'Frankencamera' could revolutionize digital photography

Stanford photo scientists are out to reinvent digital photography with the introduction of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks.

Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms

Aquaculture now accounts for half of the fish consumed globally, according to a recent Stanford study. The more than a decade-long trend toward fish farming is straining the resources of some wild fish species, which are harvested to feed the farmed varieties.

Sophomore College class mixes cooking, eating, politics

Turning a campus kitchen into a classroom, Stanford Professor Rob Reich gets his students to think about food as something more than just what shows up on their plates. Food and Politics digs into the production and distribution of what we eat.

University, union reach agreement

Negotiators for Stanford and SEIU Local 2007 used a collaborative process known as "interest-based bargaining" to reach the five-year contract, which was overwhelmingly approved by the union's members Sept. 3.

'Liposuction leftovers' easily converted to stem cells

Globs of human fat removed during liposuction conceal versatile cells that are more quickly and easily coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, than are the skin cells most often used by researchers, according to a new study from Stanford’s School of Medicine.

Campus Announcements »

• Swine flu update: Stanford is preparing for a potential outbreak of H1N1 influenza this fall. To learn more about flu symptoms, how to protect yourself and what Stanford is doing in preparation, visit the Stanford Influenza Information website.
  
• Back in business: The Faculty Club has reopened for breakfast 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and the pub 4 to 8 p.m.
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  Retirement plan changes: Now is the time to review your current investments and see if they make sense for your future needs.

In the News »

• Times of London 9.8.09
  Healthy eaters putting wild fish stocks at risk
• The New Yorker 9.1.09
  Andrea Lunsford assesses college students' writing
  
• All About Jazz 9.1.09
  West Coast premiere of Uri Caine's Othello Syndrome
• New York Times 8.30.09
  Denise Pope on the crush of summer homework

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