is returning to campus with a new series of courses called the Financial Prosperity Program. The series of six, one-hour workshops is designed to give faculty and staff the tools they need to manage their finances and build wealth for the future. Courses already have begun and are ongoing through May. Visit the Financial Prosperity Program website for more information.
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