Q&A with earth system science professor Marshall Burke on climate change economics Hannah Knowles November 6, 2015 1 Comment The Daily sat down with Burke to discuss his research about the global economic impacts of climate change. Read More »
Professor proposes blind analysis method to reduce bias in studies Jeremy Quach October 9, 2015 0 Comments Stanford Law Professor Robert MacCoun is endorsing a new scientific approach to minimize bias in studies: blind analysis, where scientists don’t know the results of their research until they’ve... Read More »
Researchers find walking in nature provides mental health benefits Alina Abidi July 26, 2015 0 Comments Stanford researchers found that walking in nature, as opposed to walking in urban areas, provides mental health benefits. Read More »
8,500-year-old Kennewick Man found to be genetically Native American James Noh June 27, 2015 8 Comments A new study using DNA technology found an 8,500-year-old skeleton from Kennewick, Washington to be closely related to Native Americans, refuting a previous study that concluded it was Japanese or... Read More »
‘Spirits on Forest’: Philz Coffee becomes a colorful jungle Eric Huang May 18, 2015 1 Comment “Spirits on Forest,” an exhibition of work by Bay Area art collective Animal Spirit Design, is currently on view at Philz Coffee on Forest Avenue. This past Friday, the café hosted an opening... Read More »
Stanford physicists construct chip-sized particle accelerator Alexis Garduno and Alexa Liautaud October 9, 2013 0 Comments Stanford researchers have created a chip-sized particle accelerator smaller than a grain of salt and capable of accelerating electrons near the speed of light. Read More »
Transgender professor advocates for women in science Niuniu Teo October 4, 2013 2 Comments For Barres, science had been a passion throughout his life, and he was worried about the effect transitioning — changing from female to male —would have on his career. Read More »
Med school researchers discover hyper-adaptable fish The Daily News Staff April 5, 2012 0 Comments Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine and the Broad Institute have discovered the entire genome sequence of 21 threespine stickleback fish. Read More »