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"Infrastructure is at the nexus of greenhouse gas mitigation, climate change adaptation and environmental justice." -@StanfordEarth Prof. Noah Diffenbaugh https://stanford.io/3aNfZwC 

Five Stanford faculty are among the newest members of an organization created in 1863 to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology.https://stanford.io/2Qsulvz 

Researchers examined 14,000 genetic differences between modern humans and our most recent ancestors at a new level of detail. They found that differences in gene activation – not just genetic code – could underlie evolution of the brain and vocal tract.https://news.stanford.edu/2021/04/26/new-perspective-genomes-archaic-humans/ …

.@StanfordMed researchers have demonstrated in mice a way to make wounds heal with normal skin instead of scar tissue.

A new optical device allows engineers to change the frequencies of individual photons.https://news.stanford.edu/2021/04/23/fine-tuning-color-light/ …

A new, six-volume set edited by Stanford English Professor Margaret Cohen explores the cultural history of Earth’s oceans from antiquity to the modern era.https://news.stanford.edu/2021/04/22/oceans-examined-historical-literary-lenses/ …

Efforts to prevent human exposure to asbestos may be mobilizing the cancer-causing mineral so that it can reach water supplies, new research shows.https://news.stanford.edu/2021/04/23/u-s-asbestos-sites-made-risky-remediation-strategies/ …

Ten Stanford faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies.https://stanford.io/3emW2Oa 

In lab tests, researchers found that an optimized ankle exoskeleton system increased participants’ walking speed by about 40 percent.

On May 12, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne joins the @cwclub to talk about the promise of universities in the post-COVID world.

Congratulations to Stanford junior James Kanoff, who will receive a 2021 Citizen Honors Service Award for cofounding @farmlinkproject. The organization has delivered 30+ million pounds of agricultural surplus to food banks during the pandemic.

Stanford is celebrating Earth Day with a week of virtual events and is looking ahead to additional ways the campus can reach ambitious net-zero emissions goals, including tackling emissions from campus food, goods, travel and investments.https://stanford.io/3sAvA8N 

Good news: We will be able to celebrate Commencement 2021 together in Stanford Stadium! To ensure necessary social distancing, two ceremonies will be held — one for advanced-degree recipients on Saturday, June 12 and one for graduating seniors on Sunday, June 13.

Monitoring environmental compliance is a particular challenge for governments in poor countries. A new machine learning approach could provide a low-cost solution.https://stanford.io/2RO1KRD 

Cell movement – a process central to cancer metastasis – is typically studied on rigid materials. But it plays out differently on the “viscoelastic” surfaces that mimic biological tissues, @StanfordEng researchers have found.https://stanford.io/3sw8P66 

Stanford Seed enlists alumni, faculty, students, and staff to help companies in emerging economies expand their businesses — all with the goal of creating jobs and lifting people out of poverty.https://stanford.io/3mY8BDp