Undergraduates win second place at LAHacks Catherine Zaw April 21, 2014 0 Comments Last weekend at the inaugural LAHacks hackathon, a team of Stanford undergraduates — Jason Teplitz ‘17, Jay Moon ‘17, Dennis Jeong ‘17, Mike Precup ‘17 and Russell Kaplan ‘17 — won... Read More »
University researchers develop software increasing cloud computing efficiency Kylie Jue April 16, 2014 1 Comment Researchers at Stanford have developed software that could increase the efficiency of cloud computing by eliciting more work from the available infrastructure at large-scale data centers. Read More »
Researchers find metadata reveals personal information Catherine Zaw April 14, 2014 1 Comment According to new research by two Stanford doctoral students, the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance of telephone metadata could potentially reveal much more detailed information... Read More »
Stanford hacking culture develops as students attend the Big Hack, LA Hacks Kylie Jue April 11, 2014 0 Comments Three hundred students gathered in the basement of Stanford’s Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center on Saturday for the Big Hack, the annual hackathon that pits Stanford against UC-Berkeley. Read More »
StartX launches student-centered initiative Nitish Kulkarni April 11, 2014 1 Comment StartX, the Stanford-affiliated startup incubator, will launch a new Stanford student-specific program at the organization’s new Hanover Street facilities today. Read More »
Stanford researchers discover predictors for viral photos Andrew Vogeley April 7, 2014 0 Comments A team of computer scientists, including a Stanford professor and doctoral student, recently identified some indicators that can assist in predicting which photos on Facebook will go viral. Read More »
Stanford takes neutral stance in patent reform bill Kylie Jue April 3, 2014 0 Comments Even as federal patent reform legislation continues to spark debate between startups and patent-holding entities, Stanford -- a leading source of innovation and patents -- has remained neutral. Read More »
Stanford researchers develop low-cost paper microscope Skylar Cohen March 31, 2014 0 Comments A team of Stanford researchers has developed an ultra-low cost paper microscope that offers the potential for more effective disease diagnosis in developing regions. Read More »
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