Each year the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program will identify a group of 100 high-achieving students from around the world with demonstrated leadership and civic commitment to receive full funding to pursue a wide-ranging graduate education at Stanford, with the goal of developing a new generation of global leaders. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars is the largest fully endowed scholars program in the world. Visit http://knight-hennessy.stan....
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A powerful, immersive course at the edge of wilderness in southeast Alaska helps Stanford students understand the connections between humans, nature and sustainability. For more info: http://news.s...
A chance observation of a water lily beetle skimming across a pond inspired researchers to investigate the mysterious and sophisticated mode of flight it employs to overcome the physical challenges...
By testing the physical limits of speeding cars, Stanford engineers hope to develop safer autonomous driving systems. Shelley nears speeds of 120 mph as it tears around a racetrack. For more inform...
Stanford's Memorial Church is home to five organs, each representing a unique style and sound. The original, known as the Murray Harris, is situated on the sides of the rear gallery and was complet...
The instrument systems that made the detection possible were built in part on a legacy of interdisciplinary technological advances made by Stanford scientists. By proving a hundred-year-old theory,...
After unanimous approval by the Stanford Board of Trustees, Marc Tessier-Lavigne was introduced as Stanford's next president. Tessier-Lavigne's day on campus included meeting members of the Stanfor...
Stanford engineers have designed a controllable adhesive system that can stick to glass and support a person's weight. In response to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXsa-2wmooo For more informati...
One of only a few large-scale research ventures focusing on an African American, the King Institute has cataloged more than 40,0000 documents, such as letters to and from King, recordings of speech...
Members of Stanford Law's faculty take on tough medical and legal challenges. Once considered a niche area of legal practice, health law has grown dramatically in both depth and breadth. Health car...
For 18 months, Stanford psychologist Russell Poldrack scanned his brain activity twice a week to understand how functional areas of his brain communicate. Among his findings was that his brain beha...
Stanford Alumni Association presents a selection of Classes Without Quizzes, panels and Stanford Book Salon discussions taught by top Stanford faculty at Reunion Homecoming. Filmed on location at Stanford University.
Open Office Hours is an opportunity to converse with great minds at Stanford. Drawing on the traditions of faculty office hours and learning outside the lecture hall, the series is free and open to anyone with a Facebook account.
For more than 90 years Stanford has delivered courses specifically intended for freshmen. These classes, often taught by faculty teams representing distinct departments and schools, encourage students to develop the ability to ask rigorous questions that can lead to scientific experimentation or literary interpretation or social policy analysis. Read more about the program: http://stanford.io/1qdh9Q7 #ThinkingMatters
Each year about 1,000 Stanford students pursue undergraduate research projects, which put them in close touch with faculty mentors and often take them far from campus: http://stanford.io/1F0mMLq