President Obama to visit Stanford in June for Global Entrepreneurship Summit Hannah Knowles February 23, 2016 0 Comments President Obama will return to Stanford this June to host the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). The summit, which will take place June 22 to 24, will mark the President’s second visit to... Read More »
Pelosi hopes to tackle immigration reform in Innovation Agenda 2.0 Katlyn Alapati February 17, 2016 1 Comment Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader, joined Silicon Valley leaders at Stanford on Tuesday for a closed forum to discuss Innovation Agenda 2.0, a Democratic plan that will... Read More »
Student groups plan to campaign in Nevada Francesca Lupia February 12, 2016 0 Comments As the opening of the 2016 primary season propels presidential politics into high gear, Stanford student groups supporting Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are leaving campus... Read More »
Q&A with Ertharin Cousin, director of U.N. World Food Programme Irene Hsu November 24, 2015 0 Comments Ertharin Cousin, the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, came to campus Nov. 20 as part of the Freeman Spogli Institute’s Food and Nutrition Policy Symposium... Read More »
National Security Advisor Susan Rice urges students to address global climate change Qitong Cao October 13, 2015 1 Comment In an event hosted by the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) on Monday, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice ’86 spoke on climate change and its role within national security, anticipating the 2015... Read More »
Stanford professors sue Volkswagen for cheating emissions tests Rebecca Aydin September 29, 2015 3 Comments Two Stanford professors filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen following the company’s admission of its use of deceptive software to cheat emissions tests. Read More »
Stanford professor talks increased hunting regulations, endangered species laws Caroline Harris September 29, 2015 0 Comments David J. Hayes J.D. ’78, a distinguished visiting lecturer in law at Stanford Law School, believes hunting must be compatible with the health of the species, and that there are steps the American... Read More »
Hoover Institution hosts workshops on modern China Emma Chiao August 17, 2015 0 Comments For the third year in a row, the Hoover Institution Library and Archives hosted the Hoover Institution Workshop on Modern China during the first week of August. This year’s workshop, "China and Its... Read More »