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At Stanford, known for its acronyms, prospective freshmen are affectionately dubbed "ProFros." A record number of ProFros – in this case, those admitted to the Class of 2014 – and their families are expected to arrive today for Admit Weekend.
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Stanford's Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI), which was launched into space in February aboard the most advanced solar-observing satellite ever designed, is up and running. For at least five years, HMI will send back high-definition images of the sun that will help forecast solar activity.
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Last Friday more than 150 colleagues and supporters gathered to celebrate the contributions of SLAC Professor Emerita Helen Quinn. The symposium honored her more than four decades as a particle physics theorist by
exploring the four areas in which she has made a significant impact.
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- Free parallel programming course available online:
Through a new course posted online for free, the Stanford School of Engineering and NVIDIA Corp. will give a big boost to programmers who want to take advantage of the substantial processing power of the graphics processing units used in today's consumer and professional graphics cards.
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PRESIDENT JOHN HENNESSY featured as one of "America's Favorite Bosses" on Forbes.com . . . PAUL EHRLICH, GRETCHEN DAILY, JON CHRISTENSEN and other environmental experts contribute to a great read for Earth Day . . .
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