Benjamin Zaidel ’24 is a Staff Writer for the Daily interested in studying Bioengineering. A Los Angeles native, Benjamin believes that 68 degrees should count as sweater weather.
As the new climate and sustainability school takes shape, Daily reporters sat down with Vice Provost and Dean of Research Kam Moler and School of Earth Dean Stephan Graham to ask community questions related to its timeline, funding, faculty hiring processes and more.
This report covers a selection of incidents from March 2 to March 8 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.
Roberta Denning and her husband have most notably provided funding for the Denning House, which creates a physical space for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program.
A newly formed Student Leadership Committee is brainstorming ways to involve the student body in plans for Stanford’s School of Sustainability and Climate.
This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.
Yang is the cofounder of Yahoo! and AME Cloud Ventures. He and his wife Akiko Yamazaki ’90 are the namesakes of the Yang and Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2).
As students come to terms with Stanford's cancellation of an in-person winter quarter for frosh and sophomores, many are asking why the University waited so long to announce its decision.
Palo Alto restaurants that traditionally rely on Stanford's student population for business have struggled to keep up with expenses in recent months. As some students prepare to return to campus in January, businesses are gearing up for increased demand as well as heightened case rates.
Stanford reported a 4.4% increase in consolidated net assets for the 2020 Fiscal Year, raising the University’s overall valuation to $47.2 billion, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Stanford recently released its annual endowment returns for the 2019-20 year, netting $1.6 billion in investment gains with an overall return rate of 5.6%. But what do these numbers actually indicate about the endowment’s overall performance?
Stanford netted $1.6 billion in investment gains from the University’s Merged Pool, the largest component of its endowment, according to annual financial results released on Thursday. The 5.6% return, though Stanford’s chief financial officer said it was higher than expected, marks a decrease from 2019’s returns of 6.5% and 2018’s returns of 11.3%.
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne endorsed the move, which began with a recommendation from a committee that reviewed requests from the psychology department and Stanford Eugenics History Project, and was approved by the Board of Trustees.
This report covers a selection of incidents from Sept. 23 to Sept. 29 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Tuesday, Sept. 22 Between 10 a.m. on Sept. 20 and 1:45 p.m., a bike was stolen from Knight Management Center. Between 12 p.m. on June 7 and 12 p.m. on…
“I believe students belong in schools,” Palo Alto Schools Unified District Superintendent Don Austin said in an interview with The Daily. “There’s nothing sadder than an empty campus, and we’re going to get past it. We’ll get there. Our plan is to go as fast as we can but as slow as we need to.”…