Scientists from across Stanford came together to launch an initiative dedicated towards openness, transparency and reproducibility of science.

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“Determined” is the word that Professor Condoleeza Rice uses to characterize Wang.

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Nicolas Fishman ’21 is one of Stanford's three Rhodes Scholars-elect.

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Proposition 22 allows “app-based rideshare” companies — such as Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart — to treat gig workers as independent contractors, saving them from having to pay for benefits afforded to formal employees.

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Ten Stanford alumni were re-elected to their positions in Congress in Tuesday’s elections — seven in the House of Representatives and three in the Senate. Alumni also successfully challenged incumbents in state and national elections, with Josh Becker J.D. ’98 MBA ’98 securing a California senate seat for the state’s 13th district, and Mondaire Jones ’09…

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Democrats are expected to retain control of the House of Representatives, while the Senate is still up for grabs, as of early Wednesday morning.

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Researchers said 18 of Trump’s September rallies alone have racked up a death toll of 700 people.

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Those using the platform — including Stanford Medicine — can open registration up to people in a certain area or demographic. Researchers can then choose to mail everyone who registered or a specific subset high-accuracy self-testing kits, which Vera coordinates.

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50 local high school students protested Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian's M.A. ’00 vote to postpone a review of educational institutions’ sexual violence policies on Sunday at Duveneck Elementary School.

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To those advocating for a herd immunity approach, the study highlights a long path ahead. For the strategy to succeed, experts generally agree that 60-70% of our population would need to develop immunity.

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Stanford researchers have found that wildfire smoke permanently damages children's DNA.

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