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With the ease of online dating and the explosion of virtual communities, it's no surprise that a growing number of people have found love through the Internet. But sociologist Michael Rosenfeld is curious about who they are. Here's what he's found: Gay men, lesbians and middle-aged heterosexuals are most likely to use their computers for matchmaking.
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A $1.1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and more than $500,000 in matching funds from Stanford Hospital & Clinics will support an innovative project to evaluate whether a patient-safety program can reduce the incidence and severity of hospital-acquired complications.
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Martin Hellman, center, tells the story of how he and two other researchers, Ralph Merkle, left, and Whitfield Diffie, developed "public key encryption," the technology that makes Internet commerce possible. The researchers are being honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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- Financial Knowledge workshops: Stanford Benefits is sponsoring a series of workshops presented by Financial Knowledge, a company that provides conflict-free financial education. New workshops, which begin Feb. 16, include 2010 changes affecting credit cards, tax credits and mortgages. Click here for a course brochure.
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JENNIFER AAKER and
KELLY MCGONIGAL are cited for their Tweet inspirations . . .
Three marketing scholars, including Aaker and alum CASSIE MOGILNER offer a novel approach to publication credit. Read more.
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