Stanford Daily | Catherine Zaw

On Jan. 7, a new Marguerite shuttle route launched on Stanford's campus to service students living at Oak Creek. The shuttle, which runs from 9 p.m. to midnight seven nights a week, was introduced to make it easier for students living off-campus to commute at night. (Stanford Daily File Photo)

New Marguerite shuttle services students to Oak Creek

A new Marguerite shuttle launched this quarter to serve students living in the Oak Creek Apartment complex, the main source of Stanford’s off-campus housing, from… Continue Reading »

Jan 12 | Comments (0)

PAUSD to build new elementary to address growing student enrollment

Recent statistics on student enrollment and housing growth plans in Palo Alto have encouraged the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) to open a thirteenth elementary school, according to district Chief Technology Officer Ann Dunkin.

Nov 6 | Comments (0)

Medical school experiments with ‘flipped classroom’ teaching model

This “flipped classroom” approach of teaching is part of the newly formed Stanford Medical Interactive Learning Initiatives (SMILI), which emphasizes interactive learning through technology and supports faculty who are interested in developing new strategies to improve their effectiveness in classrooms as teachers.

Oct 22 | Comments (0)

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Free food mailing list not a myth

There are over 9,000 public mailing lists at Stanford — but only one tells you where to get free food.

Oct 12 | Comments (0)

Symposium promotes undergraduate research

The 11th annual Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Public Service (SURPS) covered topics from “The Stanford Robot Zombie Apocalypse Comic Book Series” to “Dark Matter Halo Mass Characterization Using Galaxy Magnitude Variations.”

Oct 5 | Comments (0)

Flu Crew offers vaccinations earlier, in new locations

The Stanford Flu Crew, a collaborative effort between medical students from the School of Medicine and undergraduate volunteers, began offering free flu vaccinations to Stanford students, faculty, staff and employees on Wednesday.

Oct 4 | Comments (0)

New online ‘compass’ a hit with freshmen

Cardinal Compass, a new online tool for freshmen released by the office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE), reached 17,000 page views since its launch on Aug. 1 despite some freshmen arguing that the site’s offerings are too broad.

Oct 3 | Comments (0)