Stanford Report for November 9, 2012

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Friday,
Nov. 9, 2012

Ann F. Marshall to receive 2012 Marsh O'Neill Award

Marshall, a senior research scientist in the Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory and the Stanford Nano Center, will be honored this afternoon with a Marsh O'Neill Award for her outstanding contributions to the research mission.

The undergraduate journey: 'Integrate, innovate, inspire'

Six months after the Faculty Senate approved sweeping changes in breadth requirements for undergraduates, Harry J. Elam, Jr., vice provost for undergraduate education, presented a progress report on plans to implement the new Ways of Thinking/Ways of Doing program.

Experiments at SLAC's SSRL to focus on solar technology

SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource will play a central role in three research projects that seek cheaper materials and manufacturing techniques for solar panels, with support from a U.S. Department of Energy program.

Campus Announcements

Participants sought for experimental flu vaccine trial: Healthy individuals who have not had their flu shot this year are being sought for a clinical trial at the School of Medicine to study the immune response to an experimental, seasonal DNA flu vaccine. Read the full announcement on the School of Medicine's news website.