Leaders are named for Title IX, SARA offices

Stanford has made appointments to two key staff positions focused on sexual violence prevention and response – CATHERINE GLAZE as campus Title IX coordinator and CARLEY FLANERY as director of the SARA Office (Office of Sexual Assault & Relationship Abuse Education & Response). Glaze, currently associate dean for student affairs at Stanford Law School, will… Read more Leaders are named for Title IX, SARA offices

Stanford students drive bone marrow registry effort

Stanford students have joined the race to save the lives of leukemia patients by rallying their classmates, faculty and staff to register as potential bone marrow donors – particularly if they are of mixed race. The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association and the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, in collaboration with the Asian American Donor Program… Read more Stanford students drive bone marrow registry effort

Stanford students work with East Palo Alto officials to evaluate a clean energy plan

When the East Palo Alto City Council took the final step toward joining a community choice energy program last week, it had the benefit of collaboration with Stanford graduate students behind its decision. The graduate students worked with East Palo Alto staff to evaluate the possible benefits and risks of joining the nonprofit Peninsula Clean… Read more Stanford students work with East Palo Alto officials to evaluate a clean energy plan

Patient at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital gets a Super Bowl surprise

ALEX WALTER, 18, has been a Denver Broncos fan for a long time. His mom, Ronda, says it might have something to do with spending the first several years of his life in the Mile-High City, where Alex underwent treatment for his congenital heart disease, which included several surgeries. Alex came to Packard Children’s at… Read more Patient at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital gets a Super Bowl surprise

George Foster explains how the NFL turned the Super Bowl into a wild success

Super Bowl 50 is expected to draw a million visitors to the San Francisco Bay Area, making it a financial boon — and a logistical headache — for local economies. For a business perspective on America’s Big Game, LEE SIMMONS sat down with Graduate School of Business professor GEORGE FOSTER, who pioneered the school’s program… Read more George Foster explains how the NFL turned the Super Bowl into a wild success

Stanford's next crop of Rising Environmental Leaders selected

The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment recently selected 20 fellows to join the 2016 cohort of the Rising Environmental Leaders Program (RELP). Now in its sixth year, this highly competitive professional development program helps Stanford graduate students and postdoctoral scholars hone their leadership and communications skills to maximize the impact of their research. Fellows… Read more Stanford's next crop of Rising Environmental Leaders selected

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer wins lifetime achievement award

TARA VANDERVEER, head coach of Stanford’s women’s basketball team, was honored recently with the 2016 Coaching Corps Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2nd Annual Game Changer Awards in San Francisco. VanDerveer’s award was presented by former Stanford All-American JENNIFER AZZI, who currently is head coach of women’s basketball at the University of San Francisco. The… Read more Stanford's Tara VanDerveer wins lifetime achievement award

Stanford student Gus Woythaler to compete in Jeopardy! College Championship

Answer: A Stanford senior majoring in computer science who will compete alongside 14 other college students in this year’s Jeopardy! College Championship. Question: Who is GUS WOYTHALER? The two-week event begins today, Feb. 1, and concludes Friday, Feb. 12. Woythaler will take part in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 4, with students from the University… Read more Stanford student Gus Woythaler to compete in Jeopardy! College Championship

Stanford engineers have good news for Stephen Colbert: It is plausible to climb like Spider-Man

Last week, STEPHEN COLBERT took center stage on The Late Show and lamented that a recent study by zoologists at the University of Cambridge found that Spider-Man probably couldn’t actually climb walls. The researchers ran the numbers and found natural adhesive forces scale in such a way that geckos are the largest animals that can… Read more Stanford engineers have good news for Stephen Colbert: It is plausible to climb like Spider-Man

Stanford lauded for its leadership in protecting the environment

When the State of California announced the 2015 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards, Stanford University was among the winners. The GEELA Awards recognize individuals, organizations and businesses that have made “notable, voluntary contributions in conserving California’s precious resources, protecting and enhancing our environment, building public-private partnerships and strengthening the state’s economy.” The award to… Read more Stanford lauded for its leadership in protecting the environment