CS faculty struggles to keep up with enrollment increases Zachary Brown October 22, 2015 0 Comments While the number of students taking computer science classes has increased rapidly, the number of faculty has not, causing serious problems for the department. Read More »
Q&A: Understanding nuclear negotiations with Iran Zachary Brown May 5, 2015 0 Comments Allen S. Weiner, Professor of Law, is director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law and co-director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation. Dr. Abbas... Read More »
SLAC study may lead to better blood pressure drugs Zachary Brown May 3, 2015 0 Comments In a recent study, researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory used x-rays to observe the atomic processes that take place when blood pressure drugs interact with cells. Resulting... Read More »
Busting Stanford myths Skylar Cohen and Zachary Brown April 24, 2015 0 Comments New admits to Stanford generally have a good sense of Stanford’s academics and culture from their own research and the promotion materials that they receive prior to Admit Weekend. At the same time,... Read More »
SIMILE program to end this year, loses VPUE sponsorship Zachary Brown April 5, 2015 0 Comments Due to low student interest, the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education will cease to sponsor the Science in the Making Integrated Learning Environment (SIMILE) program at the end of this year. Read More »
Stanford study confirms animals grow bigger with evolution Zachary Brown February 23, 2015 0 Comments A Stanford study has found that animals generally become larger as they evolve over time, providing convincing evidence for Cope’s rule, a theory named for American paleontologist Edward Cope, who... Read More »
Stanford professor wins Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences Zachary Brown February 11, 2015 0 Comments The Stanford D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Karl Deisseroth Ph.D. '98 M.D. '00 has been selected as this year’s winner of the Lurie Prize in... Read More »
Stanford to host 100-year-long Artificial Intelligence study Zachary Brown January 27, 2015 0 Comments The study will track the rise of technology and the ways it influences society from now until 2115. Read More »