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BRIEF: Prof. given $3.1 million stem-cell research grant
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Assistant Prof. of Medicine Ching-Pin Chang was awarded a five year, $3.1 million grant by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for stem-cell research.
BRIEF: University ranks second on Chinese list
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Stanford placed second in a popular college ranking list published annually by China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
BRIEF: Stanford neurosurgeon dies
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Stanford neurosurgeon Dr. John Borchers was killed in a small plane crash last week near Lake Tahoe
BRIEF: Stanford tops Princeton Review rankings
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Stanford has the best classroom experience amongst the nation’s colleges, according to rankings published this week by The Princeton Review.
BRIEF: Hospital denies workers’ union recognition
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Stanford Hospital and Clinics and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital announced Tuesday that they will no longer recognize the union that represents 1,450 non-technical employees at the medical center, because the union was allegedly not directly elected by the workers.
BRIEFS: SLAC to get a new name
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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will be getting a new name due to a trademark disagreement between the University and the U.S. Department of Energy, according to the Stanford Report.
BRIEF: Stanford qualifies as “Great College to Work For”
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Stanford has been listed in 24 of 27 categories judged for The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual “Great Colleges to Work For” assessment for 2008.
Campus briefs: Education profs. required to make papers public
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Campus briefs: Holiday fireworks cancelled due to construction
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University officials announced earlier this week that the annual July 3 fireworks display over campus has been cancelled due to conflicts with local construction.
BRIEF: Prof., VSO win ASSU awards
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The ASSU VSO/Teacher of the Year Awards Commission has named Biology Prof.
BRIEF: SLAC appoints Merola as new COO
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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) has named Alexander “Sandy” Merola as the facility’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for operations, according to the SLAC Today newsletter.
BRIEF: $20,000 allocated to student artists
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Seventeen artists recently received the first round of grants given last week by the University’s newly revived undergraduate ASSU Arts Grant Program.
BRIEF: Creative Writing awards announced
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BRIEF: Boardman presents achievement awards
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Eleven individual students were awarded the James W.
BRIEF: Bone marrow drive seeks minority donors
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Project Michelle, a group formed by friends and family of leukemia patient and Cal grad Michelle Maykin, successfully registered 67 potential bone marrow donors last Friday.
BRIEF: Former lecturer to distribute free flying disks
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“Whenever I played with a Frisbee, [I was] aware of how thick it was and how much air had to push aside to make it fly,” Adler said.
BRIEF: Stanford researchers help form extinction theory
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The Stanford study, together with a study conducted through the National Geographic Society, IBM, Arizona Research labs and other organizations, showed that humans came close to extinction 70,000 years ago, with the human population shrinking as low as 2,000 before numbers began to rise again.
BRIEF: Kavli Institute receives $7.5 million donation
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BRIEF: Research uses platypus genome to study testicular descent
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Testicular descent is the moving of the testicles away from the warm core of the body during development.
BRIEF: Chemistry professor strives for HIV cure
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Chemistry Prof.
BRIEF: MSAN awards doctor for health research
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Dr.
BRIEF: Law School defends Premise Media
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The film, written by comedian Ben Stein, explores alternative theories of evolution.
BRIEF: Stanford will test emergency notification system
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In order to be prepared for a campus-wide crisis, Stanford will test out its emergency mass notification system this Wednesday.
BRIEF: Stanford profs join Academy of Sciences
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BRIEF: GSB plans executive training program in Indian cities
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Two GSB faculty members, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Prof.
BRIEF: Medical school study reveals errors in blood pressure treatment
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The study, published in the May issue of “Hypertension,” analyzed data from a 2003-2004 study on medical care services provided at the offices of private physicians across the country.
BRIEF: Profs elected to science academy
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Five Stanford professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences last week: Chemistry Prof.
BRIEF: Santa Clara air merits “F”
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Santa Clara County received less than stellar air-pollution ratings in a recently released American Lung Association report.
BRIEF: Coffee coming to Caltrain station
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Another branch of Caffe del Doge is set to open in the Palo Alto Caltrain station, according to the Palo Alto Daily News.
BRIEF: Walk the Farm 2008 assesses water usage
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According to a press release from the Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West, much of the trail took walkers on private land, where leaseholders and ranchers met the hikers to share their experiences of ranching and farming.
BRIEF: Cal senior fatally stabbed, suspect taken into custody
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Wootton was stabbed during a confrontation outside of the sorority Chi Omega early Saturday morning, according to The Daily Californian.
BRIEF: Stanford postdoc wins sudoku championship
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Snyder, who is researching genetic sequencing at Stanford, took home the top prize after two straight days of competition in he which he faced off against opponents from more than 30 countries.
BRIEF: Research links erotic photos to risk-taking
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Heterosexual men exposed to erotic photos are more likely to take larger financial risks than they otherwise would, according to a recent study by Stanford researchers.
BRIEF: Stanford prof. nabs Nemmers
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Stanford’s Paul Milgrom was announced as the winner of Northwestern University’s 2008 Nemmers Prize in economics.
BRIEF: Stanford researchers create stem cells
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A team of Stanford researchers in the School of Medicine has successfully transformed normal skin cells into cancer stem cells.
BRIEF: Programming team wins silver medal
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The Stanford programming team came in seventh place overall in the contest, which included teams from peer institutions such as MIT as well as teams from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the South Pacific.
BRIEF: Koret Pavilion opened to public
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Koret Pavilion, a new 9,500-square-feet facility of the Harold and Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Life, opened its doors on Apr.
BRIEF: Researchers to study hypersonic flight
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A $17 million grant will fund researchers at Stanford, working with the U.S.
BRIEF: Prof. receives $10 million research grant
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Materials Science and Engineer Assistant Prof.
BRIEF: Former ME Prof. dies at 94
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Former Mechanical Engineering Prof.
BRIEF: Rice plans to return to Farm
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BRIEF: Biology prof. awarded environmental achievement prize
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Biology Prof.
BRIEF: Business students earn $25,000 in telecom. competition
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Students from the Graduate School of Business took home the top prize in the third annual International Tech Strategy Business Case Competition hosted by Ericsson and Boston University.
BRIEF: Stanford Mock Trial heads to nationals
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Members of the Stanford Mock Trial will advance to the national championship after two of Stanford’s teams finished in first and second place at the Silver National Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.
BRIEF: Stanford, Cal to up stem cell research
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The Siebel Stem Cell Institute will bring together the two California universities’ top scientists from the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering and computer science.
BRIEF: Automobile break-ins on the rise
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A series of vehicle break-ins has hit campus this past week.
BRIEF: Grad. programs outperform competition
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Stanford clinched seven #1 slots and 13 top-three finishes in U.S.
BRIEF: Model U.N. takes top prize at Chicago conference
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The team received Best Large Delegation award.
BRIEF: History prof. dead at 73
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History Professor Emeritus George M.
BRIEF: Dawkins talks science, religion
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Dawkins, chair for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, discussed a variety of concerns surrounding evolution, religion and the public backlash against science.
BRIEF: GSB aids underserved women
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The Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) will join the investment firm Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
BRIEF: Biology prof. wins Sophie Prize for conservation efforts
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Biology Prof.
BRIEF: Football recruit killed in L.A. shooting
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Shaw, who was walking home around 8:30 p.m.
BRIEF: Stanford aids new university in Saudi Arabia
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The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), slated to open in September 2009, will be a graduate-level, international research university sponsored by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah.
BRIEF: Author Gomes to serve as Baccalaureate speaker
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Peter J.
BRIEF: Hoover Institution home to Buckley archive
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The Hoover Institution will serve as the final resting place for the broadcast archive of deceased conservative commentator William F.
BRIEF: Popcorn cost lowers movie theater ticket prices, study finds
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The study found that by charging more for concessions such as popcorn, movie theaters were able to keep ticket prices lower.
BRIEF: DNA research maps human migrations
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Stanford scientists have created the most extensive genetic map of the human species to date, providing support for two long-held hypotheses about human migration patterns.
BRIEF: Stem cells heal rats’ brains after stroke
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These stem cells can form any cell type in the body, but coaxing them to form neural cells in particular has been tough.
BRIEF: SLAC to suspend tour program, shift focus
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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will temporarily suspend its tour program beginning Mar.
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The core of the academic classes in the new department will come from the interdisciplinary and currently interdepartmental Earth Systems major.
BRIEF: Sun Exposure May Prevent Cancer
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Although long considered a main cause of skin cancer, sun exposure may actually prevent certain other forms of the disease.
Researchers from Stanford, the Northern California Cancer Center and the University of Southern California reported that sun exposure may actually help reduce the risk of advanced breast cancer among women with light skin.
Researchers said limited exposure to sunlight can stimulate a healthy immune response to help generate Vitamin D, which is believed to play a role in preventing colon, prostate and ovarian cancer.
Vitamin D can also be found in dietary supplements and in foods like fortified milk, cereal and certain kinds of fish, including mackerel, salmon and tuna.
BRIEF: Men see greater “reward” than women in video games
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, video games activate the reward regions of the brain in men more than they do in women, according to researchers at the School of Medicine.
Brief: Nobel Prize Winner dies at 82
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Nobel Laureate and former Stanford geneticist Joshua Lederberg died Feb.
News Brief: University to acquire Gould papers
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Stanford will inherit the late paleontologist Stephen J.
News Briefs
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News Brief: GSB places fourth in Financial Times annual ranking
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Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) placed fourth in this year’s Financial Times ranking of the world’s top MBA programs, the newspaper announced yesterday.
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Engineers win award for blood circulation device
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A team of eight Stanford undergraduate and graduate students designed an electrical device to prevent blood clots during air travel, leading to a first place finish at the 31st annual Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (AHETEMS) Design Competition at the end of autumn quarter.
BRIEF: Joint-venture center to study oceans
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Stanford University, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute announced last Wednesday plans to create the Center for Ocean Solutions, an organization which will aim to protect the Earth’s oceans.
News Brief: ASSU initiative places key texts on reserve
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More than $3,000 worth of textbooks have been placed on two-hour reserve at Green Library this quarter as the result of an ASSU initiative funded by the Office of the Provost.
Alum donates $20 million to stem-cell research, Hospital
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Just as Stanford Hospital & Clinics begins its billion-dollar renovation, it has received a $20 million donation to pursue the future of medicine.
Carnegie director chosen from Farm
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Bryk will begin his tenure in August.
Quality change in campus tap water
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Tap water across campus may appear cloudy or milky-white starting this week due to system maintenance by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), Stanford’s water supplier.
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Long-time Stanford professor and acclaimed biographer Diana Middlebrook died on Dec.
Historical society wins preservation award
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The Stanford Historical Society’s Historic Houses Committee received the 2007 Governor’s Historic Preservation Award earlier this month for its efforts to preserve old homes in the community.
Gumball Challenge supports microfinance
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In the days leading up to Thanksgiving Break, young entrepreneurs gathered for the Gumball Challenge — an effort to raise money for microfinance that began this month at Stanford, Yale, UC-Berkeley, St.
Computer science prof. dies at 75
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Emeritus Computer Science Prof.
Brief: Endowment exec says goodbye
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Missing student found
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Nicholas Dunn '09, the student who was reported missing Thursday after failing to arrive home in Hawaii, has been found, according to his roommate, who said Dunn showed up in his room Friday morning.
Bio-X supercomputer one of the fastest and greenest
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Leave it to Stanford to have not only one of the world’s top supercomputers but also one of greenest.
Bush awards Hoover fellow Hanson humanities medal
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President George W. Bush awarded Hoover Institution Fellow Victor Davis Hanson with a National Humanities Medal yesterday at the White House.
Clinical trials find new volunteers through database
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Paid studies may be popular among students, but now everyone — not just members of the Stanford community — will have access to the various clinical trials being performed at the School of Medicine.
Foreign student enrollment increases nationwide
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Foreign students are feeling more and more at home at Stanford and other American universities, according to a new report by the U.S. Government.
Brief: Stanford ranking falls from 6th to 19th
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In the Times of London’s Higher Education Supplement last week, Stanford fell to 19th place - from sixth place last year — in the paper’s ranking of the top world universities.
Brief: Stanford edges WSU, wins Fitness Challenge
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Stanford came from behind to beat Washington State in the Pac-10 Fitness Challenge on Friday.
Brief: Palo Alto tops list of expensive football towns
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Fundraising ranked seventh
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In The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual “Philanthropy 400” report published last week, Stanford ranked seventh among the top 400 charities in 2006.
Robot car takes second in DARPA race
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PS3’s give protein project world record
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Stanford has set a new world record for video game console use — but not in the way you’d expect.
“Junior” drives into Challenge finals
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“Junior” may be young, but he’s already driving the Stanford Racing Team toward victory.
Local teen kidnapped and assaulted
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An unknown suspect attacked a 17-year-old woman between 3 p.m.
BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake rocks Stanford
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The University's emergency management contingencies were launched soon after and officials say the situation is under control.
Correction
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All-female conference for self-described geeks
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Organizers of the “She’s Geeky” conference, which wrapped up yesterday in Mountain View, know firsthand what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated field.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics hires new chief financial officer
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Just as it prepares for a $1 billion construction project, Stanford Hospital & Clinics hired the man to watch those dollar signs pile up: Daniel Morissette will serve as the hospital’s new chief financial officer.
Scholar takes prize for making math cool
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Those who tune into CBS on Friday nights watch Charlie — the same guy who plays Bernard the elf from “The Santa Clause” — make math sexy.
Insomniac fish aid gene research
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Aquarium owners may want to take a second look — their fish might not be sleeping.
Conference honors Hoover fellow
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Economics Prof. John Taylor Ph.D. ‘73, a Hoover Institution senior fellow, will be honored this weekend at a Dallas conference entitled “John Taylor’s Contributions to Monetary Theory and Policy.”
Prof. recognized for community volunteer work
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History Prof. Albert Camarillo will receive the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley’s highest honor, the La Familia Award, to recognize his family’s volunteer efforts and their “exemplary commitment and volunteer service to the community,” according to the foundation’s Web site.
News Brief: Thief robs West Lag computer cluster
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Sometime in the past week, thieves nabbed two computers and a monitor from the West Lagunita computer cluster.
Endowment reports big gains
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New engineering major offered
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Hennessy to reach out to South American schools on trip
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President John Hennessy will join U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and a band of other education leaders on an expedition to Chile and Brazil from Aug. 18-24. The trip aims to build educational partnerships and support study abroad.
SLAC receives two-year contract renewal
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) granted Stanford a two-year extension of its $316 million contract to manage the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), just in time for the Sept. 30 deadline.
Female student robbed at knifepoint
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Deans, ASSU meeting invites student input
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UPenn law dean to head public service center
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Cadet to White House
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Diana Clough ‘07 will travel to the White House today to take her Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Oath of Office from President George W. Bush. Clough will take the oath with 50 other ROTC cadets who plan to enter the Army, Air Force or Navy.
Blackfest draws crowds
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Nearly 600 students flocked to Roble Field on Sunday to watch Hip Hop artist Lupe Fiasco perform at Blackfest 2007, an annual event that celebrates the culture of the African Diaspora.
Two receive Truman award
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Deborah Warshawsky ‘08 and Kate Hadley ‘08 were recently selected as Truman Scholars, joining 63 other juniors nationwide as recipients of the prestigious award, which honors students based on their “leadership potential, intellectual ability and likelihood of ‘making a difference,’” according to the scholarship’s Web site.
Beinecke Scholar chosen from Farm
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Molly Cunningham ‘08 was recently named one of 20 juniors nationwide to win a Beinecke Scholarship, a merit prize that honors students in the humanities, social sciences and arts.
Correction
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STAND organizes demonstration to protest Darfur genocide
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Close to 100 Stanford students participated in the Global Day for Darfur rally in San Francisco yesterday.
Stanford on iTunes boasts snazzy updates and more content
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Students tuned in to “Stanford on iTunes U” may have noticed a recent increase in listening options. The site now includes lectures from six courses, in addition to almost 1,000 other recordings of talks around campus.
SLAC plans hunger strike
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Lisa Llanos ‘09, Sheva Diagne ‘08, Joseles De La Cruz ‘07 and physics graduate student Daniel Weissman will eat together in a public forum tonight at 7 p.m.
Arts of the Americas
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Workers assemble Arts of the Americas, a new exhibit opening at the Cantor Arts Center on April 18.
CSRE to get grant, 10 new faculty
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The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) recently received a $2.5 million gift that will allow the 10-year-old program to grow in scope, while Provost John Etchemendy announced yesterday that his office would offer further support by funding 10 new faculty positions and six new graduate fellowships for the Center.
Distinguished math professor dies
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Harvard Prof. new Bio-X head
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President John Hennessy announced two weeks ago that Carla Shatz, chair of the Neurobiology Department at Harvard, will return to Stanford this summer after a 16 year absence as she takes over during the next phase of the Bio-X program.
Grad schools ranked highly
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Stanford is the only university in the country listed in the top 10 of all five major graduate school disciplines, according to the 2008 U.S. News & World Report rankings released Friday.
Admissions office reports records across the board
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On Friday, the Office of Undergraduate Admission announced that a total of 2,465 applicants were accepted to the University this year. Admitted students have until May 1 to decide whether to accept Stanford’s offer.
Symposia bridges across fields
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Energy Crossroads 2007, a multi-day symposium that will address global energy and environmental concerns, will begin today with opening remarks by former CIA Director R. James Woolsey and will last until Saturday.