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The average exhibition takes one to two years of planning before opening to the public and the Cantor Art Center's new envisioning of its Rodin collection is no exception. From fabrication to paint...
On a sunny day near Stanford's Terman Fountain, applause is heard as incoming freshman cheer for the boat they constructed earlier that morning. The team building activity caps a packed four weeks ...
The latest Dance Improv Strategies Lab taught students that performance can happen anywhere at anytime. It could be at a theater or dance hall, or a less traditional venue like a museum or even a c...
A Papua New Guinean mask, shell necklaces from Samoa and Hawaii, and a ceremonial club from New Zealand are among some of the antique pieces now on display in the new exhibit, Pacific Links: Curren...
Mechanical engineers at Stanford have developed a robot that grows like a vine. It’s ability to grow across distances without moving its whole body could be useful in search and rescue and medical ...
Life-threatening heart arrhythmias can be difficult to detect but a new deep learning algorithm can evaluate each second of a heart signal and diagnose 14 types of arrhythmia with performance simil...
Researchers combine gecko-inspired adhesives and a custom robotic gripper to create a device for grabbing space debris. They tested their gripper in multiple zero gravity settings, including the In...
A major exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center presents a fascinating new perspective on the creation and production of mid-century modern design. Creativity on the Line: Design for the Corporate Wor...
Lacuna, a free online annotation platform developed at Stanford, promotes collaborative learning and interdisciplinary conversations. The platform is being used at higher education institutions acr...
In the first such global evaluation, Stanford biologists found more than 30 percent of all vertebrates have declining populations. They call for curbs on the basic drivers of these losses. Read mor...
For her work on practical actions and policies to secure ecosystems and human well being, Stanford biologist Gretchen Daily was honored with the 2017 Blue Planet Prize, a roughly $450,000 (50 milli...
Stanford's 2017 Baccalaureate, a multifaith celebration that is a part of Commencement weekend, featured Marian Wright Edelman, a student reflection from Emma Coleman and spiritual music.