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Robert Wilson
February 21, 2016
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Economist Robert B. Wilson Honored with 2016 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

BBVA FoundationIn bestowing the prestigious prize, the jury cited the emeritus GSB professor's ground-breaking research on auctions, electricity pricing, reputation and dynamic interactions under non-cooperative conditions.

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February 21, 2016
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Economist Robert B. Wilson Honored with 2016 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
BBVA Foundation|In bestowing the prestigious prize, the jury cited the emeritus GSB professor's ground-breaking research on auctions, electricity pricing, reputation and dynamic interactions under non-cooperative conditions.
Robert Wilson
December 8, 2015
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Stanford’s Business School Tells M.B.A.s to Wait on Startups
The Wall Street Journal|As colleges and M.B.A. programs tout entrepreneurship education, some want fledgling founders to focus on classes, not companies.
Change wall at Stanford GSB
November 10, 2015
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How Bad Weather Could Affect Stock Prices

Wall Street Journal|A study by Stanford GSB faculty members Ed deHaan and Joseph Piotroski suggests that those 'clouds on the investment horizon' are real.
Change wall at Stanford GSB
September 30, 2015
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B-Schools Target Women
The Wall Street Journal|Stanford GSB entrepreneurship center directors wanted to understand why women were not signing up for Startup Garage class. In the fall of 2013 they set out to fix it.
women in Startup Garage
September 17, 2015
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Garth Saloner to Step Down as Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford News|Dean Saloner will end his six-year tenure at the end of the current academic year in summer of 2016.
September 10, 2015
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Sara Little, Peripatetic Product Designer, Dies at 97
The New York Times|For 18 years, the dynamo who launched and directed the business school's Process of Change Lab helped students take a creative approach to conceiving and designing everyday items. Sara Little Turnbull retired from teaching at Stanford GSB in 2006.
Sara Little
August 21, 2015
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Paying for Solar Power
MIT Technology Review|SolarCity’s massive new manufacturing plant in Buffalo, New York, reflects a booming demand for solar power. Is it sustainable?
August 7, 2015
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Educators from Across California Go Back to School in New Stanford Executive Program
Stanford GSE|Leaders from 18 school districts participating in a new Executive Program for Education Leaders offered by Stanford’s graduate schools of education and business.
participants in the Stanford Executive Program
July 28, 2015
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Facebook Combats Bias With Training
USA Today|Code2040 co-founder and CEO Laura Weidman Powers says she's pleased to see major technology companies which once refused to reveal the lack of diversity in their ranks begin to openly discuss unconscious bias.
July 21, 2015
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How She's Coaxing Hedge Fund Bucks to Solve Social Issues
Ozy.com|Last year when Brenden Millstein was looking to expand his business, Carbon Lighthouse, he knew the project, which fights climate change, needed someone special.
July 20, 2015
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Low-Priced Floors Create Healthier Lives
Virgin Unite|A challenge that a group of Stanford MBA students decided to tackle head on, after an eye-opening class trip to Rwanda
June 1, 2015
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Why Managers Must Embrace Big Data or Be Left Behind

The Fast Track|If you’re a manager and don’t have a clue about statistics or how to ask smart questions about data, it’s time to start if you want to thrive in your career and your organization. - See more at: http://quickbase.intuit.com/blog/2015/06/01/why-managers-must-embrace-big-data-or-be-left-behind/#sthash.Dw9rfqy8.dpuf
April 28, 2015
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Spending $100 Million to Break Down AP Class Barriers
Marketplace|Education leaders plan to commit $100 million to several organizations, including Reid Saaris' Equal Opportunity Schools, to enroll more low-income and minority students in advanced high school classes.
April 10, 2015
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Diverse Perspectives Needed To Provide Better Analysis Of Big Data

Becker Friedman Institute|University of Chicago undergraduates heard an array of views on the economic, moral, and political effects of so-called "big data" at a student-organized panel discussion held on April 10, 2015 at the Saieh Hall for Economics. Led by fourth-year students students in the College, the panel featured economists Susan Athey of Stanford University and Hal Varian of the University of California, Berkeley, as well as statistician and machine learning expert Larry Wasserman of Carnegie Mellon University.
January 5, 2015
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Forbes’ 30 Under 30: Social Entrepreneurs
Forbes|Stanford GSB alumna and Social Innovation Fellow Gayatri Datar recognized for her work with EarthEnable.
December 10, 2014
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People Working to Change the Face of the Tech Industry
Associated Press|Entrepreneurs, nonprofits such as Sabia.la, Code2040 are eager to help tech firms diversify
December 6, 2014
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How Nonprofitcs Can Improve Engagement on Twitter

Stanford Social Innovation Review|The head of Twitter for Good shows how nonprofits can reach a wide range of stakeholders and promote awareness.
Change wall at Stanford GSB
November 17, 2014
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Anat Admati Recognized Among “100 Leading Global Thinkers”
Foreign Policy|Foreign Policy magazine spotlights the Stanford GSB finance professor and best-selling author among “Challengers” who defy norms in translating ideas into actions.
November 12, 2014
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Solving the Climate Crisis by Making You Comfy
ThinkProgress|Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and assorted wonks from the world over gather together for the 2014 CleanTech forum in San Francisco
November 12, 2014
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This Nonprofit Is Helping Low-Income Students Forge a Path to College
Fast Company|Equal Opportunity Schools is attempting to break the cycle of inequality in high school college prep.
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