Humanities & Sciences News
The pace never slows at Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences. Every day, students and faculty unveil meaningful discoveries and produce original scholarship. They create and investigate, collaborate and communicate, at all hours and in every corner of campus.
That intellectual energy extends far beyond department walls. Through lectures, conferences, performances and exhibitions, H&S scholars reflect and engage with the Stanford community and experts from around the world.
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Latest News
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- Stanford’s historic Roble Gym to open in the fall after arts-oriented renovation
- Feb 26 - Harry Elam, vice provost for undergraduate education and a drama professor, will direct the first theater production in the newly renovated building. Read more »
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- Stanford launches Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
- Feb 24 - This graduate-level scholarship program will prepare a new generation of global leaders to address increasingly complex challenges around the world. Read more »
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- Stanford organist draws lofty sounds from Memorial Church’s thousands of pipes
- Feb 24 - Under the skillful hands – and feet – of university organist Robert Huw Morgan, Stanford’s Memorial Church fills with remarkable music from the Fisk-Nanney organ, a Baroque-type instrument that is one of five organs in the church. Read more »
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- Stanford Literary Lab uses digital humanities to study why we feel suspense
- Feb 18 - Mark Algee-Hewitt and a team of grad students combine tools of textual analysis with the emotional experience of reading to uncover what creates suspense in stories. Read more »
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- Maheetha Bharadwaj ‘16 named Gates Scholar
- Feb 16 - Bharadwaj, one of 35 American Gates Scholars, is completing a bachelor’s in biology and a master’s in biomedical informatics. She will pursue a master’s in genomic medicine at Cambridge University. Read more »
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- Stanford professor uncovers roots of George Orwell’s political language
- Feb 16 - Through a close reading of George Orwell’s nonfiction prose, Stanford English Professor Alex Woloch shows how language and democratic socialism played roles in the British writer’s stand against totalitarianism. Read more »
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- Stanford honors leaders past, present and future with ‘Founders’ symposium
- Feb 9 - In the second in a series of symposia marking Stanford’s 125th year, President John Hennessy will open a campus conversation with alumni who have put their ideas into action in the world. Read more »
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- Quality of schools is critical for economic growth in developing countries, Stanford expert says
- Feb 8 - Stanford economist Eric Hanushek said that a country’s economic growth is directly based on the cognitive skills of the population, or the “knowledge capital” of a nation. Read more »
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- Economics Professor Raj Chetty: Boys Born Poor Face Higher Joblessness Than Girls
- Feb 2 - Boys born into poverty are more likely to spiral into joblessness and crime than girls, according to a study coauthored by Chetty highlighting the effects of childhood disadvantage on men. Read more »
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- Filmmaker Ken Burns to be Stanford’s 2016 Commencement speaker
- Jan 29 - The documentary filmmaker, who has received dozens of major awards for his work, will speak at the university’s main ceremony in Stanford Stadium on Sunday, June 12. Read more »
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- Stanford’s interdisciplinary approach fuels critical advances in research
- Jan 29 - A culture of collaboration drives innovative discoveries in areas vital to our world, our health and our intellectual life. Read more »
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- Warrior’s view of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on display at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
- Jan 27 - The Red Horse exhibition provides a treasure trove of illustrations and insights into the iconic battle in 1876. Read more »
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H&S Stories About Passion:
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- Tommy Tobin
- Tobin is committed to giving back to his community. Watch »
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- Chase Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is a PhD student studying ecology and evolutionary biology. Watch »
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- Jhanvi Shriram
- Shriram explores the intersection of democracy and media with her camera. Watch »
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