Institutional philanthropy was recently the center of an onstage conversation between the program director of Stanford’s Ethics in Society Program and the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bruce Jenkins has been bodysurfing his entire life. Bodysurfing is often thought of as the purest form of surfing. Jenkins has brought this same sense of purity to his coverage of sports for 40-plus years.
East Palo Alto water users may be required to pay, on average, 36 percent more for water in fiscal year 2014-2015 due to a proposed increase in wholesale water rates. A public hearing for the proposal is June 17.
If you missed our April 17 episode of the Peninsula Report on KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM, join host Eliza Ridgeway in this podcast version. This episode features a ProPublica investigation into TurboTax’s parent company, the Peninsula’s history as a land of cattle ranching and the story of two local table tennis superstars.
At the April 23 meeting, experts presented data on Palo Alto’s current and future demographics to show the city is more racially and economically diverse than many realize. The next meeting is Wednesday night.
Nutrient-rich forests are more effective at taking carbon out of the atmosphere and keeping it locked away, which may have subtle yet important implications for climate change.
Stanford biologists Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn created the first generation of the cooling glove in 2000, after years of research on thermoregulation. Today, athletes continue to use the technology.
The Mountain View-based site points to expansion into China as a primary growth strategy. But analysts question whether it can succeed in China given different hiring culture, censorship and high regulation.
Milpitas-based Prachi Jha, 16, and Kanak Jha, 13, are table-tennis superstars. The siblings have devoted the past eight years to the sport, earning recognitions and setting themselves up for big futures.