Q&A with Ertharin Cousin, director of U.N. World Food Programme Irene Hsu November 24, 2015 0 Comments Ertharin Cousin, the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, came to campus Nov. 20 as part of the Freeman Spogli Institute’s Food and Nutrition Policy Symposium... Read More »
National Security Advisor Susan Rice urges students to address global climate change Qitong Cao October 13, 2015 1 Comment In an event hosted by the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) on Monday, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice ’86 spoke on climate change and its role within national security, anticipating the 2015... Read More »
Stanford professors sue Volkswagen for cheating emissions tests Rebecca Aydin September 29, 2015 3 Comments Two Stanford professors filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen following the company’s admission of its use of deceptive software to cheat emissions tests. Read More »
Stanford professor talks increased hunting regulations, endangered species laws Caroline Harris September 29, 2015 0 Comments David J. Hayes J.D. ’78, a distinguished visiting lecturer in law at Stanford Law School, believes hunting must be compatible with the health of the species, and that there are steps the American... Read More »
Hoover Institution hosts workshops on modern China Emma Chiao August 17, 2015 0 Comments For the third year in a row, the Hoover Institution Library and Archives hosted the Hoover Institution Workshop on Modern China during the first week of August. This year’s workshop, "China and Its... Read More »
NIH funds new Alzheimer’s Research Center at School of Medicine Chetana Ramaiyer July 29, 2015 0 Comments Recently, the National Institute of Health (NIH) gave Stanford the final notice of a $7.3 million award to fund an Alzheimer’s Research Center, one of more than two dozen centers that have been... Read More »
Lecturer Brajesh Samarth to create documentary on Sikh diaspora, 1984 anti-Sikh massacre Emma Chiao July 26, 2015 0 Comments Brajesh Samarth, a lecturer of Hindi at Stanford, has recently taken on the challenge of creating a documentary about the Sikh Diaspora and the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre. Read More »
Stanford device onboard New Horizons captures data on Pluto Alice Dai July 17, 2015 0 Comments After nine years in flight, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto on Tuesday, July 14, carrying with it Stanford-developed equipment. The landmark mission profiled Pluto and its moons and... Read More »