GSB alumna named first female CEO of General Motors Ileana Najarro December 11, 2013 0 Comments Mary Barra M.B.A. ’90 was unanimously named the next CEO for General Motors. She is the first woman to hold such a high position in the auto company. Read More »
North Korean officials release detained Stanford alumnus Ileana Najarro December 4, 2013 0 Comments Merrill Newman M.A. ‘55, a Palo Alto resident and Korean War veteran who was detained in North Korea for over a month, is scheduled to return home on Dec. 7. Read More »
Study finds U.S. methane emission 50 percent higher than previously estimated Ileana Najarro November 27, 2013 0 Comments DAILY NEWS BRIEF: A team of earth and atmospheric scientists claimed that the U.S.’s methane emission is about 50 percent higher than previously recorded. The difference is due to an underestimation... Read More »
Report calls for revised U.S. youth civic education Ileana Najarro November 27, 2013 0 Comments A new report co-authored by Willian Damon, a professor in Stanford’s Graduate School of Education urges a re-imagining of youth civic education in classrooms with a focus on getting students to more... Read More »
Communities support typhoon relief efforts Ileana Najarro November 21, 2013 0 Comments Geraldine “Dindin” Baniqued ’14 was shocked when she heard that Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, her home country, on Nov. 8. Read More »
Stanford launches new global conservation award Ileana Najarro November 19, 2013 0 Comments The Stanford Law School, thanks to a gift from the late Ray Bright J.D. '59 and in collaboration with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, announced its inaugural recipient for the new... Read More »
Palo Alto police to wear video cameras Ileana Najarro November 19, 2013 0 Comments The Palo Alto City Council voted unanimously Monday night to allocate funds for police officers in the city to wear body-mounted video cameras. Nine officers will pilot the camera technology, designed... Read More »
“Shelter in place” alert activated due to Redwood City fire Ileana Najarro November 10, 2013 0 Comments San Mateo County issued an order on Sunday for residents to shelter in place and close all windows to avoid spreading smoke from a fire at a Redwood City metals-recycling plant. Read More »