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49ers, Stanford Athletes Can't Practice Outside, But Tattoos Indoors Are OK
Santa Clara County (Calif.) issued a list of prohibited activities for three weeks, like contact sports. Getting pierced, tattooed and massaged indoors is ok, though.
By Scott McDonald On 12/1/20 at 6:00 PM EST
Universities Should Not Sacrifice Athletics Due to Tight Budgets
Cut bloat, not sport.
By William E. Simon, Jr. On 7/20/20 at 7:30 AM EDT
Dr. Fauci Set to Discuss COVID-19 Crisis After White House Smears
The discussion will cover COVID-19's resurgence, highlights the path to overcoming the pandemic and answers pre-submitted queries.
By Jason Murdock On 7/13/20 at 4:58 AM EDT
Study Shows COVID-19 Rate of Infection May Be 85 Times Higher Than Thought
The Stanford University study, which has not been peer reviewed, was carried out in California's Santa Clara county.
By Brendan Cole On 4/18/20 at 10:27 AM EDT
Bionic Jellyfish Swim Three Times Faster after Fitted with Tiny Prosthetic
"If we can find a way to direct these jellyfish and also equip them with sensors...we could create a truly global ocean network," said lead Caltech researcher John Dabiri.
By Jason Murdock On 1/29/20 at 7:00 PM EST
Emmitt Smith's Son Picks Stanford Over Florida, Then Dad Wins Signing Day
"The end of the day, my son has his own journey. And it is his journey, not my journey. For him to do the things that are best for him is what we teach all of our children," the NFL's all-time leading rusher said.
By Scott McDonald On 12/18/19 at 8:51 PM EST
Global CO2 Emissions Due to Hit New Record by End of 2019, Scientists Warn
An expert told Newsweek: "This year's growth was slower than last year's. That's a glimmer of good news, but we need emissions to drop, not rise."
By Kashmira Gander On 12/3/19 at 7:00 PM EST
Blue Whale Heart Rate Drops to Just Two Beats Per Minute While Diving
For the first time, scientists have recorded the heat rate of the biggest species of animal on Earth.
By Hannah Osborne On 11/25/19 at 3:01 PM EST
Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck To Retire From NFL on Sunday: Report
The news came unexpectedly, and as a shock, Saturday night as the 29-year-old quarterback who was once an overall top pick will call it quits.
By Scott McDonald On 8/24/19 at 10:14 PM EDT
Plants Will Get Boost From Rising CO2 Emissions for Only 80 Years
Forests "aren't, and won't be, a substitute for the first order of business—cutting fossil fuel emissions," the co-author of the study told Newsweek.
By Kashmira Gander On 8/12/19 at 11:00 AM EDT
Deep Space Radiation Could Cause Memory Problems for Astronauts: Study
Scientists exposed mice to radiation levels they claimed were similar to those found in deep space.
By Kashmira Gander On 8/5/19 at 1:00 PM EDT
Susan Rice's Son Presses Charges on Kavanaugh Protester
Sophomore Melissa Hernandez was handed a citation for misdemeanor battery after the on-campus incident.
By Jason Hall On 10/12/18 at 3:51 AM EDT
The Mistake People Make When Trying to Find a Passion
Mantras like "Find your passion" make pursuing interests sound too rigid and unattainable, according to psychologists at Stanford University.
Stanford Sex Abuse: 190 Cases Recorded In 2016-17
The figures included 29 allegations of non-consensual intercourse.
By David Brennan On 3/1/18 at 2:56 PM EST
Analysis Debunks NRA's More Guns, Less Crime Theory
A Stanford scholar found that states with concealed carry laws actually experience increases in violent crime.
By Michele Gorman On 6/29/17 at 5:06 PM EDT
Stanford Flips Stance on 'Partisan' Trump Promo Photo
The university said it wanted to stay out of politics, but law professor Michele Dauber called the debate a free-speech issue.
By Julia Glum On 4/17/17 at 2:45 PM EDT
Developing 'Smart' Skin That Can Feel, Stretch and Heal
A professor is testing artificial skin that can mimic human properties and potentially be utilized by amputees and skin graft patients to improve their quality of life.
By Jessica Firger On 4/1/17 at 8:10 AM EDT
AI Spots Skin Cancer as Well as Human Doctor
Stanford University researchers develop algorithm to accurately identify telltale signs of cancer.
By Anthony Cuthbertson On 1/26/17 at 7:26 AM EST
Stanford Liquor Ban Swiftly Criticized
New guidelines prohibit alcohol containers measuring more than 750 ml.
By Lucy Westcott On 8/23/16 at 11:49 AM EDT
Juror's Letter in Stanford Case: Shame On You, Judge
He helped to convict Turner for sexual assaulting an unconscious woman.
By Lucy Clarke-Billings On 6/14/16 at 4:12 AM EDT
Read: Biden's Letter to Stanford University Rape Victim
The vice president wrote and introduced the Violence Against Women Act in 1990.
Father's Statement in Stanford Case Riles the Internet
He wrote that his son has paid a "steep price" for "20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life."
By Stav Ziv On 6/6/16 at 3:32 PM EDT
Watch: Scuba-Diving Robot Explores Ocean Depths
The OceanOne diver has explored a King Louis XIV shipwreck.
By Anthony Cuthbertson On 4/29/16 at 5:02 AM EDT
Humans Turned on by Robots—Study
Researchers found humans were "emotionally aroused" when asked to touch a robot's "inaccessible" regions.
By Anthony Cuthbertson On 4/6/16 at 8:04 AM EDT
Two Numbers: Stanford Is A Pushover Compared With NASA's Astronaut Program
It is nearly 40 times more difficult to get into NASA's Astronaut program than it is to get into Stanford.
By Stav Ziv On 11/24/15 at 12:09 PM EST
Scientists Move Cancer Drug From Endangered Himalayan Mayapple to Common Lab Plant
Genetic engineering will enable industrial-scale production of a previously hard-to-make pharmaceutical.
By Conor Gaffey On 9/11/15 at 1:00 PM EDT
Using Pictionary to Study Creativity and the Brain
Researchers at Stanford are trying to see what parts of the brain underlie creativity.
By Stav Ziv On 6/2/15 at 11:03 AM EDT
A Less Stupid Cupid
Online dating is a mess, but be patient: Data know better.
By Kevin Maney On 11/22/14 at 12:21 PM EST
Anyone Can Take Y Combinator's New Stanford Class
The Silicon Valley accelerator will share its curriculum with Stanford students and online
By Stav Ziv On 9/17/14 at 4:39 PM EDT
Stanford Pulls Its Coal Investments, but Why Haven't Other Divestment Movements Succeeded?
Why has no other university of national prominence heeded calls to remove investments in fossil fuel companies?
By Zach Schonfeld On 5/9/14 at 5:54 AM EDT