Stanford dance instructor, Richard Powers, gets even the most reluctant dancers on the dance floor. He teaches around the world, but he came late to dancing and started in an unexpected way.
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After learning that hypothermia is a leading cause of death for infants in rural India, Stanford graduate students invented a low-cost infant warmer to help solve the problem. The product makes its market debut in April.
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‘Carbon footprint’ is a buzzword today. It’s one way to measure something’s environmental impact. But there are other measures for eco-friendly living. A quiz helps individuals’ calculate personal impact on the globe.
Carbon footprints don’t tell whole story; quiz shows individuals’ impacts on the earth Read More »
Experts from Stanford University urge locals to steer clear of coastal elevations 100 feet above sea level for up to 10 hours following a tsunami alert.
Coast still not clear – stay off beaches for 10 hours, experts say Read More »
Getting accepted to Stanford isn’t getting any easier. In 2000, the university received about 18,300 applications. In 2010, that figure had increased 75 percent to more than 32,000 applications.
Stanford seniors perform Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s award-winning 2003 drama “The Pillowman,” a dark play where nothing is simple, and even the most horrific tragedies come to an uneasy truce through comedy.
Brilliantly dark: “The Pillowman” play shines at Stanford Read More »
Founders of companies like Google, Yahoo! and LinkedIn attended Stanford University. Friday at Stanford, venture capitalists met with student entrepreneurs in a speed-dating format. Was the next big startup there?
Bill Gross, founder of Southern California company Idealab, kicked off Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Week with advice for student entrepreneurs and info about his new solar energy firm, eSolar.
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Scientists from around the world are moving into Stanford’s new, state-of-the art Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building. The $200-million lab opened this fall, built completely with private donations.
Research is underway in Stanford’s new, $200-million stem cell building Read More »