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Alums team up to create global health nonprofit

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After co-founding FACE AIDS in 2005, Jonny Dorsey '09 sought to further expose young people to careers in global health. Now on a mission for global health equity, Dorsey, Dave…

Researchers call for North Korea policy

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Stanford University researchers issued a call last week to the Obama administration for a new policy toward nuclear diplomacy with North Korea in “Activating a North Korea Policy,” an article…

Twitter picks Stanford alum as CFO

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Graduate School of Business alumnus Ali Rowghani ’02, former CFO and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning at Pixar Animation Studios, has been selected by Twitter, Inc. as the company's…

Schools fund Haiti relief

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According to the latest statistics from the ASSU Haiti Earthquake Response Web site, 3,388 people from 23 colleges have raised more than $305,000 in a unified relief effort benefitting Partners…

Obama proposes more aid

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President Obama’s proposal last week to increase the federal education budget could impact the 14 percent of Stanford students receiving Pell Grants, faculty and financial aid staff said this week.…

Perry named to Dept. of Defense panel

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has named Stanford professor William Perry joint chair of a panel that will review the Department of Defense's Quadrennial Defense Review.…

State of the Union

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President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address last night before a joint session of Congress, the Supreme Court and other members of the government, renewing his…

BRIEF: Freshman is guest of First Lady at Union Address

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During President Obama’s State of the Union Address, one Stanford freshman was among the 27 specially invited guests to sit near First Lady Michelle Obama.…